Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The new puppies were playing in
the yard. The black one scampered around while the white one tried to catch
him.
In this sentence, the word
scampered means:
a. | scurried | c. | strolled | b. | dog | d. | walked |
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Which sentence uses an
underlined saying correctly?
a. | She was really in a fix when she forgot to do her
homework. | c. | We were in a
mix-up when we stirred the
pancake batter. | b. | A fire in the backyard is a backfire. | d. | She was very cold when she chilled out. |
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Kathy wore a
colorful costume to the
Halloween party.
What is a synonym for colorful?
a. | dull | c. | bright | b. | gloomy | d. | dress |
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As we were walking through the
forest we saw many beautiful wildflowers. We decided to pick some of them to take home so our
pleasure would
continue.
What is the meaning of pleasure?
a. | frustration | c. | blossom | b. | depression | d. | enjoyment |
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Word Analysis—Word
Components--RIT 181 - 190
Identify the root (base) word in
transformation.
a. | form | c. | formation | b. | transform | d. | tion |
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Read the sentence and choose
the correct prefix.
We went
shopping last night at our newest __partment store in our city.
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Read the sentence and choose
the correct suffix.
The steep
and icy road appeared to be very danger___.
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Choose the correct
contraction for the underlined words.
It does not make sense to put your shoes on before your
socks.
a. | isn’t | c. | wasn’t | b. | don’t | d. | doesn’t |
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Choose the word that is
divided correctly.
a. | hun/dred | c. | hu/nd/red | b. | hund/red | d. | hundr/ed |
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Word
Analysis—Antonyms, Homonyms, Synonyms--RIT 191 – 200
Fill in the blank.
When we
went to Cheyenne, we drove __________ a tunnel.
a. | through | c. | though | b. | threw | d. | thorough |
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Read the sentence and decide
which pair of synonyms could be used in place of the
underlined word.
The little girl wore an enormous
hat.
a. | huge-large | c. | wonderful-great | b. | minute-small | d. | beautiful-lovely |
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Which group of words means
the same as the word lost?
a. | missing, misplaced, hidden,
vanished | c. | found, forfeited,
misplaced, weak | b. | missing, misplaced, returned, without | d. | leave, disabled, sickly, hidden |
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Word
Analysis—Contextual Meaning and Vocabulary--RIT 191 – 200
1. Read the
passage.
We selected for our victim the only child of a prominent citizen named
Ebenezer Dorset. The father was respectable and tight, a mortgage fancier and a stern, upright
collection-plate passer and forecloser. The kid was a boy of ten, with freckles.
In the
passage, what does the word prominent mean?
Copyright Info: Not
enough information. O. Henry. “The Ransom of Red Chief” page 25.
(Teacher authors:
Phillips, Blackman, Felts).
a. | well-known | c. | mean-spirited | b. | unnoticeable | d. | wealthy |
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Read the
sentence.
Fran asked for a
duplicate of the original letter.
Choose the best synonym for the underlined
word.
a. | copy | c. | summary | b. | answer | d. | review |
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Read the
passage.
Yes, Utzel hated everybody and everything, but he adored his daughter. He
daydreamed that a rich young man would fall in love with her, marry her, and provide for his
wife and his father-inlaw. But not a young man in the village showed the slightest interest in
poverty.
In the passage, what does the compound word daydream mean?
Copyright Info: Not enough information. Singer, Isaac Bashevis. “Utzel
and His Daughter,
Poverty,” page 149. Teacher authors: Phillips, Blackman,
Felts).
a. | pleasant
thoughts | c. | terrible
thoughts | b. | sleeping pictures | d. | daily pictures |
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Read the
sentence.
I gave him the dog
whistle and the key to the cabin and left sufficient food.
Which word means the same as
sufficient?
a. | enough | c. | unfamiliar | b. | no | d. | delicious |
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Word Analysis—Word
Components--RIT 191 – 200
1. Given the word base, which of the following would be an appropriate compound
word?
a. | baseball | c. | abase | b. | baseless | d. | bases |
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Read the definition of each
root.
chron-time
phobia-fear
phile-love
Given the definitions of these roots,
which would mean enjoying being afraid?
a. | phobophilia | c. | chronophilia | b. | acrophobia | d. | chronophobia |
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Read the definitions of the
prefixes.
anti-against
con-with
pre-before
Given these prefixes, which word would
mean unfriendly or not wanting to be around others?
a. | antisocial | c. | predict | b. | context | d. | antidote |
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Root
Struct—build
Suffixes
ion—noun
ist—one
who
ed—past tense
s—many
Given these definitions, which word means a new
building?
a. | construction | c. | constructed | b. | destruct | d. | constructs |
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What word rhymes with
bear?
a. | there | c. | tier | b. | dear | d. | bean |
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Which word ends with the
same sound as tough?
a. | cuff | c. | fought | b. | though | d. | truth |
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