Academic Vocabulary Quiz

I was asked to ____ the term mineral on the test.

• define
• distinguish
• construct
• classify

My mother didn't want to watch the whole movie, so she asked me to ____ it for her.

• analyze
• classify
• cite
• summarize

What information did you bring to ____ your absence from school yesterday?

• define
• analyze
• justify
• interpret

Please ____ this list of words into nouns, verbs, and adjectives.

• classify
• justify
• distinguish
• construct

Jeremiah knows how to ____ a sentence using correct grammar and punctuation.

• interpret
• define
• critique
• construct

The dogs couldn't ____ between the expensive dogfood and the bargain brand.

• analyze
• classify
• distinguish
• critique

Can you ____ this blood sample to find out if the man has a virus?

• analyze
• construct
• critique
• interpret

The businessman ____ the restaurant, and he described his eating experience as "delectable".  

• justified
• critiqued
• cited
• constructed

I wish that I could ____ the poems of E. E. Cummings, but they are very confusing.

• define
• distinguish
• interpret
• construct

Amy did not ___ the article she used for her research paper, so the teacher took off points from her grade.

• critique
• define
• justify
• cite