Academic or not?
Which word is more typical of academic English?
A. nice
B. analyze
C. happy
D. funny
B. analyze
Academic vocabulary is only used in universities.
A. Fact
B. Mostly true
C. Depends on age
D. Myth
D. Myth
In which field could you find the word "evidence"?
A. Biology
B. History
C. Education
D. All of them
D. All of them
Choose the more formal option.
A. get
B. obtain
C. grab
D. pick
B. obtain
Which word is most likely to appear in a research paper?
A. awesome
B. significant
C. exciting
D. weird
B. significant
Which expression sounds more conversational than academic?
A. conduct research
B. examine evidence
C. figure things out
D. provide examples
C. figure things out
Which statement is correct?
A. Academic words are always difficult.
B. Academic words appear in many contexts.
C. Academic words belong to one discipline.
D. Academic words are rarely repeated.
B. Academic words appear in many contexts.
Which word could appear in psychology, economics and medicine?
A. neuron
B. molecule
C. factor
D. enzyme
C. factor
Choose the most academic expression.
A. a bunch of
B. lots of
C. several
D. plenty of
C. several
Which word usually introduces a conclusion?
A. anyway
B. basically
C. therefore
D. actually
C. therefore
Which pair contains two academic words?
A. cool – amazing
B. evaluate – interpret
C. stuff – things
D. pretty – really
B. evaluate – interpret
Which sentence reflects a common misconception?
A. Academic words help explain ideas.
B. Academic words can improve reading.
C. Academic words are only long words.
D. Academic words appear in articles.
C. Academic words are only long words.
Which word is most discipline-specific?
A. evaluate
B. identify
C. synthesize
D. mitochondrion
D. mitochondrion
Which sentence sounds more academic?
A. The study looked at the question.
B. The study investigated the issue.
C. The study investigated the question.
D. The study saw the question.
B. The study investigated the issue.
Which word helps compare ideas?
A. however
B. maybe
C. indeed
D. suddenly
A. however
Which word is academic, but NOT technical?
A. photosynthesis
B. mitochondrion
C. chromosome
D. approach
D. approach
True or False?
Technical vocabulary and academic vocabulary are identical.
A. True
B. False
C. Sometimes true
D. Usually true
B. False
Which pair contains words likely to appear in several disciplines?
A. atom – proton
B. sonnet – stanza
C. hypothesis – variable
D. artery – tendon
C. hypothesis – variable
Which replacement increases formality?
A. kids → children
B. house → home
C. teacher → tutor
D. room → space
A. kids → children
Which word helps explain causes?
A. despite
B. although
C. because
D. due to
D. due to
Why is "approach" considered academic vocabulary?
A. It appears in many subjects.
B. It belongs to scientific English.
C. It refers to laboratory work.
D. It describes chemical processes.
A. It appears in many subjects.
B. Words common across disciplines.
C. Words found only in books.
D. Words used by professors.
B. Words common across disciplines.
What makes a word academic rather than technical?
A. Its Latin origin.
B. Its length in letters.
C. Its frequency across fields.
D. Its use by scientists.
C. Its frequency across fields.
Why do writers often choose "investigate" instead of "look into"?
A. It sounds more natural.
B. It adds precision and formality.
C. It is easier to pronounce.
D. It avoids passive voice.
B. It adds precision and formality.
A student learns "hypothesis" in Biology and "analyze" in every course. Which word is more academic?
A. Both are equally academic.
B. Hypothesis is more academic.
C. Analyze is more academic.
D. Neither is academic.
C. Analyze is more academic.