VOCABULARY: DEFINE DIABOLICAL

SOMETHING THAT IS EVIL, CRUEL, OR VERY BAD

AS A PRECAUTION, HE VERBALLY SHARED IT CONTENTS WITH EMILY. BASED ON THE PREFIX PRE, WHAT DOES PRECAUTION MEAN?

SOMETHING DONE AHEAD OF TIME TO AVOID DANGER

VOCABULARY: DEFINE TRANSPLANT

MOVE SOMETHING FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER

FIND THE MISSPELLED WORDS (CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLIES)

INSTITUTTION, INSITUTION, INSTTITUTION

FIND THE MISSPELLED WORDS (CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLIES)

ANOYMOUS, ANYONYMOUS, ANNOYMOUS

"From the darkened sky and the rumbling thunder", we could draw the conclusion that a storm was approaching.

The above sentence is an example of Inferring

CAUSE:THE REASON IT HAPPEN: EFFECT: WHAT HAPPENED. CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLIES.

FEW FACILITIES IN RURAL AREAS, CAUSED PEOPLE TO MOVE TO THE CITY., POWER OUTAGE OCCURRED BECAUSE A TREE FELL ON THE POWER LINE, NO JOBS, LOWER WAGES, LIVING CONDITIONS RESULTED IN MIGRATION TO THE NORTH

DEFINITION OF PLAGIARISM

TAKING SOMEONE ELSE'S WORK OR IDEAS AND PASSING AS YOUR OWN.

