This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 29 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Moral A) What the story is mostly about. B) Beginning of the story, the characters and setting is introduced. C) The lesson learned. D) The general atmosphere of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The lesson learned. 2. What is it called when an author makes a comparison without using 'like' or 'as'? A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 3. The author's most important message in a text is ..... A) The purpose. B) The topic. C) The central idea. D) The author's mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The central idea. 4. The time and place a story occurs. A) Flashback. B) Fact. C) Stage. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Setting. 5. To show how people or things differ from one another A) Compare. B) Contrast. C) Contradict. D) Elaborate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contrast. 6. Dialogue is A) A conversation between/amongst characters. B) A verb. C) When the narrator tells you what is happening in a story. D) Boring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A conversation between/amongst characters. 7. To go into or provide more details about something A) Analyze. B) Summarize. C) Evaluate. D) Elaborate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elaborate. 8. "You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink" is an example of A) Aphorism. B) Abstract. C) Adjective clause. D) Adverb clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aphorism. 9. A synonym for allocate A) Allot. B) Hold. C) Submit. D) Defer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allot. 10. The meaning of a word A) Definition. B) Denotation. C) Connotation. D) Antonymns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Definition. 11. To analyze is to A) Look closely and in more depth. B) Retell the central idea. C) Grow over time. D) Support the central idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Look closely and in more depth. 12. Explanations that aim to prove the claim, and that make sense A) Logical or sound reasoning. B) Relelvant evidence. C) Thesis statement. D) Implied. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logical or sound reasoning. 13. Choose the correct definition of implied A) A fact. B) Said outright. C) Suggested but not said. D) Someone's opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suggested but not said. 14. Mood A) The attitude a writer takes toward his or her writing. B) The feeling or atmosphere a write creates for the reader. C) The emotional meaning of a word. D) A story that is scary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The feeling or atmosphere a write creates for the reader. 15. Some friends are very der to me because they are very ..... A) Have a heart to heart. B) Close to my heart. C) To wear your heart on your sleeve. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Close to my heart. 16. What is personification A) Comparing two things with the words '' like" or '' as". B) When a writer gives an idea, object, or animal human qualities ( acts like a person). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When a writer gives an idea, object, or animal human qualities ( acts like a person). 17. Thesis A) A statement or theory. B) A comparison. C) A list. D) A summary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A statement or theory. 18. In the sentence "The benevolent teacher helped her students understand complex topics easily, " what does "benevolent" mean? A) Strict. B) Kind. C) Confused. D) Angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kind. 19. When you read all the articles about your research topic you need to study the details to find the ..... in each article you have read. A) Conclusion sentence. B) Paragraphs. C) Title. D) Main idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Main idea. 20. Cheap goods are only made available to consumers when ..... is also cheap. A) LABOUR. B) EXPORT. C) CONTRACT. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) LABOUR. 21. Evidence found within a particular text used to support or explain conclusions, opinions, and/or assertions about the text itself A) Textual evidence. B) Dialogue. C) Quotes. D) Central idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Textual evidence. 22. When what happens in a story is opposite of what a character or the audience is expecting ..... A) Plain irony. B) Verbal irony. C) Dramatic irony. D) Situational irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Situational irony. 23. Something proven to be true; used in discussing the significance A) Example. B) Statistic. C) Fact. D) Expert interview. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fact. 24. A type of text feature that shows what something looks like (created by an artist) A) Table. B) Heading. C) Photograph. D) Illustration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Illustration. 25. A type of writing that tells a story A) Informative writing. B) Opinion writing. C) Narrative writing. D) Expository writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Narrative writing. ← 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