ACCESS Academic Vocabulary 3

Question 1

Which word best completes this sentence? 'The teacher asked students to _____ their answers with evidence from the text.'

Accepted Answer

Support

Answer

To 'support' an answer means to provide evidence or reasons that back it up.

Question 2

What does the word 'predict' mean in an academic context?

Accepted Answer

To say what will happen before it occurs

Answer

'Predict' means to say what you think will happen in the future based on clues or evidence.

Question 3

A student writes: 'In contrast, the second experiment had different results.' What is the student doing?

Accepted Answer

Showing a difference

Answer

The phrase 'in contrast' signals that the student is showing a difference between two things.

Question 4

Which word means 'to get or gain something'?

Accepted Answer

Obtain

Answer

'Obtain' means to get or come to have something.

Question 5

What does 'relevant' mean when talking about information in a report?

Accepted Answer

Connected to the topic being discussed

Answer

'Relevant' means directly related or applicable to the subject at hand.

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