This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Academic Vocabulary – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Vocabulary Quiz 6 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When the doctor asked Merle how he felt, Merle replied that he'd never felt better in his life. A) Sighed. B) Whispered. C) Yelled. D) Answered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Answered. 2. These are words that take the place of nouns and are used to create a sense of unity with an audience or distance from a common enemy.This definition applies to which term? A) Adjectives. B) Adverbs. C) Pronouns. D) Loaded Words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pronouns. 3. Examining the differences between two or more subjects A) Contrast. B) Evaluate. C) Inference. D) Issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contrast. 4. Tells why and makes someone care about your claim A) Mistake. B) Fib. C) Reason. D) Misunderstanding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reason. 5. The ..... is the time, place, and culture of a society. A) Antagonist. B) Protagonist. C) Setting. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Setting. 6. To come into possession of A) Obtain. B) Interpret. C) Analyze. D) Context. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Obtain. 7. Idiom A) A comparison between two unlike things. B) The incorrect definition of a word. C) A common, often used, expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally. D) Words that rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A common, often used, expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally. 8. The person's view of the events happening is the ..... A) Point of view. B) Exposition. C) Setting. D) Perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Perspective. 9. Writing academic papers requires deliberate, thorough and careful thought. Therefore, what should one do to achieve a well-crafted academic essa A) One must depend on his/her own opinions alone. B) One must not consult the Internet for unsure sources. C) One must conduct a research on the topic at hand. D) One must depend highly on the Internet for easy information access. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One must conduct a research on the topic at hand. 10. Believability A) Credibility. B) Literal Meaning. C) Connotation. D) Denotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Credibility. 11. A newspaper chooses to run heavily influence perception of a person or event on numerous media outlets such as TV, newspaper, magazines, or narrations. A) Bias by headlines. B) Bias by photo, images, captions. C) Media Criticism. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bias by photo, images, captions. 12. All of Miguel's answers were ..... on his test, so he received an A. A) Isolated. B) Accurate. C) Enthusiastic. D) Succeeded. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accurate. 13. The word "prime" means: A) More than one factor. B) One factor. C) Two factors. D) No factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two factors. 14. To expand your vocabulary is to know ..... words. A) Fewer words with more letters. B) Short. C) More. D) All of the following. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More. 15. Which word refers to the main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work? A) Theme. B) Plot. C) Setting. D) Character. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theme. 16. "Polling suggested that US farmers were in favour of the changes to NAFTA, although groups representing the farming industry were kind of reluctant." Which word or phrase is unsuitable? A) Suggested. B) Representing. C) In favour of. D) Kind of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kind of. 17. The word 'Raspy' is an adjective that can be used to describe A) Trees. B) Something being dragged on a floor. C) A voice. D) Eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A voice. 18. What is the theme of the following excerpt? 'Despite the challenges, she persevered and achieved her dreams.' A) Despair. B) Perseverance. C) Failure. D) Indifference. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perseverance. 19. To determine and explain the meaning of A) Conclude. B) Context. C) Interpret. D) Indicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interpret. 20. The series of events in a story make up the ..... A) Plot. B) Rising action. C) Diagram. D) Exposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plot. 21. The piece of art created a lot of ..... for there were many who liked it but also those who did not like it. A) Provoking. B) Striking. C) Ingenious. D) Controversy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Controversy. 22. Globalization is ..... A) The way people around the world are becoming more connected through the movement of people, ideas and businesses. B) The spread of cultural aspects-such as food, languages, clothing, activities, and beliefs-from one culture to another. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The way people around the world are becoming more connected through the movement of people, ideas and businesses. 23. What does the word autobiographer mean? A) One who writes two books. B) One who writes about him or herself. C) Self life write comparative (more). D) One who writes more about himself than someone else. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One who writes about him or herself. 24. Which word is a synonym of sack? A) Transport. B) Bag. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bag. 25. While Melissa looked in her picnic basket for the ketchup, a stray dog ran to the table and gobbled up her cheeseburger. A) The dog ate noisily. B) The dog ate quickly. C) The dog ate slowly. D) The dog likes cheeseburgers. 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