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1
TO "IMPLY" MEANS TO SUGGEST OR INDICATE WITHOUT ACTUALLY SAYING IT:
False
True
2
Context Clues: Hints in a sentence that helps you understand the Author's Point of View
True
False
3
AFTER WINNING THE LOTTER, THE MAN MADE A LARGE __ IN HIS BANK ACCOUNT
OPPOSE
DEPOSIT
TRANSPOSE
PROPOSAL
4
VOCABULARY: DEFINE DIABOLICAL
A DEVICE THAT CARRIES WATER
A PIPE THAT STANDS UPRIGHT AND HAS A VALUVE THAT DRAWS WATER
MATERIAL THAT ALLOWS LIGHT TO PASS THROUGH IT
SOMETHING THAT IS EVIL, CRUEL, OR VERY BAD
5
WHEN DEBATING, FACTS ARE NOT IMPORTANT JUST YOUR OPINION
False
True
6
AS A PRECAUTION, HE VERBALLY SHARED IT CONTENTS WITH EMILY. BASED ON THE PREFIX PRE, WHAT DOES PRECAUTION MEAN?
SOMETHING DONE AGAIN TO AVOID DANGER
SOMETHING DONE WRONGLY WHILE AVOIDING DANGER
SOMETHING DONE AHEAD OF TIME TO AVOID DANGER
SOMETHING DONE THAT IS THE OPPOSITE OF AVOIDING DANGER
7
WHICH WORD IS SPELLED CORRECTLY ?
CROSISAINT
CRISSAINT
CROUSSANT
CROISSANT
8
FIND THE CORRECT SPELLING
CANGEROO
KANGAROO
KANGEROO
KANGARU
9
WHICH WORD IS SPELLED INCORRECTLY ?
BELIEVE
NIECE
CONNOISSEUR
SUPERCEDE
10
HE TALKS AS IF HE ________ EVERYTHING.
KNEW
KNOWN
KNOWS
NEW
11
CAPITAL CITY OF WASHINGTON IS OLYMPIA. YOU WANT TO FIND OUT WHERE OLYMPIA IS. WHAT REFERENCE BOOK HAS THE ANSWER?
DICTIONARY
THESAURUS
ATLAS
CONTACT A FRIEND
ALMANAC
ENCYCLOPEDIA
12
WHICH WORD IS SPELLED INCORRECTLY ?
HARASSMENT
DEFINITELY
DISCIPLINARY
NECCESSARY
13
YOU READ A BIOGRAPHY ABOUT THE LIFE OF SCIENTIST STEVEN HAWKING. THE BIOGRAPHY IS A FIRST HAND SOURCE.
True
False
14
I don't wish to impede your progress. I was merely trying to make sure you understand the instructions.
QUESTION
EXAGGERATE
IMPROVE
SLOW
15
CHOOSE THE CORRECT SPELLING
NECESSITY
NECESSCITY
NECESITY
NECCESSITY
16
YOU ARE WRITING AN INFORMATIONAL ARTICLE ON THE INVENTION OF COLOR TV IN THE 1950S; THE PIECE OF WRITING IS SECOND HAND
False
True
17
Alliteration is the same sound at the begin of word ?
True
False
18
WHICH WORD IS SPELLED INCORRECTLY ?
INDEPENDENT
BUREAUCRACY
LICENSE
CALENDER
19
WHICH WORD IS SPELLED INCORRECTLY ?
ENVIRONMENT
RHYTHM
CONSCEINCE
CONSCIENTIOUS
20
OLD NEWS IS A PUN
True
False
21
YOU WATCH A VIDEOTAPE OF YOUR PARENTS' WEDDING. THE VIDEO TAPE IS A FIRST HAND SOURCE
True
False
22
WHICH WORD IS SPELLED CORRECTLY ?
FLORESCENT
FLUORESCENT
FLOURESCENT
FLUROSENT
23
ONLY TEACHERS, DOCTORS, AND GOVERNMENT WORKERS CAN POST ON THE INTERNET
True
False
24
WHAT TYPE OF DIAGRAM IS USED TO COMPARE AND CONTRAST SHOWING WHAT IS SIMILAR AND WHAT IS DIFFERENT?
ORDER & SEQUENCE
DESCRIPTION
VENN DIAGRAM
PROBLEM & SOLUTION
25
ALL INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET IS RELIABLE AND KNOWLEDGEABLE
True
False
26
THE DEFINITION OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IS: WHEN WORDS MEAN SOMETHING OTHER THAN THEIR LITERAL MEANING.
False
True
27
"IT FELT AS IF I WALKED A MILLION MILES TO SCHOOL.." IS CONSIDERED A PERSONIFICATION
False
True
28
"JUMBO SHRIMP" IS NOT AN OXYMORON
True
False
29
WHICH WORD IS SPELLED INCORRECTLY ?
BATHROOM
GAUGE
BELIEVE
ANNUONCEMENT
30
VOCABULARY: DEFINE TRANSPLANT
TO SEND FROM ONE PERSON, PLACE OR THING TO ANOTHER
TO KEEP STABLE
MOVE SOMETHING FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER
A CONVERSATION BETWEEN PEOPLE IN A BOOK, MOVIE, OR PLAY
31
FIND THE MISSPELLED WORDS (CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLIES)
INSTITUTTION
INSTITUTION
INSITUTION
INSTTITUTION
32
YOU READ A BOOK ABOUT WWI. IT INCLUDES LETTER WRITTEN BY SOLIDERS TO THEIR FAMILIES BACK HOME ABOUT THE WAR.
THIS IS HEAR SAY
NONE OF THE ABOVE
THIS IS SECOND HAND SOURCE
THIS IS FIRST HAND SOURCE
33
WHICH WORD IS SPELLED CORRECTLY ?
AVACODO
AVOCADO
AVCADDO
AVACADO
34
FIND THE MISSPELLED WORDS (CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLIES)
ANONYMOUS
ANOYMOUS
ANYONYMOUS
ANNOYMOUS
35
CHOOSE THE CORRECT SPELLING .
SUCCESFUL
SUCCESSFUL
SUCCESSFULL
SUCESSFULL
36
"From the darkened sky and the rumbling thunder", we could draw the conclusion that a storm was approaching.
The above sentence is an example of Inferring
The above sentence is a Metaphor.
The above sentence is Implying.
The above sentence is a Simile.
