This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 56 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 56 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It is 7 ..... that people are aware of the problem of environmental pollution because it threatens human survival. A) Fundamental. B) Deduced. C) Anticipated. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fundamental. 2. What does the vocabulary word author's main purpose mean? A) The reason the author has for writing the text or selection. B) A word to form other words. C) To run outside. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The reason the author has for writing the text or selection. 3. He thanked us from ..... Fill in the blank. A) The bottom of my heart. B) Pour Heart out. C) Put heart into something. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The bottom of my heart. 4. To not have enough of something A) Dismay. B) Master. C) Lack. D) Remark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lack. 5. How can academic vocabulary be used in writing? A) By incorporating specialized terms, formal language, and precise terminology commonly used in academic disciplines. B) By using vague and ambiguous language. C) By avoiding technical terms and jargon. D) By using slang and informal language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By incorporating specialized terms, formal language, and precise terminology commonly used in academic disciplines. 6. To describe A) To give specific details about something. B) To talk about something. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give specific details about something. 7. The word whinge means to A) To complain. B) Complain and cry. C) Complain consistently in an irritating way. D) To cry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complain consistently in an irritating way. 8. To cause the beginning of something to start A) Draft. B) Expression. C) Initiate. D) Contributions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Initiate. 9. One of the five themes of geography, tells where a place is. A) Timeline. B) Location. C) Cause. D) Historian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Location. 10. How is "surpass" used in this sentence? "She worked hard to surpass her previous achievements." A) To improve on. B) To ignore. C) To reflect on. D) To abandon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To improve on. 11. This is when groups of 3 adjectives or phrases are used to make ideas memorable.This definition applies to which term? A) Adjectives. B) Rule of Three. C) Jargon. D) Figurative Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rule of Three. 12. When the author uses repeated words or italicized words to show something is important. A) Reveal. B) Convey. C) Repetition. D) Emphasize. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emphasize. 13. VocabularyParents should always ..... to talk to their childrenabout their problems. A) Do time. B) Make chores. C) Do chores. D) Make time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Make time. 14. Parts of a text authors use to make the text easier to understand A) Text structures. B) Problem. C) Text features. D) Solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Text features. 15. A prefix meaning "before" A) Re-. B) Pre-. C) Un-. D) Mis-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pre-. 16. Five ideas that help you learn about the earth and everything on it. A) Chronological order. B) Human/environmental interaction. C) Human characteristics. D) 5 themes of geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5 themes of geography. 17. The character in a text that works against the main character A) Protagonist. B) Antagonist. C) Hero. D) Villain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antagonist. 18. Which word is an antonym of friend? A) Enemy. B) Faithful. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enemy. 19. What does it mean to contrast? A) To show how things are different from each other. B) To show how things are similar to each other. C) To give reasons why you think something is true or should happen. D) To tell a story or describe events that happened. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To show how things are different from each other. 20. Able to be observed and measured A) Accurate. B) Data. C) Testable. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Testable. 21. If you interpret something, what are you doing? A) Making a guess about the future. B) Quoting from another source. C) Putting things into groups. D) Explaining the meaning of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Explaining the meaning of something. 22. Proclamation A) To declare publicly, proudly, or defiantly in either speech or writing. B) An unpopular law. C) To build-up or add to something. D) To stop an act or behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To declare publicly, proudly, or defiantly in either speech or writing. 23. To list A) To talk about something. B) To tell details in order, to say things one after another. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To tell details in order, to say things one after another. 24. My ..... was not to hurt you. Choose the word to fill in the blank. A) Practice. B) Space. C) Intention. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intention. 25. To explain something by drawing or giving examples A) Provide. B) Note. C) Illustrate. D) Issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Illustrate. ← 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