Wait! How did she say it?
After Lily left home for college, her dad tried to sell the computer games she had played when she was little. However, he soon discovered they were OBSOLETE. The word OBSOLETE means: a) too easy b) out of date c) boring
b) out of date
The way a certain group of people communicate and speak with each other. Written, oral and nonverbal.
What is language?
This is generally conveyed through the choice of words, or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject.
What is tone?
Who is Firoozeh Dumas?
In this recent holiday fad, what "spy" hides around the house, reporting back to Santa on who has been naughty and nice.
Mrs. Jones was nervous about flying on an airplane. She had never flown before. Her daughter REASSURED her by telling her that planes are very safe. What does REASSURED mean? a) comforted b) reminded c) forced
a) comforted
What people believe and how they explain life's meanings. Death, birth, rituals, church, belief in God or a higher power.
What is religion?
Read the passage.
What is the tone?
Often you feel you’ve done nothing when you’ve actually done a lot. That’s because what you did do seemed beneath notice—it was so small that it didn’t “count.” But it did—just as each stitch counts toward a finished dress, each brick or nail toward a house you can live in, each mistake toward knowing how to do things right.
a) hesitant
b) encouraging
c) amused
What is encouraging?
Phrase or Clause?
It's whatever
This Christmas beverage is also known as "milk punch".
The way people express themselves in ways such as paintings, sculptures, architecture, dance, music, theater, and literature.
What is the arts?
What is the tone?
A vaccine is a preparation of killed or weakened germs that is injected under the skin and causes the blood to produce antibodies against the disease. Effective vaccines, for instance, have been developed for small pox, rabies, and polio.
a) objective
b) arrogant
c) regretful
Look at the underlined part of the sentence below.
Phrase or Clause?
At the end of exam week, I'm going to go home and sleep all weekend!
What is phrase?
This reindeer shares a name with a famous symbol of Valentine's Day.
Who is Cupid?
The artist had used VIVID colors in the painting, which made it stand out in the otherwise drab room. What does VIVID mean? a) dull b) tinted c) bright
c) bright
Has the power to make decisions. How a certain place is run, who it is run by, and the laws that have to be obeyed.
What is government?
Why do these things always happen to me?, Brad wondered. First I forget an important meeting, and nobody reminds me until it’s over. Then my boss dumps a big project on my desk and wants it done by yesterday. And to top everything off, I leave my wallet on the bus.
a. comic
b. self-pitying
c. optimistic
Look at the underlined part of the sentence.
Phrase or clause?
If you want me to go out tonight, you need to help me with my homework first; and if you say no, I'll know that you don't really care about going out.
No.
This holiday is referred to as The Festival of Lights or The Festival of Dedication.
What is Chanukah?
It is a condition or system in which two or more states, groups, principles, sources of authority, etc., coexist.
What’s the matter with those idiots in the city council? First they pass new parking regulations saying we can’t park our cars in front of our own houses without a special permit. Now they’ve gone and slapped another tax on gas purchase—just to widen a road that’s already wide enough. Anyway, nobody enjoys the traffic delays resulting from road construction. The sooner we vote those incompetents out, the better off we’ll all be.
a. objective
b. angry
c. surprised
Read the underlined part of the sentence.
Phrase or clause?
This week's winners are Joe from Reno, Nevada; Diane from Phoenix, Arizona; and Matt from Irvine, California.
Phrase
This toy is a four-sided spinning top with a Hebrew letter on each side. Children played with it in order to practice and study the religion when they were forbidden to do so.
What is a dreidel?