This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 43 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 43 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To back up or justify your answer with evidence. A) Explain. B) Support. C) Trace. D) Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Support. 2. Theory is a well-tested: A) Explanation. B) Guess. C) Question. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explanation. 3. Writing that shows the similarities and/or differences between two ideas, people, or events A) Comparison. B) Definition. C) Distinction. D) Quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comparison. 4. A lack of certainty on the part of a concerned reader about what is going to happen to a character with whom the reader has established a bond; give a reader that sitting at the edge of your seat feeling A) Suspense. B) Dramatic irony. C) Plot. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suspense. 5. To represent or give an account in words A) Identify. B) Describe. C) Explain. D) Synthesize. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Describe. 6. What is the figurative meaning of a word? A) Denotative meaning. B) Non-literal or symbolic meaning. C) Exact definition. D) Literal or concrete meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-literal or symbolic meaning. 7. Simile A) A comparison between two different things without using the words "like" or "as". B) A direct comparison of similar things. C) A comparison between two similar things without using the words "like" or "as" . D) A comparison between two different things using the words "like" or "as" . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A comparison between two different things using the words "like" or "as" . 8. The time and place of the action in a book, play, story, etc. A) Setting. B) Conflict. C) Plot. D) Character. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Setting. 9. Which term refers to language that is used to convey meanings beyond the literal interpretation of the words? A) Figurative language. B) Reason. C) Syntax. D) Dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Figurative language. 10. The claim plus the reasons/main points that the writer attempts to prove throughout the remainder of the piece of writing A) Cite. B) Evidence. C) Claim. D) Thesis statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thesis statement. 11. What does it mean to "categorize" information in a text? A) To evaluate its significance. B) To organize it into groups or types. C) To modify its structure. D) To determine its main point. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To organize it into groups or types. 12. What does "Compare and contrast" 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) Write about the similarities and differences between two or more things. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Write about the similarities and differences between two or more things. 13. What is bearing upon or connected with the matter at hand; pertinent. A) Explicit. B) Cite. C) Infer. D) Relevant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Relevant. 14. To show how to do something A) Demonstrate. B) Discuss. C) Definition. D) Define. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Demonstrate. 15. The suffix '-less' in the phrase, "Mary feels hopeless" shows that A) Mary is full of hope. B) Mary is without hope. C) Mary is someone who likes to hope. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mary is without hope. 16. Complete the sentence so that it uses personification As soon as I took a swig, the sour milk ..... my tongue A) Coated. B) Covered. C) Assaulted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assaulted. 17. These are used to introduce new characters and foreshadow future events. A) Actors. B) Script. C) Dramas. D) Scenes and acts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scenes and acts. 18. Statements that support the claim A) Opposing claim. B) Evaluate. C) Thesis statement. D) Reasons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reasons. 19. Consequence A) The outcome of an event. B) To make an educated guess based on evidence and your personal experience. C) To list the steps in order. D) To back up or justify your answer with evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The outcome of an event. 20. A conclusion drawn from prior knowledge A) Inference. B) Hypothesis. C) Guess. D) Suggestion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inference. 21. Simile, Metaphor, Allusion, Personification, Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia are examples of ..... A) Author's Purpose. B) Figurative Language. C) Text Features. D) Facts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Figurative Language. 22. The attitude an author takes toward the subject or topic of a text, generally revealed through word choice, perspective, or point of view A) Tone. B) Mood. C) Dialogue. D) Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tone. 23. To discuss A) To talk about. B) To tell the importance of something. C) To get someone to do something. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To talk about. 24. Something that someone says or writes to express an opinion or idea A) Remark. B) Utter. C) Complete. D) Dismay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Remark. 25. Something that can cause danger or harm A) Hazard. B) Alter. C) Collapse. D) Crisis. 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