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This is a professional development quiz for ELA/Communication/Librarians.
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1
What is inertia?
How fast an object is going divided by the distance
A type of gas for which the inert gases were named
Mass of an object divided by its volume
The tendency of an object to resist change in motion
2
A binary star system has more than three stars.
IDK
False
Maybe
True
3
The dictionary definition of a word.
Figure of Speech
Denotation
Epithet
Connotation
4
Wise saying; proverb; short, memorable saying that expresses a truth and is handed down.
Aphorism
Analogy
Adage
Apostrophe
5
The structure of a story; the sequence in which the author arranges events in a story.
Plot
Allusion
Verisimilitude
Pathetic Fallacy
6
A device in literature where an object represents an idea.
Parody
Theme
Symbolism
Narrator
7
A mild word which substitutes for another which would be undesirable because it is too direct.
Euphemism
Point of View
Picaresque Novel
Genre
8
The three states of matter are solid, liquid and gas.
IDK
True
Maybe So
False
9
The use of angry and insulting language.
Invective
Mood
Jargon
Malapropism
10
Routes along rivers, lakes, or oceans that are used to get from one place to another are
ports.
waterways.
crops.
river valleys
11
Which of the following is the Highest Common Factor of 18, 24 and 36?
6
72
18
36
12
How are tides created?
Based on the Earth's tilt
Based on the Earth's axis
Based on the moon's position
Based on the height of the usn in the sky
13
The tail of a comet always points towards the Sun.
Maybe So
False
IDK
True
14
A statement which can contain two or more meanings.
Foil
Anecdote
Ambiguity
Epigraph
15
Lines of latitude, and lines of longitude
have numbers on them.
are written on street signs.
have numbers on them.
have letters on them.
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A repetition of sentences using the same structure.
Pastoral
Aphorism
Parallel Structure
Adage
17
A figure of speech comparing two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
Soliloquy
Analogy
Simile
Metaphor
18
32,000 is written in scientific notation as:
32x10^3
3.2x10^3
32x10^4
3.2x10^4
19
A statement which lessens or minimizes the importance of what is meant.
Verisimilitude
Understatement
Colloquialism
Hyperbole
20
In coordinate geometry, the equation of the x-axis is
x = 0
y = x
y = 1
y = 0
21
The hero or central character of a literary work.
Motif
Protagonist
Literary Theory
Genre
22
Crops can be grown near rivers because the land is usually
fertile.
dry.
poor.
rocky.
23
The audience knows something that the characters in the drama do not.
Adage
Dramatic Irony
Bildungsroman
Apostrophe
24
What type of star system has no defined shape?
Irregular Galaxy
Binary Star System
Milky Way
Spiral Galaxy
25
The value of 5 in the number 357.21 is
5 tens
5 hundreds
5 ones
5 tenths
26
3x - 4(x + 6) =
7x + 6
x + 6
-7x - 24
-x - 2
27
Grid lines called lines of longitude, run up and down, north to south. These lines are called.
meridians.
lines of latitude.
parallels.
poles.
28
The emotional content of a word.
Figurative Language
Epic
Connotation
Denotation
29
The result of an action is the reverse of what the actor expected.
Situational Irony
Oxymoron
Postmodernism
Understatement
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The contrast is between the literal meaning of what is said and what is meant.
Analogy
Paradox
Verbal Irony
Juxtaposition
