This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 53 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 53 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To separate into the main parts and look carefully at each part A) Infer. B) Explain. C) Analyze. D) Cause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analyze. 2. I am not nervious. I am really ..... about hiking the mountain. A) Confident. B) Determined. C) Specialized. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confident. 3. Which part of the "plot" introduces the setting and characters? A) Resolution. B) Climax. C) Exposition. D) Falling Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exposition. 4. What means the same as REGULATE? A) Damage. B) Balance. C) Neglect. D) Confuse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Balance. 5. In social studies, what is 'legislation'? A) A public protest or demonstration. B) The process of electing a president. C) A law or a set of laws made by a government. D) A system of courts and judges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A law or a set of laws made by a government. 6. The ..... is a struggle between opposing forces. Also known as the problem. A) Rising action. B) Conflict. C) Climax. D) Protagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflict. 7. A form of writing that tells a story ..... either true or imagined A) Article. B) Expression. C) Narrative. D) Draft. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Narrative. 8. The main purpose of this selection is to inform the reader. A) Create a mental image. B) Come to a conclusion. C) The reason. D) Look for likeness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The reason. 9. To associate ownership to something A) Attribute. B) Defend. C) Justify. D) Support. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Attribute. 10. When you use the word ..... you could be talking about gaining possessions or knowledge. A) Assume. B) Obtain. C) Analyze. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Obtain. 11. A short extract from a text A) Excerpt. B) Summary. C) Analysis. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Excerpt. 12. A sentence that commands the audience to do something is called ..... A) An imperative sentence. B) A hortative sentence. C) A parallel sentence. D) An inverted sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An imperative sentence. 13. Which word means to back up or justify your answer with evidence? A) Trace. B) Sequence. C) Verify. D) Support. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Support. 14. What is the definition for central message? A) To communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture, or appearance. B) What the author wants the reader to know about the subject he/she is writing about. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What the author wants the reader to know about the subject he/she is writing about. 15. To "recognize" means ..... A) (v.) to acknowledge or to be able to identify. B) (n.) an award. C) (v.) to remember. D) (v.) to give something to a winner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (v.) to acknowledge or to be able to identify. 16. What is a 'process'? A) A systematic series of actions directed to some end. B) A single action. C) A random set of actions. D) A chaotic series of actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A systematic series of actions directed to some end. 17. Which of the following means the same as CONVERT? A) Change. B) Keep. C) Copy. D) Duplicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change. 18. What is the denotative meaning of a word? A) Literal or dictionary definition. B) Synonym or antonym. C) Subjective interpretation. D) Connotative or figurative meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Literal or dictionary definition. 19. What does the word "evaluate" mean? A) To ignore. B) To guess. C) To make. D) To judge the value or condition of something in a careful and thoughtful way. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To judge the value or condition of something in a careful and thoughtful way. 20. Based on facts rather than feelings or opinions A) Sufficient. B) Objective. C) Isolate. D) Subjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Objective. 21. Which of the following sentences is an example of a metaphor? A) The world is a stage. B) The sun is shining brightly. C) She is as brave as a lion. D) The leaves are green. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The world is a stage. 22. ..... help scientists describe objects that are too large or too small to be seen normally. A) Variables. B) Measures. C) Experiments. D) Models. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Models. 23. Dialogue in a drama play is what? A) Moveable props. B) Second language. C) A conversation between two or more charcters. D) A person who writes plays. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A conversation between two or more charcters. 24. Ms. Hill ..... that we would have a test tomorrow by telling us to study. A) Implied. B) Irrelevant. C) Phrased. D) Dialogued. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Implied. 25. To give knowledge or tell A) Persuade. B) Inform. C) Entertain. D) Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inform. ← 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