Academic Vocabulary – 6th Edition
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Amy E. Olsen
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and Students
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© Amy E. Olsen
All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
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, Name _____________ Class _____________ Date _____________
Chapter 1—Quiz 1
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Pick the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.
___ 1. The essay lacked __________, so it was difficult to follow the writer’s point.
a. diction b. intention c. coherence d. thesis
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___ 2. Because I was able to __________ ten examples in the last month when Tom could not
find his keys, he agreed that he needed to be better organized.
a. plagiarize b. refute c. annotate d. cite
___ 3. I __________ all of my textbooks to help me remember important points. My comments
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also make it easier to review for a test.
a. annotate b. plagiarize c. cite d. refute
___ 4. Interviewing frustrated students would provide examples to support my __________
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that the college needs more parking spaces.
a. thesis b. coherence c. paraphrase d. diction
___ 5. The __________ in her letter didn’t fit her purpose, so the company didn’t understand
that she was upset about its product.
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a. vivid b. paraphrase c. coherence d. diction
Match the word to its definition.
___ 6. intention a. clear; dramatic
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___ 7. refute b. to express in other words
___ 8. paraphrase c. a plan
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___ 9. plagiarize d. to disprove
___ 10. vivid e. to steal from another’s writing
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, Name _____________ Class _____________ Date _____________
Chapter 1—Quiz 2
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For each set, pick the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence. Use each word once.
SET 1
a. thesis b. intention c. paraphrase d. coherence e. annotate
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___ 1. I have too many quotations in my paper; I need to learn how to __________.
___ 2. If Sylvia had a clear __________ at the beginning of her essay, it could have helped her
focus on specific examples, instead of rambling about a variety of topics.
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___ 3. When I __________ the stories I read for my literature class, I always try to comment
on connections I see between characters.
___ 4. My __________ was to write my paper over the weekend, but I had unexpected
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guests and didn’t get it done.
___ 5. The __________ of her argument helped me see how one point related to another.
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SET 2
a. refuting b. cite c. vivid d. plagiarizing e. diction
___ 6. At the city council meeting, dozens of citizens were able to __________ strong
examples of how the new office complex would have a negative impact on the area.
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___ 7. It was a shocking revelation that a bestselling author has been __________ a little
known nineteenth-century writer’s works.
___ 8. My favorite author uses such __________ images that I feel like I have been to the
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village where his novels take place.
___ 9. I didn’t think about my audience, so my __________ confused most of my listeners.
I used several technical terms that almost no one understood.
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___ 10. She did such a good job of __________ the other side’s points that several people
changed their minds about the proposal.
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, Name _____________ Class _____________ Date _____________
Chapter 2—Quiz 1
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Pick the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.
___ 1. The woman couldn’t meet her sales __________, so she was fired.
a. quota b. mean c. variable d. median
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___ 2. The painting with the yellow background filled with black__________ lines reminds
me of a piece of notebook paper.
a. variable b. horizontal c. symmetrical d. mean
___ 3. I was curious about the average price I paid for shoes last year. I added up the numbers
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$20, $35, $45, $60, and $95 to discover the __________: $51.
a. statistics b. quota c. median d. mean
___ 4. Joe needs to double-check his figures because it is an incredible __________ that 60%
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of our employees retired last year.
a. mean b. statistic c. quota d. median
___ 5. The __________ weather has made it hard to plan what to wear all week.
a. parallel b. median c. variable d. symmetrical
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Finish the paragraph using the vocabulary words. Use each word once.
a. symmetrical b. calculate c. median d. parallel e. intersect
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The nursery told me that the (6.)__________ price to create a garden in my area was $6,000. If
I do most of the work myself, I (7.)__________ that I can have a beautiful garden for close to
$2,000. Part of my plan is to have two paths (8.)__________, and where they meet I will put a
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bench. I will plant (9.)___________ rows of white lilies and purple lavender in one corner of
the garden. I think the color contrast will be wonderful. I am going to make most of the garden
(10.)__________. I want a balanced look overall, but I will spread wildflowers seeds in a far
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corner and let them go crazy. I will keep working on other ideas.
___ 6. ___ 7. ___ 8. ___ 9. ___ 10.
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Copyright ©2017, 2013, 2010 Pearson Education, Inc.
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TEST BANK
UV
IA
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Amy E. Olsen
PP
Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
RO
and Students
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© Amy E. Olsen
All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
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??
