Duplicate of English IV College Prep EOC Study Guide

Question 1

A fact or piece of data from a study of a large quantity of numerical data is what?

Accepted Answer

a statistic

Question 2

Which organizational style gives one topic after another as if with bullet points?

Accepted Answer

listing

Question 3

Which of these transitions might indicate a comparison?

Accepted Answer

similarly

Question 4

Words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

Accepted Answer

figurative language

Question 5

This rhetorical appeal relies on the credibility of the author. It is the root word of ethics.

Accepted Answer

ethos

Question 6

WHY something was written is referred to as the:

Accepted Answer

author's purpose

Question 7

The __ is a rhetorical device in which the author brings up a naysayer and refutes their claim.

Accepted Answer

counterclaim/counterpoint

Question 8

Which of these is usually not an author's purpose?

Accepted Answer

to bore

Question 9

This rhetorical appeal uses logic and tries to draw on the reader's prior knowledge.

Accepted Answer

logos

Question 10

What can link two closely related independent clauses to make a sentence?

Accepted Answer

a semicolon

Question 11

Where should the semicolon go?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 12

Which of these transitions might show cause and effect?

Accepted Answer

therefore

Question 13

Which organizational style begins with an incident and then explains its results?

Accepted Answer

cause & effect

Question 14

Which of these transitions does NOT repeat, summarize, or conclude?

Accepted Answer

to begin with

Question 15

Supporting details can _______ the main idea. (read all of the answers before clicking!)

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 16

This rhetorical appeal draws on the emotions of the reader. It often uses strong imagery.

Accepted Answer

pathos

Question 17

Which of these transitions can indicate time?

Accepted Answer

at first

Question 18

Which transition shows contrast?

Accepted Answer

on the other hand

Question 19

The subject of the text or WHAT it is about -- this is often called the:

Accepted Answer

main idea

Question 20

Which organizational style starts with what happened first and proceeds chronologically?

Accepted Answer

time order

Questions 20