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Vocabulary Multiple Choice Quiz 8th grade AIR

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to examine something carefully and with focus

a)

Apply

b)

Argument

c)

Analyze

d)

Cite

2.

to connect something you know or can do to another situation

a)

Apply

b)

Compare

c)

Clarify

d)

Evaluate

3.

right or correct in a particular situation or context

a)

Plagiarize

b)

Appropriate

c)

Paraphrase

d)

Relevant

4.

an idea supported by evidence or reasoning

a)

Passage

b)

Counterclaim

c)

Argument

d)

Mood

5.

To evaluate or judge the value of something.

a)

Assess

b)

Synthesize

c)

Summarize

d)

Rank

6.

The people who will read or listen to a text or speech.

a)

Source

b)

Audience

c)

Phrase

d)

Claim

7.

to mention or quote as an example to support an idea, claim, or opinion

a)

Cite

b)

Compare

c)

Develop

d)

Compose

8.

to state a position that may go against the positions of others stand

a)

Claim

b)

Closure

c)

Critique

d)

Design

9.

To make something easier to understand.

a)

Assess

b)

Clarify

c)

Evaluate

d)

Define

10.

The conclusion or resolution of an idea or story.

a)

Critique

b)

Passage

c)

Closure

d)

Theme

11.

To show similarities between two things.

a)

Contrast

b)

Compare

c)

Transform

d)

Rank

12.

To create or write.

a)

Delineate

b)

Apply

c)

Compose

d)

Summarize

13.

To highlight differences between two things.

a)

Contrast

b)

Support

c)

Evaluate

d)

Determine

14.

The correct rules of writing and grammar.

a)

Conventions

b)

Paraphrase

c)

Logical

d)

Synthesize

15.

a claim that goes against a previous claim

a)

Counterclaim

b)

Source

c)

Phrase

d)

Mood

16.

Trustworthy and reliable.

a)

Justify

b)

Precise

c)

Credible

d)

Apply

17.

to express your opinion about the good and bad parts of something

a)

Critique

b)

Passage

c)

Formulate

d)

Closure

18.

To clearly explain the meaning of a word or idea.

a)

Define

b)

Rank

c)

Synthesize

d)

Delineate

19.

to clearly show or describe

a)

Determine

b)

Delineate

c)

Plagiarize

d)

Predict

20.

To create or plan something.

a)

Theme

b)

Design

c)

Apply

d)

Compare

21.

A specific piece of information or description.

a)

Detail

b)

Predict

c)

Transform

d)

Paraphrase

22.

to decide the truth or validity of something (facts, statistics, or claims)

a)

Determine

b)

Explain

c)

Compose

d)

Assess

23.

To improve or expand upon something.

a)

Develop

b)

Rank

c)

Compare

d)

Predict

24.

A conversation between characters.

a)

Counterclaim

b)

Dialogue

c)

Tone

d)

Text feature

25.

An abbreviation meaning “for example.”

a)

I.e.

b)

E.g.

c)

Etc.

d)

P.S.

26.


a formal and focused piece of writing, usually containing multiple paragraphs

a)

Essay

b)

Passage

c)

Phrase

d)

Source

27.

to determine the value, worth, or importance of something after careful consideration

a)

Predict

b)

Evaluate

c)

Transform

d)

Rank

28.

Information that supports a claim.

a)

Evidence

b)

Critique

c)

Source

d)

Conventions

29.

To make something clear by describing it in detail.

a)

Explain

b)

Define

c)

Assess

d)

Compare

30.

true and provable piece of information

a)

Mood

b)

Formal style

c)

Fact

d)

Argument

31.

A serious and professional way of writing.

a)

Informal tone

b)

Formal style

c)

Tone

d)

Audience

32.

to develop and explain all the details of an idea, thought, or conclusion

a)

Formulate

b)

Plagiarize

c)

Predict

d)

Text

33.

to use information you have been given to come to a conclusion

a)

Infer

b)

Compare

c)

Summarize

d)

Paraphrase

34.

To provide a reason or explanation for something.

a)

Justify

b)

Predict

c)

Develop

d)

Contrast

35.

Based on sound reasoning or sense.

a)

Logical

b)

Theme

c)

Precise

d)

Plagiarize

36.

The feeling a text creates for the reader.

a)

Theme

b)

Mood

c)

Conventions

d)

Rank

37.

presenting information in a way that is not emotional or biased

a)

Objective tone

b)

Mood

c)

Argument

d)

Theme

38.

the appropriate arrangement of parts in an orderly and efficient way

a)

Organization

b)

Source

c)

Mood

d)

Rank

39.

To put information into your own words.

a)

Paraphrase

b)

Define

c)

Transform

d)

Compare

40.

A section of written work.

a)

Passage

b)

Mood

c)

Source

d)

Evidence

41.

A small group of words that work together but do not form a sentence.

a)

Phrase

b)

Mood

c)

Rank

d)

Theme

42.

Taking credit for someone else’s work.

a)

Plagiarize

b)

Support

c)

Cite

d)

Interpret

43.

The perspective from which something is written.

a)

Point of view

b)

Organization

c)

Support

d)

Detail

44.

Exact and accurate.

a)

Precise

b)

Rank

c)

Predict

d)

Source

45.

To make an educated guess about the future.

a)

Predict

b)

Define

c)

Summarize

d)

Evaluate

46.

To arrange in order based on importance.

a)

Rank

b)

Compare

c)

Determine

d)

Explain

47.

A justification based on logic or evidence.

a)

Reason

b)

Theme

c)

Mood

d)

Detail

48.

Closely related to the topic.

a)

Relevant

b)

Closure

c)

Theme

d)

Contrast

49.

The origin of information.

a)

Source

b)

Fact

c)

Passage

d)

Argument

50.

Enough to support a claim.

a)

Sufficient

b)

Formulate

c)

Analyze

d)

Detail

51.

To briefly restate the main points.

a)

Summarize

b)

Evaluate

c)

Predict

d)

Compare

52.

To provide reasoning or evidence for an idea.

a)

Support

b)

Contrast

c)

Cite

d)

Organize

53.

To combine information from multiple sources.

a)

Synthesize

b)

Paraphrase

c)

Interpret

d)

Analyze

54.

A written or printed work.

a)

Text

b)

Tone

c)

Fact

d)

Theme

55.

elements that help the reader make sense of the text

a)

Text features

b)

Plagiarism

c)

Dialogue

d)

Passage

56.

The way a text is organized.

a)

Text structure

b)

Formal style

c)

Mood

d)

Phrase

57.

The central message or main idea of a text.

a)

Theme

b)

Compare

c)

Critique

d)

Point of view

58.


a feeling or an attitude expressed by the words

a)

Tone

b)

Mood

c)

Theme

d)

Passage

59.

To change or alter something.

a)

Transform

b)

Rank

c)

Compare

d)

Summarize

60.

to use information you have been given to come to a conclusion

a)

Infer

b)

Cite

c)

Synthesize

d)

Compare

61.

to combine one thing with another to make a whole

a)

Integrate

b)

Plagiarize

c)

Formulate

d)

Predict