Key & Academic Words Quiz


Froggy Jumps Key & Academic Words QuizVersión en línea Core academic terms test por Caetano Navarro Nascimento 1 What does the word "emphasize" most closely mean? a To discuss something briefly b To give special importance or attention to something c To remove something from a text 2 What is the best definition of "analyze" in academic work? a To guess the outcome of an experiment b To copy information from a source without changes c To examine something in detail to understand its components 3 A "hypothesis" is best described as: a A summary of a chapter b A proven fact c A tentative explanation or educated guess to be tested 4 In writing, to "contrast" means to: a Show how two or more things are different b List them in alphabetical order c Explain how they are the same 5 The term "relevant" means: a Only slightly related and unimportant b Irrelevant to the discussion c Closely connected to the topic or issue 6 To "summarize" a passage is to: a Expand every detail of the passage b Retell its main ideas in a shorter form c Translate it into another language 7 A "theory" in an academic context is a: a Random opinion with no support b Systematic set of tested explanations for phenomena c Short, untested idea 8 To "validate" evidence means to: a Ignore it in the analysis b Disprove it through experiments c Support it with proof or data 9 An "interpretation" of data is an: a Exact reproduction of the results b Explanation of what the results might mean c Copy of the raw data without analysis 10 To "synthesize" information means to: a Combine ideas from sources into a new whole b Discard conflicting viewpoints c Read only one source thoroughly

1

What does the word "emphasize" most closely mean?

a

To discuss something briefly

b

To give special importance or attention to something

c

To remove something from a text

2

What is the best definition of "analyze" in academic work?

a

To guess the outcome of an experiment

b

To copy information from a source without changes

c

To examine something in detail to understand its components

3

A "hypothesis" is best described as:

a

A summary of a chapter

b

A proven fact

c

A tentative explanation or educated guess to be tested

4

In writing, to "contrast" means to:

a

Show how two or more things are different

b

List them in alphabetical order

c

Explain how they are the same

5

The term "relevant" means:

a

Only slightly related and unimportant

b

Irrelevant to the discussion

c

Closely connected to the topic or issue

6

To "summarize" a passage is to:

a

Expand every detail of the passage

b

Retell its main ideas in a shorter form

c

Translate it into another language

7

A "theory" in an academic context is a:

a

Random opinion with no support

b

Systematic set of tested explanations for phenomena

c

Short, untested idea

8

To "validate" evidence means to:

a

Ignore it in the analysis

b

Disprove it through experiments

c

Support it with proof or data

9

An "interpretation" of data is an:

a

Exact reproduction of the results

b

Explanation of what the results might mean

c

Copy of the raw data without analysis

10

To "synthesize" information means to:

a

Combine ideas from sources into a new whole

b

Discard conflicting viewpoints

c

Read only one source thoroughly

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