WorksheetsAcademic Vocabulary Test Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Based on personal observation, case study report or investigation.
a)
anecdotal
b)
compose
c)
refute
d)
empirical
2.
A feeling or opinion, especially one that is preconceived; showing favoritism
a)
excerpt
b)
bias
c)
cite
d)
segue
3.
To create, organize
a)
compose
b)
annotate
c)
infer
d)
explicate
4.
To write notes in the margins of a text
a)
cite
b)
anecdotal
c)
claim
d)
annotate
5.
If only the Prologue to Romeo and Juliet appears on the test, this student is reading a/an:
a)
excerpt from the larger text
b)
a claim made by Shakespeare
c)
a paragraph written by another student
d)
an analogy composed by Shakespeare
6.
To prove to be false; untrue
a)
bias
b)
explicate
c)
refute
d)
infer
7.
In writing, transition words or phrase help with this...
a)
seguing from one idea to the next
b)
annotating passages
c)
explicating ideas
d)
inferring from one idea to the next
8.
Provable by experience or experiment; not theory
a)
annotated data
b)
anecdotal evidence
c)
empirical data
d)
paraphrased research
9.
To express with clarity
a)
articulate
b)
annotate
c)
cite
d)
analogy
10.
This type of writing explains
a)
expository
b)
explication
c)
summative
d)
paraphrased
11.
To segue clearly from one idea to the next, writers should
a)
incorporate transition words
b)
explicate ideas
c)
infer ideas
d)
compose words
12.
This is how a teacher would evaluate a student's knowledge at the end of a unit of study
a)
giving a pre-test
b)
ask a student to brainstorm
c)
summative evaluation
d)
ask a student about prior knowledge
13.
This word describes the actions of a thesis statement
a)
infers
b)
paraphrases
c)
makes a claim
d)
explicates
14.
When using an authority in your writing, one must do this
a)
cite the author
b)
refute the author
c)
ignore the author
d)
discern the author
15.
These words help to define unknown vocabulary when they appear in a passage
a)
annotated clues
b)
context clues
c)
inferences
d)
analogies
16.
If a theme is not directly stated in a text, a reader must infer or ...
a)
conclude by evidence
b)
cite the author
c)
look for a bias
d)
inquire about plagiarism
17.
This word is a synonym for differentiate
a)
compose
b)
cite
c)
bias
d)
discern
18.
This type of writing still requires in-text citation
a)
Paraphrased material
b)
Annotated material
c)
Research claims
d)
Creative analogies
19.
This word means to clarify through explanation or interpretation
a)
excerpt
b)
empirical
c)
expository
d)
explicate
20.
If a writer is comparing two items with similar features, they are using a/an
a)
bias
b)
critique
c)
analogy
d)
segue
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