©STUDYSTREAM
, Name _____________ Class _____________ Date _____________
Chapter 1—Quiz 1
ST
Pick the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.
___ 1. The essay lacked __________, so it was difficult to follow the writer’s point.
a. diction b. intention c. coherence d. thesis
UV
___ 2. Because I was able to __________ ten examples in the last month when Tom could not
find his keys, he agreed that he needed to be better organized.
a. plagiarize b. refute c. annotate d. cite
___ 3. I __________ all of my textbooks to help me remember important points. My comments
IA
also make it easier to review for a test.
a. annotate b. plagiarize c. cite d. refute
___ 4. Interviewing frustrated students would provide examples to support my __________
_A
that the college needs more parking spaces.
a. thesis b. coherence c. paraphrase d. diction
___ 5. The __________ in her letter didn’t fit her purpose, so the company didn’t understand
that she was upset about its product.
PP
a. vivid b. paraphrase c. coherence d. diction
Match the word to its definition.
___ 6. intention a. clear; dramatic
RO
___ 7. refute b. to express in other words
___ 8. paraphrase c. a plan
VE
___ 9. plagiarize d. to disprove
___ 10. vivid e. to steal from another’s writing
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Copyright ©2017, 2013, 2010 Pearson Education, Inc.
, Name _____________ Class _____________ Date _____________
Chapter 1—Quiz 2
ST
For each set, pick the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence. Use each word once.
SET 1
a. thesis b. intention c. paraphrase d. coherence e. annotate
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___ 1. I have too many quotations in my paper; I need to learn how to __________.
___ 2. If Sylvia had a clear __________ at the beginning of her essay, it could have helped her
focus on specific examples, instead of rambling about a variety of topics.
IA
___ 3. When I __________ the stories I read for my literature class, I always try to comment
on connections I see between characters.
___ 4. My __________ was to write my paper over the weekend, but I had unexpected
_A
guests and didn’t get it done.
___ 5. The __________ of her argument helped me see how one point related to another.
PP
SET 2
a. refuting b. cite c. vivid d. plagiarizing e. diction
___ 6. At the city council meeting, dozens of citizens were able to __________ strong
examples of how the new office complex would have a negative impact on the area.
RO
___ 7. It was a shocking revelation that a bestselling author has been __________ a little
known nineteenth-century writer’s works.
___ 8. My favorite author uses such __________ images that I feel like I have been to the
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small
village where his novels take place.
___ 9. I didn’t think about my audience, so my __________ confused most of my listeners.
I used several technical terms that almost no one understood.
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___ 10. She did such a good job of __________ the other side’s points that several people
changed their minds about the proposal.
??
3
Copyright ©2017, 2013, 2010 Pearson Education, Inc.
, Name _____________ Class _____________ Date _____________
Chapter 2—Quiz 1
ST
Pick the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.
___ 1. The woman couldn’t meet her sales __________, so she was fired.
a. quota b. mean c. variable d. median
UV
___ 2. The painting with the yellow background filled with black__________ lines reminds
me of a piece of notebook paper.
a. variable b. horizontal c. symmetrical d. mean
___ 3. I was curious about the average price I paid for shoes last year. I added up the numbers
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$20, $35, $45, $60, and $95 to discover the __________: $51.
a. statistics b. quota c. median d. mean
___ 4. Joe needs to double-check his figures because it is an incredible __________ that 60%
_A
of our employees retired last year.
a. mean b. statistic c. quota d. median
___ 5. The __________ weather has made it hard to plan what to wear all week.
a. parallel b. median c. variable d. symmetrical
PP
Finish the paragraph using the vocabulary words. Use each word once.
a. symmetrical b. calculate c. median d. parallel e. intersect
RO
The nursery told me that the (6.)__________ price to create a garden in my area was $6,000. If
I do most of the work myself, I (7.)__________ that I can have a beautiful garden for close to
$2,000. Part of my plan is to have two paths (8.)__________, and where they meet I will put a
VE
bench. I will plant (9.)___________ rows of white lilies and purple lavender in one corner of
the garden. I think the color contrast will be wonderful. I am going to make most of the garden
(10.)__________. I want a balanced look overall, but I will spread wildflowers seeds in a far
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corner and let them go crazy. I will keep working on other ideas.
___ 6. ___ 7. ___ 8. ___ 9. ___ 10.
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