37
CAUSE:THE REASON IT HAPPEN: EFFECT: WHAT HAPPENED. CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLIES.
FEW FACILITIES IN RURAL AREAS, CAUSED PEOPLE TO MOVE TO THE CITY.
THE NEW LAW PROHIBITS TEXTING WHILE DRIVING.
POWER OUTAGE OCCURRED BECAUSE A TREE FELL ON THE POWER LINE
NO JOBS, LOWER WAGES, LIVING CONDITIONS RESULTED IN MIGRATION TO THE NORTH
38
WHICH WORD IS SPELLED INCORRECTLY ?
OCCURRENCE
RESTAURANT
MISCELLANEOUS
DEFINITALY
39
CHOOSE THE CORRECT SPELLING
EXAGERRATE
EXAGERATE
EXAGGERATE
EXAGARATE
40
NON-FICTION MEANS?
NOT TRUE
TRUE
PART TRUE-PART NOT TRUE
HISTORICAL FACTS
41
WHICH WORD IS SPELLED CORRECTLY ?
PARCHAUTE
PARSCHOOT
PARSHUTE
PARACHUTE
42
WHICH SENTENCE HAS THE PROPER NOUN ?
I've never been to Egypt.
We saw a lion at the zoo.
We need to prepare for going back to school.
The family will eat together at the table.
43
"The children could not play baseball because it was raining cats and dogs outside." what type of figurative language?
Idiom
Simile
Metaphor
Pun
44
FIND THE CORRECT SPELLING
SUSHIE
SUCHI
SUSHY
SUSHI
45
The coach admonished her for picking daisies when she should have been defending the goal.
listened
criticized
Spoken
praised
46
WE WERE WALKING ____ THE RIVER.
BESIDED
BESIDES
BESIDE
BENEATH
47
Figurative language: "THEY WERE HAPPY AS A CLAM"
Idiom
Methaphor
Onomatopoeia
Simile
48
WHAT DOES YOUR GRANDMOTHER MEAN......
THE GROUND IS WET
THE GROUND IS VERY HARD
THE GROUND IS DUSTY
THE GROUND IS MUSHY
49
"The tree's limb cracked and groaned when lightning hit it." This is an example of Personification
False
True
50
BRAIN TEASER: WHAT IS HALF OF TWO PLUS TWO?
0
3
1
2
51
DEFINITION OF PLAGIARISM
TO GO TO THE PLAYGROUND
TAKING SOMEONE ELSE'S WORK OR IDEAS AND PASSING AS YOUR OWN.
USING YOUR OWN IDEAS
TO BE AN ACTOR IN A PLAY.
52
FIND THE CORRECT SPELLING ?
BROCCOLI
BRICOLLI
BROCOLLI
BROCCOLLI
53
SMILIE: A comparison made between 2 different things which have something in common, using the words "like" or "as."
False
True
54
HOW MANY SIDES DOES A HEPTAGON HAVE?
ZERO
ELEVEN
SEVEN
NINE
55
WHICH SENTENCE IS IN THE SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE?
HE PLAYED SOCCER.
HE WILL PLAY SOCCER.
HE PLAYS SOCCER.
HE IS PLAYING SOCCER
56
CHOOSE THE SENTENCE THAT IS IN THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE.
SHE WILL EAT BREAKFAST TOMORROW.
NONE OF THE ABOVE
SHE EATS BREAKFAST EVERY MORNING.
SHE ATE BREAKFAST THIS MORNING.
SHE IS EATING BREAKFAST.
SHE EATS BREAKFAST EVERY MORNING.
57
THE MANAGER DIDN'T APPROVE _____ THE PROPOSAL.
OF
FOR
AT
IN
58
"SALLY SOLD SEASHELLS" IS CONSIDERED AN ALLITERATION
True
False
59
IDENTIFY (colors) THE DOUBLE NEGATIVE SENTENCE(S).
ANSWER: RED, BLUE, AND GOLD
WE DIDNT DO NOTHING
SHE NEVER SAW NO ONE.
ANSWER: BLUE AND GOLD
I CAN'T FIND MY KEYS NOWHERE.
ANSWER: RED AND GOLD
60
WHICH WORD IS SPELLED CORRECTLY ?
RHINOCEROS
RINOCEROS
RHINNOCIRO
RHINCEROS
61
WHICH IS THE CORRECT SPELLING ?
ELEPHENT
ELIPHANT
ELEFANT
ELEPHANT
62
"The loud silence of night keeps him awake." is what type of figurative language ?
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Simile
63
AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY IS A PRIMARY SOURCE
True
False
64
THE OLD STAIRS GROANED WITH EACH STEP HE TOOK
IDIOM
HYPERBOLE
PERSONIFICIATION
METAPHOR
65
A SOCIAL MEDIA BLOG IS THE BEST SOURCE TO FIND OUT ABOUT WORLD CLIMATE
True
False
66
INFER -OR- IMPLY: " I DON'T MEAN TO ___THAT YOU'RE LAZY, BUT I WOULD LIKE YOU TO HELP OUT MORE."
NEITHER
BOTH
IMPLY
INFER
67
WHICH WORD IS SPELLED INCORRECTLY?
CALENDAR
SUPERSEDE
ARGUMENT
CEMETARY
68
Personification is attributing human characteristic to nonhuman things.
False
True
69
A DIARY IS A SECONDARY SOURCE
True
False
70
IDIOM: WHEN THE LITERAL MEANING DOESN'T MATCH THE IMPLIED MEANING
False
True
71
CHOOSE THE CORRECT SPELLING
GRATEFUL
GRATETFU;
GREATFUL
GRATFUL
72
"The cake was a jaw breaker" is an example of a ?
personification
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
73
.gov and .edu ARE RELIABLE RESEARCH WEBSITES
False
True
74
CHOOSE THE CORRECT SPELLING
SEPARATELY
SEPERATELY
SEPARATLY
SAPERATELY
75
VOCAB: HE JUST HAD TO GET BACK AT THE OTHER PLAYER, HE WAS QUITE VINDICTIVE !
