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7th Grade Word of the Day Quiz #1
7th Grade Word of the Day Quiz #1
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A quixotic person may be described as one who is
Unrealistic and impractical
All of the above
Impractical and idealistic
Chivalrous and noble
2
What is an example of marginalia?
Football trophies and college football banners up on the wall.
Tickets, old baseball cards and other mementos.
Writing, notes and drawings in a book.
All of my brother's lacrosse gear
3
A cacophany is generally ....
Calming and soothing
Symphonic
Loud and discordant
Masterful
4
To redact can mean...
All of the above
To obscure
To edit
To censor
5
An ominous feeling would most likely occur in what kind of movie?
Either a suspense or horror film.
A suspense film.
A rom- com.
A horror film.
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Ephemera might include...
A stuffed raccoon you accidentally ran over and decided to name "Harry"
paper memorabilia, like concert ticket stubs, playing cards, postcards
Old letters from your penpal or love interest
Both blue and green
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Which is an example of alliteration?
All of the above.
Sheep should sleep in a shed.
We sat around the campfire and chomped on chunks of charred chicken.
The foggy, filthy, foul day was anything but fantastic.
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Pellucid writing has to do with being muddled or confusing in meaning and intent.
False
True
9
A downward trajectory means someone or something is...
Both blue and yellow answers.
Traveling downward in space
Doing better than in the past
Doing worse than in the past.
10
Someone seeking retribution is intent on what?
Apple- picking
Forgiveness
Revenge
Returning to the scene of the crime.
11
You would generally want to consume something (film, tv, book or music) that is hackneyed, mawkish or maudlin.
True
False
12
Which is an example of anaphora?
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...
Look at Berlin, Look at Berlin, where Germans and Americans...
Every breath you take, every bond you break, every smile you fake...
All of the above.
13
"Decree" means
Both red and blue
Neither red nor blue
To order something officially (verb)
An official order (noun)
14
The butterfly effect refers to...
The phenomenon of something seemingly small having a big impact.
The butterfly stroke.
A butterfly being squashed.
The phenomenon of something seemingly big having a small impact
15
If something has deleterious effects, you should probably...
Eat it delicately like a fancy Parisian
none of the above
Scarf it down
Not consume it or use it
16
A fastidious child might pile up all their clothes on the bed and throw their food at the wall.
False
True
17
A knack for the epistolary arts means that you are quite good at fact- checking.
False
True
18
A sweet- smelling flower would not be described as
odious.
True
False
19
An epiphany is a...
a simple, surface- level thought
like an Epipen, but different
sudden revelation or insight
a lingering doubt or question
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A magnanimous person might...
None of the above
Hit you over the head with her umbrella
Steal your umbrella
Loan you her umbrella
21
"No amount of
cajoling
will convince me to give you my donut." What does
cajole
mean?
Bribing
Threatening
None of the above.
Persuading
22
On the spectrum of human feelings, if "0" is upset and "100" is excited, where is the feeling of
equanimity
?
Towards "0"
Towards "75"
Towards "100"
Towards "50"
23
An allegory is a text or photo that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
True
False
24
What is an example of epistrophe?
Whoa! Ack! Yikes!
I'm so hungry, I can eat a horse!
A government of the people, by the people and for the people.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled persimmons.
25
"I didn't enjoy that book, with its anemic prose": anemic means....
Lacking in color, vibrancy, vitality
Neither red nor blue.
Animal- like
Both red and blue.
26
A person giving his last bag of Skittles to a stranger in need is an example of...
stranger danger
magnanimity
silliness
pusillanimity
27
When my cat is cantankerous, she is sweet and purring softly on my lap.
False
True
28
A clandestine meeting would happen out in the open.
False
True
29
A good example of sensory imagery is...
You smell good!
My dog is cuddly.
I was really nervous.
I grew pale as sweat began to bead on my temples, a thrumming in my chest..
30
"Ooh la la!" would be said if I were...
Worried.
Delighted and admiring.
Disapproving of a choice you made.
Depends on the context and the tone in which you say it.
31
A greasy meal or a smug, fake person could both be described as unctuous.
True
False
