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Name

Class

Date

What does it mean to know a word?

4 lines

Which of the following languages influenced English the least?

Latin

Arabic

French

Germanic languages

Which synonym of beautiful has the connotation of suggesting femininity or delicacy?

lovely

pretty

charming

attractive

What part of speech is used for names, places, things, and ideas?

(a)

What part of speech is used to describe a noun?

verb

adverb

preposition

adjective

What is not an effective way of learning new vocabulary?

Memorising without understanding the context or usage of the words

Using memory strategies

Using cognitive strategies

Using flashcards

What is the Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve?

A theory that describes the decrease in memory retention over time

A theory that has no impact on memory retention

A theory that describes the increase in memory retention over time

A theory that explains how memories are formed

Why is it helpful to try to make a personal connection to a word you are trying to learn?

It has no impact on memory retention

It can help with memory retention and understanding.

It can make the word more confusing

It can lead to forgetting the word faster

What are collocations?

Words that are only used in formal writing

Words that are rarely used together

Words that are often used together and sound natural to native speakers

Words that have opposite meanings

10.

Which word collocates best with 'read'?

concentratedly

carefully

thoroughly

mindful

11.

Which word collocates with profit?

margin

earnings

loss

debt

12.

Which words collocate more strongly with football?

match

pitch

game

field

13.

How would you correct the following sentence? I have to make an exam tomorrow

Take an exam

Fill an exam

Complete an exam

Perform an exam

14.

Correct the mistake in: Can you please close the light?

Can you please open the light?

Can you please turn on the TV?

Can you please close the window?

Can you please turn off the light?

15.

Which of the following is not a common academic collocation?

Running shoes

Impose constraints

Research paper

highly controversial

16.

What is not an example of formal register?

legal register

medical register

academic register

Slang

17.

What is familiar register?

A traditional dance

A type of computer memory

Casual and informal language or style of communication

A popular brand of clothing

18.

What is an example of pet-directed familiar register?

Using a high-pitched voice and simple language to communicate with a pet

Whispering to the pet in a monotone voice

Using complex vocabulary and long sentences to communicate with the pet

Speaking in a foreign language to the pet

19.

What is academic writing NOT?

precise

biased

minimal

impersonal

20.

What is an example of personal language use?

Speaking in a foreign language

Using slang or informal language when speaking with friends

Using formal language in a business meeting

Using sign language to communicate with a deaf person

21.

What is an example of using emotional language?

Reciting a scientific formula

Listing ingredients in a recipe

Explaining a mathematical equation

Describing a heartbreaking story

22.

Replace the phrasal verb with a more academically suited synonym.
look into

stare into

glance at

observe

investigate

23.

Replace the phrasal verb with a more academically suited synonym.
Carry out

Accomplish

Conduct

Execute

Perform

24.

Replace the phrasal verb with a more academically suited synonym.
to deal with

proceed

resolve

dismiss

retreat

25.

What is hedging language?

Words or phrases that emphasize the impact of a statement

Words or phrases that make a statement more definitive

Words or phrases that soften the impact of a statement or make it less definitive

Language used to confuse the meaning of a statement

26.

What are reporting verbs?

Verbs used to report the weather

Verbs used to report a crime

Verbs used to report a sports game

Verbs used to report what someone else has said

27.

Which of these is not a reporting verb you can use in academic writing?

said

conclude

maintain

argue

28.

Where in the English language is the influence of Greek and Latin roots is most pronounced?

in specialised and academic vocabulary

in every day speech

in slang

in loan words

29.

What is a base word?

A word that cannot be changed

A word that is always a verb

A word that has no meaning

A word to which affixes can be added to create new words

30.

What is a prefix?

A suffix added to a word

A type of punctuation mark

A group of letters added to the end of a word

A group of letters added to the beginning of a word

31.

What does the morpheme 'bio' relate to?

Biomechanics

Life or living organisms

Biology

Biography

32.

What does the morpheme 'scope' refer to?

Sleeping or resting

Seeing or looking

Running or jogging

Eating or consuming

33.

What is an idiom?

A phrase or expression with a figurative meaning different from the literal meaning

A mathematical equation

A type of flower

A type of insect

34.

What is a phrasal verb?

A form of punctuation

A musical instrument

A type of noun

A combination of a verb and a preposition or adverb

35.

What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?

A metaphor directly compares two unlike things, while a simile uses 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things.

A metaphor is a figure of speech, while a simile is a type of analogy

A metaphor compares two similar things, while a simile compares two opposite things

A metaphor is used in poetry, while a simile is used in prose

36.

What does the idiom ' Running on fumes' mean?

To have an abundance of energy and resources

To stop doing something when you have plenty of energy and resources

To conserve energy and resources for later use

To continue doing something even though you have very little energy or resources left

37.

What does the idiom 'burning the midnight oil' mean?

working late into the night

sleeping early

cooking dinner

taking a nap

38.

What does it mean to be 'on the fence'?

Undecided or neutral

Standing on an actual fence

Being extremely certain

Having a strong opinion

39.

Money doesn't grow on trees. Draw the idiom

40.

Academic writing is explicit. What does explicit mean?

Clear and leaves little room for interpretation

Confusing and convoluted

Implicit and unclear

Vague and ambiguous

41.

Make this sentence impersonal: In this essay, I will argue that we can stop global warming.

In this essay, it will be argued that global warming can be stopped.

In this essay, I will argue that you can stop global warming.

In this essay, I will argue that global warming cannot be stopped.

In this essay, we will argue that I can stop global warming.

42.

What is not an example of hedging language?

Using qualifiers like 'maybe' or 'possibly'

may, could, can

Using conditional language like 'could' or 'might'

Using direct and assertive language

43.

Complete the idiom.
Once in a (a) moon.

44.

Complete the idiom.
Actions speak louder than (a)

45.

Complete the idiom.
Every cloud has a (a) lining

46.

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