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WorksheetsBMMS Academic Vocabulary Quiz #1 (Updated 2018- 20 questions)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Johnny is doing a report about the Executive Board and it's officers. He uses the ____________ on this page to find information quickly and efficiently.
a)
photographs
b)
captions
c)
illustrations
d)
headings
2.
Judith Kerr gave her book the ____________, The Tiger Who Came to Tea.
a)
Table of Contents
b)
Title
c)
Chart
d)
Photograph
3.
The following picture would best be described as a______________.
a)
chart
b)
caption
c)
title
d)
photograph
4.
This lovely blossoming tree is an example of a_____________.
a)
heading
b)
photograph
c)
chart
d)
caption
5.
This brilliant dog is searching for ___________that dogs are smarter than cats.
a)
distinguish
b)
integrate
c)
evidence
d)
cite
6.
When someone is trying to understand the difference between two things (like the two athletes in the picture)-- one is trying to_____________ between two things.
a)
analyze
b)
integrate
c)
cite
d)
distinguish
7.
A writer _____________ information as proof for a theory or a reason why something has happened.
a)
cites
b)
captions
c)
distinguishes
d)
integrates
8.
The laboratory checked the keyboard in the photograph for _____________ of fingerprints from the main suspect in the murder case.
a)
evidence
b)
analysis
c)
distinguishing characteristics
d)
integrating
9.
She likes to ______________ her study time with exercise, a snack, and some music playing in the background.
a)
analyze
b)
integrate
c)
cite
d)
determine
10.
The little man in the picture is trying to decide which direction to go. Which of the following words is a synonym for decide?
a)
distinguish
b)
determine
c)
predict
d)
cite
11.
The character is using her microscope to carefully ____________ the insides of a computer.
a)
determine
b)
cite
c)
analyze
d)
distinguish
12.
The denotative meaning of a word is it's actual ______________.
a)
dictionary definition
b)
scientific definition
c)
emotional associations
d)
figurative meaing
13.
Which statement best explains the denotative meaning of the word hatchet?
a)
The review of the movie was a real "hatchet-job" -- the critic hated the movie!
b)
An object that breaks one heart-- as in "He took a hatchet to my heart."
c)
A short handled ax.
d)
The man had a long hatchet shaped face.
14.
Which example best uses the word "hatchet" in a figurative way?
a)
She felt like he had taken a hatchet to her heart when he broke up with her.
b)
He used his hatchet to chop wood.
c)
The Native Americans also called their hatchets-- tomahawks.
d)
The hiker always took his hatchet on long adventures through the woods.
15.
The figurative meaning of a word is a meaning that is different from its______________ meaning.
a)
literal or usual
b)
technical
c)
connotative
d)
artistic
16.
Sometimes words have positive, negative, or neutral associations. These associative meanings are called___________ meanings.
a)
denotative
b)
figurative
c)
connotative
d)
technical
17.
The technical meaning of a word is used when writing about a specific________ area, like science or math.
a)
geographical
b)
figurative
c)
connotative
d)
subject
18.
The male peacock is trying to _____________ himself from the other peacocks by showing his beautiful feathers.
a)
integrate
b)
distinguish
c)
analyze
d)
determine
19.
Which text feature would a reader find at the beginning of a textbook?
a)
glossary
b)
index
c)
bold type
d)
table of contents
20.
Which statement uses the word "clam" in a figurative way?
a)
I would like some clam chowder for dinner.
b)
Sometimes I feel like I'm eating a little bit of sand in my clam chowder.
c)
I'm as happy as a clam.
d)
It's difficult to wash all the sand out of clams when preparing clam chowder.
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