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Academic vocabulary MASTER LIST

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These goats are ______________ to each other.

a)

oblivious

b)

chronological

c)

adjacent

d)

ferocious

2.

Scrooge McDuck was very rich. His goal was to ____________ as much money as possible.

a)

calculate

b)

exhaust

c)

accumulate

d)

anticipate

3.

These penguins __________to the cold weather by staying close to each other for warmth.

a)

adapt

b)

calculate

c)

exaggerate

d)

peculiar

4.

Bob's mom saw that he got an okay score of 4 on his humanities exam. Bob's mom thought this was an ___________ score.

a)

compose

b)

tentative

c)

unique

d)

adequate

5.

In humanities class, we have to read closely and ________ the text for clues about what it might mean.

a)

conclusion

b)

anticipate

c)

analyze

d)

quote

6.

The person on the right did ___________ it would rain and brought an umbrella.

a)

anticipate

b)

accumulate

c)

transfer

d)

violate

7.

At school and at work we must make sure that our clothes are_________________.

a)

lofty

b)

variable

c)

unique

d)

appropriate

8.

In museums we can see many ancient ____________s.

a)

benefit

b)

dimension

c)

artifact

d)

substitute

9.

Getting high scores is a __________ of working hard and studying.

a)

benefit

b)

factor

c)

origin

d)

citizen

10.

We have to _________ our answers by showing our work.

a)

extend

b)

insist

c)

calculate

d)

quote

11.

This flood was a major ___________for this small town.

a)

catastrophe

b)

frequency

c)

factor

d)

government

12.

We mostly learn history in _____________ order.

a)

tentative

b)

variable

c)

realistic

d)

chronological

13.

In Ancient Athens only __________ could vote.

a)

citizens

b)

civilizations

c)

governments

d)

democracies

14.

The oldest __________ we studied were the Ancient Mesopotamians.

a)

citizen

b)

factor

c)

civilization

d)

democracy

15.

This square is _____________ of four equal sides.

a)

composed

b)

equation

c)

similar

d)

extended

16.

At the end of your essay it is important to write a good ____________.

a)

construct

b)

conclusion

c)

solution

d)

quote

17.

I-SHOU International school makes sure that its rules are _______________ with the Ministry of Education's rules.

a)

retrieved

b)

violated

c)

congruent

d)

viewpoint

18.

This dog's choice will have a negative _______________.

a)

hypothesis

b)

strategy

c)

viewpoint

d)

consequence

19.

This picture shows students how to _______________ an argument.

a)

construct

b)

manipulate

c)

narrate

d)

contrast

20.

There has been _______________ cutting down of trees.

a)

congruent

b)

continuous

c)

irrigate

d)

realistic

21.

There is a large __________ in size between these two people.

a)

massive

b)

ferocious

c)

catastrophe

d)

contrast

22.

Jennifer gets really mad when her group members for the big project don't________________ much.

a)

contribute

b)

compose

c)

evaluate

d)

exhaust

23.

Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-Wen ____________ that Taiwan will increase trade with Canada.

a)

adapts

b)

government

c)

declares

d)

irrigates

24.

____________ is where people get to vote on things.

a)

civilization

b)

monarchy

c)

government

d)

democracy

25.

The girl and the dog have ____________ faces in this picture.

a)

genuine

b)

similar

c)

massive

d)

variable

26.

Prayer is an important _____________ in many religions.

a)

citizen

b)

hypothesis

c)

dimension

d)

thesis

27.

Taiwan was successful with fighting the coronavirus because it took early and _____________ action to prevent the spread of the disease.

a)

little

b)

adapted

c)

drastic

d)

small

28.

Ancient Egypt did not have a simple religion. Their ideas about death were very complex and _______________.

a)

frequent

b)

unanimous

c)

elaborate

d)

exaggerated

29.

Students learn better when teachers ____________ them to keep trying their best.

a)

encourage

b)

construct

c)

evaluate

d)

narrate

30.

There is often an __________ with staying up late playing video games and falling asleep in class.

a)

benefit

b)

viewpoint

c)

equation

d)

government

31.

The person had to _____________ their time at the hotel on a comment card.

a)

predict

b)

summarize

c)

evaluate

d)

transfer

32.

People sometimes ____________ when telling stories.

a)

construct

b)

exhaust

c)

analyze

d)

exaggerate

33.

Teachers at I-SHOU are ______________ during exam grading.

a)

exhausted

b)

manipulated

c)

violated

d)

benefit

34.

Old photographs often had no facial ______________.

a)

viewpoints

b)

unique

c)

expression

d)

dimension

35.

The teacher was asked to ______________ the due date for the humanities project.

a)

appropriate

b)

declare

c)

insist

d)

extend

36.

There was an ______________ effort put in by the struggling student that allowed her to get a higher grade.

a)

suspenseful

b)

extensive

c)

chronological

d)

similar

37.

Not getting enough sleep was a big ___________ as to why Billy struggled in humanities class.

a)

factor

b)

equation

c)

history

d)

thesis

38.

