Academic Vocabulary
10 Questions
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Quiz covering the academic vocabulary for 8th grade ELA.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
An opinion about whether a person, group, or idea is a good or bad which influences how you deal with it
- A.
Contradiction
- B.
Contrast
- C.
Bias
- D.
Evaluation
- E.
Convention
Correct Answer
C. Bias -
- 2.
A large formal meeting for people who belong to the same profession or organization or who have the same interests; a prescribed set of rules and regulations
- A.
Contradiction
- B.
Contrast
- C.
Bias
- D.
Anecdote
- E.
Convention
Correct Answer
E. Convention -
- 3.
A difference between two statements, beliefs, or ideas about something that means they cannot both be true
- A.
Contradiction
- B.
Contrast
- C.
Bias
- D.
Anecdote
- E.
Convention
Correct Answer
A. Contradiction -
- 4.
A short story based on your personal experience; often funny
- A.
Contrast
- B.
Contradiction
- C.
Bias
- D.
Anecdote
- E.
Convention
Correct Answer
D. Anecdote -
- 5.
A difference between people, ideas, situations, things, etc that are being compared
- A.
Contrast
- B.
Contradiction
- C.
Bias
- D.
Anecdote
- E.
Convention
Correct Answer
A. Contrast -
- 6.
To prepare a book, piece of film,ect for printing or broadcasting by removing mistakes or parts that are not acceptable
- A.
Contrast
- B.
Excerpt
- C.
Evaluate
- D.
Edit
- E.
Derive
Correct Answer
D. Edit -
- 7.
To judge how good, useful, or successful something is
- A.
Edit
- B.
Derive
- C.
Contrast
- D.
Bias
- E.
Evaluate
Correct Answer
E. Evaluate -
- 8.
To develop or come from something else
- A.
Derive
- B.
Edit
- C.
Convention
- D.
Bias
- E.
Cross-reference
Correct Answer
A. Derive -
- 9.
A short piece taken from a book, poem, piece of music, ect
- A.
Edit
- B.
Contradiction
- C.
Anecdote
- D.
Excerpt
- E.
Cross-reference
Correct Answer
D. Excerpt -
- 10.
A note that tells the reader of a book; to go to another place in the book; to get further information
- A.
Cross-reference
- B.
Contrast
- C.
Anecdote
- D.
Evaluation
- E.
Edit
Correct Answer
A. Cross-reference -
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