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Academic Vocabulary A-C

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Parker finally ACHIEVED his goal of becoming the captain of the team.

a)

accomplished

b)

dreamed of

c)

gave up on

d)

celebrated

2.

Your grades are ADEQUATE, but certainly could be better!

a)

ridiculous

b)

good enough

c)

stellar

d)

failing

3.

Your long legs give you the ADVANTAGE when we play basketball.

a)

Something that makes you taller

b)

Something that makes you sweat

c)

Something that helps you see better

d)

something that helps you achieve success

4.

Match the following

a)

benefit

1.

helpful/good

b)

capable

2.

able

c)

characteristic

3.

quality/feature

d)

chronological

4.

arranged in order of time

e)

circumstances

5.

conditions

5.

I'd rather not have Italian food tonight. What are my ALTERNATIVES?

a)

Mexican

b)

restaraunts

c)

pastas

d)

choices

6.

His answers on the test were ACCURATE, so he got a perfect score.

a)

unknown

b)

incorrect

c)

silly

d)

correct

7.

​ ​ I ​always (a)   the smell of chlorine with summer.

Choose from the below words
ASSOCIATE
LIKE
CITE
THINK
8.

I didn't have enough time to ANALYZE the data and I missed my error in addition.

a)

share

b)

examine carefully

c)

use up

d)

talk about

9.

Match the following

a)

appropriate

1.

correct for a situation

b)

approximate

2.

nearly exact

estimate

c)

argue

3.

state an opinion

d)

aspect

4.

a part of a plan, situation or idea

e)

assert

5.

state with confidence

10.

I ASSUME that you prefer the cold since you hate Florida weather.

a)

decide to move

b)

think that something is true

c)

hope for the best

d)

change the subject

11.

Why do you always CONTRADICT me? Sometimes I'm right!

a)

quote

b)

say the opposite

c)

complete the sentence

d)

state the meaning of

12.

I have a negative ATTITUDE when it comes to Monday mornings.

a)

activity

b)

situation

c)

purpose

d)

feeling

13.

Be sure to CITE examples from the text to support your opinion.

a)

mention as evidence

b)

ability to see

c)

judge

d)

state

14.

Be sure to CLAIM your baggage at the airport.

a)

assert ownership

b)

an opinion

c)

pick up

d)

leave

15.

Match the following

a)

clarify

1.

to make clearer

b)

compare

2.

find similiarities

c)

complex

3.

complicated

d)

concept

4.

idea

e)

consequence

5.

result of an action

16.

The author's CLAIM was that girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice but I don't think she can prove that.

a)

event

b)

answer

c)

opinion

d)

title

17.

After all the discussion was done, we CONCLUDED that staying home for dinner was the best option.

a)

look at carefully and form an opinion

b)

something that happens because of an action

c)

happening in the present time

d)

conditions related to an event

18.

The program CONCLUDED and we were finally able to leave the theater and go home.

a)

to make something happen

b)

to make clearer

c)

to think about and form an opinion

d)

ended/finished

19.

My favorite dinner CONSISTS of pasta, sauce and meatballs.

a)

made up of

b)

does not have

c)

cooked with

d)

plated

20.

Be careful swimming in the ocean. The CURRENT could carry you out to sea.

a)

happening in the present time

b)

flow of water

c)

a small boat

d)

a large fish

21.

If you don't know what a word means, use CONTEXT to help you figure it out.

a)

rules by which something is judged

b)

the dictionary

c)

the computer

d)

situation or circumstances surrounding a word or event

22.

If you paint a room black and white, the CONTRAST is severe.

a)

difference

b)

information

c)

opinion

d)

similiarities

23.

Match the following

a)

contribute

1.

give toward

b)

correspond

2.

match or relate to

c)

criteria

3.

standards or rules

d)

criticize

4.

point out errors

e)

crucial

5.

important or necessary

24.

If you want to keep up on CURRENT events, you should read the news everday.

a)

complicated

b)

happening in the present time

c)

important

d)

factual