This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 26 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To examine the parts of something in detail A) Analyze. B) Assume. C) Derive. D) Indicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analyze. 2. The order in which events occur A) Formulate. B) Indicate. C) Illustrate. D) Sequence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sequence. 3. What is author's purpose? A) A story about volcanos. B) The reason why the author writes. C) Text features in a story. D) A pie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The reason why the author writes. 4. What is irrelevant evidence? A) Evidence that does not relate to the claim or support the reason. B) Evidence that supports the claim and reasons. C) The best evidence the author has to support their position. D) When an author does not use a claim in their writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evidence that does not relate to the claim or support the reason. 5. The best definition of the word "contribute" is ..... A) (v.) to help, add, or give to something. B) (v.) to give money to charity. C) (n.) to help, add, or give to something. D) (v.) to take away. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (v.) to help, add, or give to something. 6. If you're building a puzzle you can ..... the pieces. A) Integrate. B) Analyze. C) Develop. D) Imagine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Integrate. 7. The reason an author writes (persuade, inform, entertain, or explain). A) Point of view. B) Author's purpose. C) Claim. D) Structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Author's purpose. 8. Simplifying an expression by multiplying a number by each term inside the parenthesis a x (b+c)= (a x b) + (a x c) A) Associative property of multiplication. B) Commutative property of multiplication. C) Identity property of multiplication. D) Distributive property of multiplication over addition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Distributive property of multiplication over addition. 9. What is a fable? A) A traditional story sometimes regarded as historical but unauthenticated. B) A story with animals as characters conveying a moral. C) A story involving supernatural beings or events. D) A story that may sound true but features lots of exaggeration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A story with animals as characters conveying a moral. 10. To decide by reasoning A) Interpret. B) Assume. C) Context. D) Conclude. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conclude. 11. What is the meaning of 'contextualize'? A) To analyze data without any reference. B) To summarize information in a brief manner. C) To create a new context for unrelated topics. D) To place something in its context for better understanding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To place something in its context for better understanding. 12. What are scenes in a play? A) A large section of a play containing the main action. B) A smaller section of a play that usually takes place in one location and time. C) A description of where and when a scene takes place. D) A phrase with a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A smaller section of a play that usually takes place in one location and time. 13. What does point of view mean? A) A location or place in time. B) The dot on a line segment. C) The viewpoint the story is told from. D) An point on a pencil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The viewpoint the story is told from. 14. Which word is the odd one out? A) Fascinating. B) Insightful. C) Numerous. D) Solid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fascinating. 15. Your teachers announce that subsequent classes will be held in the library. What does that mean? A) Small classes will meet in the library. B) Classes with a substitute teacher will go to the library. C) The lower grades are using the library. D) THe next class will be held at the library. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) THe next class will be held at the library. 16. What is it called when an author makes a comparison using 'like' or 'as'? A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 17. Information from reading that hints at a word's meaning A) Confirm. B) Context clues. C) Visualize. D) Modify. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Context clues. 18. The anticipation of a game makes the team nervous. What does that mean? A) The game was played and the team lost. B) The team is nervous from thinking about the game. C) The team is nervous because no one knows where the game will be played. D) No one expects the team to win. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No one expects the team to win. 19. What does restate mean? A) To say again or in another way. B) A goal or end of action. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To say again or in another way. 20. What does the vocabulary word imagery mean? (Hint:Think of the word image) A) Words or sentences to paint a picture in the reader's mind. B) The main character in a story. C) A key word in a story. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Words or sentences to paint a picture in the reader's mind. 21. To argue with others about an issue A) Deduce. B) Debate. C) Discuss. D) Credible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Debate. 22. What is a synonym for "exemplify" ? A) Represent. B) Criticize. C) Simplify. D) Oppose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Represent. 23. What does the word "Describe" mean? A) Give the reasons why something happens. Use the word "because" . B) Use numbers in the question to work out an answer. Show your workings. C) Write about what something is like. D) Say what you think will happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Write about what something is like. 24. What does the word 'analyze' mean? A) To examine in detail to understand or draw conclusions. B) To ignore and overlook details. C) To summarize briefly without details. D) To memorize information without understanding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To examine in detail to understand or draw conclusions. 25. To restate the important ideas or events from a text in a shorter way A) Summarize. B) Evidence. C) Text. D) Strategy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summarize. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAcademic Vocabulary Quiz 1Academic Vocabulary Quiz 2Academic Vocabulary Quiz 3Academic Vocabulary Quiz 4Academic Vocabulary Quiz 5Academic Vocabulary Quiz 6Academic Vocabulary Quiz 7Academic Vocabulary Quiz 8Academic Vocabulary Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books