ACADEMIC VOCABULARY FILL IN THE BLANK QUIZ

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Academic Vocabulary Mastery Quiz

Test your knowledge of academic vocabulary with this engaging quiz! Designed to challenge your understanding of key terms, this quiz will help you improve your communication skills and enhance your writing.

With 10 thought-provoking questions, you will learn the nuances of vocabulary essential for academic success:

Understand the difference between explicit and implied meanings
Explore the significance of context in language
Differentiate between connotative and denotative meanings

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by LearningTree57

What does the word DIALOGUE refer to?

A conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book or play

A speech delivered all alone in order to get your message across.

Similar to diaramas

CONTRADICTORY most likely means....

A statement that agrees with the previous idea

Referring to the contrary or opposite

A movie where all characters don't agree

A song where rappers feud

What might the word SIGNIFICANT refer to?

An event that will someday be considered

Sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention

A diet in which you are ingesting the right amount of nutrients

Choose the best explanation(s) for the word CONTEXT.

The parts of communication-written or oral- that surround a word/passage and can throw light on its meaning

The historical context of the war

Refers to the circumstances in which something happens

Ms. Solis took that part of my speech out of context; the reporter made it seem like I meant something else.

ANNOTATE means doing what to your passage?

Taking short notes which will give explanations, comments, views.

Checking and interpreting diary selections

COMPARE/CONTRAST can be explained how?

Two or more topics are examined comparing their similarities and contrasting their differences

Brainstorm similarities

Comparing meat eaters to vegetarians would be a worthy compare/contrast topic

Extroverts and introverts

When referring to elements of a text, which definition for EXPLICIT/IMPLIED best fits?

“implied” means something that is stated plainly, while “explicit” refers to something that must be inferred as it is not stated directly.

“explicit” means something that is stated plainly, while “implied” refers to info that is not stated outright/must be inferred

In some cases, explicit is also used to denote vulgar or offensive language.

Which of the following best explains CONNOTATIVE VS. DENOTATIVE?

Denotation is when you mean what you say, literally.

Connotation is created when you mean something else, something that might be initially hidden.

The connotative meaning of a word is based on implication, or shared emotional association with a word.

Has anyone ever asked you if you "catch their meaning"? If so, they were probably using a connotation.

Denotation is more of a literal meaning.

Which of the following would be helpful for understanding the term GENRE?

The five types of genres are FICTION. NONFICTION. DRAMA. POETRY AND FOLKTALE.

Genre is French for "kind or sort."

Genre rhymes with nirvana and Botswana

Types of STRUCTURE (ways to organize text) in writing include which of the following?

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