LOVING
SLOW
THOUGHTFUL
RESENTFUL
76
MR. LEE LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
ENCYCLOPEDIA
ALMANAC
DICTIONARY
THESAURUS
HE CAN SOUND OUT THE SYLLABLES
ATLAS
77
CHOOSE WHICH STORY IS A FABLE
GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGG. MORAL: DANGER OF GREED & BE CONTENT
TORTOISE AND THE HARE. THE MORAL: SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE.
BOY WHO CRIED WOLF . MORAL: CONSEQUENCE OF NOT TELLING THE TRUTH.
ALL THE ABOVE
78
CHOOSE THE SENTENCE THAT CORRECTLY CONVERTS DIRECT TO INDIRECT SPEECH.
SHE SAID SHE WAS HAPPY
SHE SAID THAT SHE HAPPY.
SHE SAID SHE IS HAPPY.
SHE SAID, "I AM HAPPY."
79
WHICH SENTENCE HAS THE COMMON NOUN?
We saw a lion at the zoo.
We will be vacationing in Aspen this year.
My second grade teacher was Mrs. Collins.
Do you think the Knicks will win the game?
80
MY BROTHER IS TALLER THAN A SKYSCRAPER
Metaphor
PUN
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
81
SAM AND THE WORLD SERIES (check all that applies)
THESAURUS
ENCYCLOPEDIA
ALMANAC
DICTIONARY
ATLAS
CALL YOUR BEST FRIEND
82
WHICH IS THE MEANING OF "PUN"
AND THE COW JUMPED OVER THE MOON
I'M READING A BOOK ON ANTI-GRAVITY. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT DOWN
IT'S RAINING CATS AND DOGS.
WOW, BANG, BOOM
83
FIND THE CORRECT SPELLING ?
UMBRIALLA
UMBRELLA
UMBERELLA
UMBRELA
84
Common nouns are not specific. They are not names. They are only capitalized, if they are the first word in a sentence.
False
True
85
An oxymoron is a description using two opposite ideas to create an effective description.
False
True
86
"The moonless night was as dark as black velvet." Is this a example of a simile?
False
True
87
Onomatopoeia is the use of descriptive words that sound or mimic the noise they are describing.
False
True
88
Joe is doing a food show. He needs to correctly pronounce the word "prosciutto." Which reference book should he use?
DICTIONARY
CALL A FRIEND
ENCYCLOPEDIA
ATLAS
THESAURUS
ALMANAC
89
A SECONDARY SOURCE IS A DECRIPTION OF AN EVENT BY A PERSON WHO WAS AT THE EVENT.
True
False
90
TO CITE YOUR SOURCES IS TO GIVE CREDIT TO THE AUTHOR OF THE INFORMATION.
True
False
91
DEFINE: HYDRAULIC
SOMETHING THAT IS SIMILAR TO OR RELATES TO WATER
WHEN SOMETHING IS OPERATED BY WATER MOVING OR LIQUID PRESSURE
SOMETHING THAT IS IN THE WATER OR LIVES IN THE WATER
A PERSON WHO REFUSES TO CHANGE THEIR MIND ABOUT SOMETHING
92
WHICH WORD IS SPELLED INCORRECTLY ?
RECCOMMEND
SEPARATE
MILLENNIUM
ALLOTMENT
93
WHICH SENTENCE IS IN THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE?
SHE GOES TO THE STORE.
SHE IS GOING TO THE STORE.
SHE WILL BE GOING TO THE STORE.
SHE WENT TO THE STORE.
94
THIS SOURCE OFFERS INTERPRETATIONS AND ANALYSES
SECONDARY SOURCE
NEITHER
SOURCE FROM BLOG
PRIMARY SOURCE
95
FIND THE SENTENCE WITH CORRECT SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT.
THE DOGS BARKS AT NIGHT.
THE DOG BARKS AT NIGHT.
THE DOG BARK AT NIGHT.
THE DOG BARKS AT NIGHT.
96
"I think Phil dislikes me. He never said so, but his attitude certainly inferred it." Is this sentence correct?
True
False
97
TO "INFER" IS TO DEDUCE (CONCLUSION) BASED ON THE CONTEXT/EVIDENCE IN THE STORY
False
True
98
JERRY'S BONE STRUCTURE WAS REALLY BAD, HE HAD TO VISIT THE ORTHOPEDIC TO CHECK OUT HIS ?
SKELETAL SYSTEM
DENTURES
EYE
HEART
99
Allusion:Reference to well known person, thing or event of historical, cultural or literary. Requires background info
Sally ran faster than a speeding bullet when she grabbed my lipstick .
I am so hungry I would eat dirt right now.
The babble of babies brings joy to my ears.
You must play your cards right to win at the game of life.
100
IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF TEXT STRUCTURE? WHEN THE AUTHOR TALKS ABOUT ONE THING IN GREAT DETAIL.
PROBLEM AND SOLUTION
COMPARE AND CONTRAST
DESCRIPTION
SEQUENCE
101
Proper nouns name a specific person, place, thing or idea.. They always begin with a capital letter.
True
False
102
I OBJECT TO ______ TREATED UNFAIRLY.
BEING
BE
BOTHER
BEEN
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WHICH WORD IS SPELLED INCORRECTLY ?
ZOKENNI
ZOOEKNEE
ZUCIHINI
ZUCCHINI

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