Academic Vocab Quiz 1

What is the best definition of the word "evaluate"?

• To combine different ideas into a single whole

• To judge or determine the value of something

• To provide proof for a claim

• To break something into parts

What does it mean to "synthesize" information?

• To break information into smaller parts

• To combine different pieces of information to form a new whole

• To judge the value of information

• To find evidence for a claim

Which of the following best defines "infer"?

• To state something directly

• To draw a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning

• To memorize facts

• To evaluate the quality of evidence

What is "evidence"?

• A guess without support

• Information or facts that support a claim or argument

• A summary of a text

• A personal opinion

What does it mean to "analyze" something?

• To combine ideas into a new whole

• To break something down into its parts to understand it better

• To ignore details

• To memorize information

Given a paragraph about climate change, which action demonstrates the skill of "evaluating"?

• Listing all the facts mentioned in the paragraph

• Judging whether the arguments in the paragraph are convincing and well-supported

• Copying the paragraph word for word

• Ignoring the evidence presented

If you are asked to "synthesize" information from two articles about renewable energy, what should you do?

• Summarize each article separately

• Combine ideas from both articles to create a new understanding or perspective

• Memorize the main points of each article

• Ignore the differences between the articles

After reading a story, you notice the main character is always nervous before tests and studies late into the night. What can you "infer" about the character?

• The character is confident about tests

• The character is not interested in school

• The character cares about doing well in school

• The character never studies

Which of the following is an example of "evidence" in a research paper?

• The author's personal opinion

• A statistic from a scientific study that supports the main argument

• A question the author asks

• A summary of the topic

You are given a graph showing the number of books read by students each month. What does it mean to "analyze" the graph?

• To ignore the data

• To break down the information in the graph to understand trends and patterns

• To copy the graph onto another paper

• To memorize the numbers