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SAT-Prep Grammar/Rhetorical Device Review
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A review of SAT style grammar questions and rhetorical strategies, now with kitties!
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Revise: Every single one of them passed their exams!
no error
one of those
passed his or her exams
passed the exams
2
A statement that is seemingly simultaneously both true and false is a/an:
irony
epiphany
paradox
analogy
3
An
independent clause
is:
a complete thought that stands on its own
an independent sentence who don't need no man
an incomplete thought
a complete thought that is followed by a dependent clause
4
A work that is
didactic
is intended to:
teach a moral lesson
compel the audience to question authority
condemn a specific person or group
dictate a political message
5
Proctor confessed to cheating on his wife with Abigail, who accuses Elizabeth of being a witch.
whom accuses
who accused Elizabeth
no error
Proctor confesses to cheating
6
His journey led him to London, England; Mumbai, India; Tokyo, Japan; and Belfast, Ireland.
His journey led him to:
London, England, Mumbai, India, Tokyo, Japan, and Belfast
no error
Tokyo, Japan and Belfast, Ireland
7
The expression "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise" is a/an:
colloquialism
aphorism
didactic
elegy
8
A dependent clause is often defined by a:
domineering conjunction
coordinating conjunction
subordinating conjunction
conjunction junction, what's your function?
9
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses is:
anaphora
apostrophe
parallel structure
syntax
10
The purpose of a
conjunctive adverb
(however, nevertheless, although) is to:
join two independent clauses
be confusing
connect an independent to a dependent clause
demonstrate a relationship between independent clauses
11
A brief personal story shared by the author or the character in a work is a/an:
allusion
fun fact
flash back
anecdote
12
Which of the following is the primary use for a
semicolon
?
to separate two independent but related clauses
to indicate a brief pause
to introduce a list
to combine a dependent and independent clause
13
Which of the following is
NOT
an example of a subordinating conjunction?
whereas
nevertheless
unless
although
14
The act of placing two works, concepts, or objects side by side for contrast is:
juxtaposition
allegory
foil
irony
15
REVISE: The girl's boyfriend,
who was a weenie
, was eventually chased out of town.
no error
whom was a weenie
who is a weenie
who were a weenie
16
A
dependent clause
is also known as a/an:
incomplete sentence
subordinated sentence
damn shame
fragment
17
The ending of Poe's "Pit and the Pendulum" can be interpreted at face value as:
deus ex machina
unlikely
epistolary
ironic
18
A sudden insight or realization by a narrator, character, or author in a work is a/an:
nostalgia
motif
eulogy
epiphany
19
Revise: Because of the SAT, I was exempt from my English and Math exams!
english and math exams
I was excused from
The SAT was the cause that
no error
20
Tone differs from mood by:
often being intentionally ironic
defining the emotional impact on the audience
by indicating the attitude of the author toward the subject
using imagery as its primary function
21
An
antecedent
is:
a protester who objects to cedents
the gender and number of a pronoun
the noun to which a pronoun refers
the clause that precedes a comma
22
Although based on true events,
The Crucible
is a _______ of the events that happened in Salem.
dramatization
symbol
juxtaposition
allegory
23
Revise: I feel nervous about the SAT; however, I know I am well prepared.
no error
SAT; but I know
SAT; however I knew I was well prepared
SAT; and I know
24
Which of the following is
NOT
proper usage of a
colon
?
to separate a noun from its verb in a sentence
to introduce a list
to join an independent clause to an appositive
to introduce a quotation
25
Miss Claunch's 4th hour students...
would like to escape her diabolical clutches
are ready to go nap-nap
will try their best on the SAT
are extremely attractive and charming
26
Fiction that begins
in media res
begins in:
flash back
descriptive detail
the narrator's consciousness
the middle of the action
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REVISE: The cat, who you gave a treat to, is purring contentedly.
purred contentedly
purred content
to whom you gave a treat
no error