This tiger can be described as being____________.

a)

catastrophic

b)

drastic

c)

ferocious

d)

violating

39.

This humanities unit has ______________ quizzing.

a)

lofty

b)

adjacent

c)

genuine

d)

frequent

40.

Billy was not lying and you could see he was being very _____________ with his answers to the teacher.

a)

genuine

b)

inappropriate

c)

elaborate

d)

unique

41.

This picture is showing us a __________________ website.

a)

democracy

b)

civilization

c)

government

d)

peculiar

42.

____________is the study of the past.

a)

civilization

b)

democracy

c)

history

d)

government

43.

Director Derek's ___________ was correct that students behavior was better in block two when compared to block four.

a)

hypothesis

b)

expression

c)

quote

d)

origin

44.

The French President Emmanuel Macron __________ that his opponent be quiet!

a)

composed

b)

asked

c)

insisted

d)

extended

45.

The Ancient Egyptians used water from the Nile River to ____________ their farmland.

a)

congruent

b)

extend

c)

irrigate

d)

violate

46.

The new teacher had ____________ goals that were difficult to achieve.

a)

accumulated

b)

solution

c)

lofty

d)

chronological

47.

Governments can _____________ their citizens in many ways.

a)

manipulate

b)

contrast

c)

exhaust

d)

quote

48.

There was a ____________earthquake near Tainan.

a)

recounted

b)

beneficial

c)

similar

d)

massive

49.

The I-SHOU teacher video was ________ by a female student in the student council.

a)

viewpoint

b)

compared

c)

evaluated

d)

narrated

50.

A person from a different religion often has a different ___________.

a)

narration

b)

artifact

c)

viewpoint

d)

blood type

51.

The well-trained dog was very _____________.

a)

obedient

b)

appropriate

c)

peculiar

d)

tentative

52.

The people were_____________ to the lion behind them.

a)

consequence

b)

ferocious

c)

oblivious

d)

suspended

53.

Humans had their______________ in the continent of Africa many years ago.

a)

dimensions

b)

government

c)

viewpoints

d)

origins

54.

The boys______________ eyes were different from his friends.

a)

similar

b)

catastrophic

c)

elaborate

d)

peculiar

55.

In political debates, the politicians are trying to __________ the voters to vote for them.

a)

persuade

b)

retrieve

c)

extend

d)

democracy

56.

We often like to make _____________ about the future.

a)

exaggerations

b)

viewpoints

c)

predictions

d)

recounts

57.

Some students have the wrong ___________ when it comes to computer use and time management.

a)

equations

b)

conclusions

c)

priority

d)

expression

58.

In history class we often ______________ historical figures. What is this picture showing us?

a)

quote

b)

compare

c)

conclude

d)

transfer

59.

The Instagram photo on the left is more ___________ because it does not use any filters and is not edited.

a)

expressive

b)

adequate

c)

exaggerated

d)

realistic

60.

People often argue because they have different ___________ of what happened.

a)

expressions

b)

recounts

c)

narrations

d)

predictions

61.

The metal seen here is used to ___________ the structure.

a)

extend

b)

reinforce

c)

adapt

d)

irrigate

62.

When you do something over and over again it is called_____________.

a)

repetition

b)

irrigation

c)

transfer

d)

chronological

63.

Dogs will __________ tennis balls when you throw them.

a)

eat

b)

retrieve

c)

evaluate

d)

anticipate

64.

There is a higher ____________ of forest fires because of climate change these days.

a)

history

b)

catastrophe

c)

frequency

d)

equation

65.

This dog owner had a funny _________ to their dog's ears getting in the food.

a)

construct

b)

calculation

c)

solution

d)

hypothesis

66.

When coming up with a plan to achieve something, it is important to have a good_________________.

a)

strategy

b)

government

c)

conclusion

d)

thesis

67.

When your teacher is sick you will have a ___________ teacher for the class.

a)

massive

b)

adjacent

c)

contrasting

d)

substitute

68.

When we do not know what will happen we are often in a state of ______________

a)

suspense

b)

exhaustion

c)

obliviousness

d)

expression

69.

When we are not sure what will happen in the future we often make __________ plans.

a)

massive

b)

congruent

c)

extensive

d)

tentative

70.

Every good essay in humanities class should have a strong _________________ statement.

a)

contrast

b)

compare

c)

thesis

d)

hypothesis

71.

The goal of learning in school is for you to ___________ your learning to new things.

a)

compose

b)

conclude

c)

calculate

d)

transfer

72.

When everyone agrees we say that the decision was__________.

a)

unanimous

b)

frequent

c)

chronological

d)

genuine

73.

One of these butterflies is __________.

a)

massive

b)

similar

c)

oblivious

d)

unique

74.

Sometimes we get confused when there are too many __________.

a)

irrigations

b)

benefits

c)

variables

d)

encouragements

75.

When you __________ the law, you can get arrested by the police.

a)

violate

b)

frequent

c)

analyze

d)

construct