Comprehension
What is the main claim of this text?
a) smart phones have improved society
b) selfies are a positive form of self-expression
c) mobile devices make taking selfies easier
What is answer B?
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The Olympic athlete is a/an (star) _______________.
What is celebrity.
What are the techniques for convincing readers to agree with a claim?
What is rhetorical devices?
Choose the word that correctly completes each sentence.
My mom comes in to say goodnight when (its/it’s) bedtime.
What is it's!
How does the writer, Gloria Chang, mainly support her ideas?
a) with direct quotations from other sources
b) with experts' opinions
c) with anecdotes and personal experience
What is answer C!
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It took a/an (long time) _______ for the bus to arrive.
What is eternity!
What rhetorical device is repeating similar grammatical structures?
What is parallelism?
Choose the word that correctly completes each sentence.
Jerome decided not to use the black-and-white (affect/effect) on his photograph.
What is effect?
Maybe it's their artistic side, maybe it's their silly side, or maybe it's to show an interest or passion, such as a love of certain foods.
What is the effect of the repetition/parallelism in this sentence?
a) it makes the author's examples convincing
b) it proves the author has considered all purposes for a selfie
What is answer A!
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She has a/an (enormous enthusiasm) _______ for skiing.
What is passion!
What rhetorical device is exaggerating the truth for effect?
Choose the word that correctly completes each sentence.
(There/Their/They’re) all obsessed with playing the latest computer game.
What is they're?
What is the primary claim the author, Gloria Chang, makes about the role of selfies today?
a) Everyone needs a cellphone to survive.
b) Selfies are the most effective tool for expressing ourselves.
c) People who are selfies are healthier than people who do not.
What is answer B!
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I don't know a (single obsessed) ___________ person.
What is narcissist!
What rhetorical device is repeating a word, phrase, or line?
What is repetition?
Choose the word that correctly completes each sentence.
Andrea was (to/two/too) tired to wake up when her alarm rang.
What is too?
What point is the author trying to make by saying that anyone who does not take or appreciate selfies must live in a cave?
a) the only way to have friends today is to take and share selfies
b) anyone who doesn't like selfies is isolated from society and living in the past
What is answer B!
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Eating candy all the time is (excessively permissive) _____________.
What is indulgent!
In an argument what contains faulty reasoning or an error in logic?
What is a logical fallacy?
Choose the word that correctly completes each sentence.
She (new/knew) how to speak German fluently.
What is knew?