I will only ______ and sign your contract if I get $100.00 in advance.
a. recollect
b. classify
c. consent
What is c. consent?
100
The teacher's ______ personality comforts students and encourages them to ask questions.
a. awkward
b. adequate
c. wholesome
What is wholesome?
100
What are the 5 types of signal words studied in class?
What are time, addition, cause & effect, contrast, and example?
100
The words during, after, and first are which types of signal words?
What is time words?
100
This is the main idea.
1. There are far more deaths in automobile accidents than in airplane accidents.
2. The fear of flying is not based in reality.
3. Six times as many people die in train wrecks as in commercial airline crashes.
What is #2?
200
We only have to _____ today's extreme heat and then it will become cooler.
a. endure
b. exclaim
c. vanish
What is a. endure?
200
I wish I had a bigger _____ of summer clothes. All I have are my boots and sweaters.
a. potential
b. variety
c. response
What is b. variety?
200
At least nine states get their names from rivers that flow through them. To illustrate, Minnesota is named after the Minnesota River. Which signal word is used in this sentence?
a. addition
b. example
c. cause & effect
What b. example?
200
A phobia is an irrational and extreme fear of some object or situation. One example is a fear of heights. This passage uses
a. time words
b. addition words
c. example words
What are example words?
200
This is the second major detail of this paragraph.
1. The American Heart Association has identified the major causes of heart disease.
2. Smoking was number one.
3. A fourth cause was inactivity.
4. Next is high blood pressure.
What is #4?
300
The antonym of a perpendicular line is a _____ line.
a. complex
b. customary
c. horizontal
What is a horizontal line?
300
When you want to start something, you are trying to _____ it.
a. vanish
b. appeal
c. establish
What is c. establish?
300
I told you not to tell mom that I put the dent in her car, and you still did. Which signal word is used here?
a. cause & effect
b. time
c. contrast
What is c. contrast?
300
Tarantulas are scary-looking, but they are actually quite harmless. This sentence uses which type of signal word?
What is a contrast word?
300
This sentence is the main idea.
1. Many people say they have a problem sleeping.
2. But in many cases, sleep problems can be avoided by following a few simple guidelines.
3. First, don't drink alcoholic beverages or drinks with caffeine close to bedtime.
What is #2?
400
Don't be too ____ to play outside; you have to finish your chores first.
a. abrupt
b. complex
c. eager
What is eager?
400
I often get letters of ____ from the Humane Society to support their cause with $19.00/month.
a. appeal
b. variety
c. potential
What is a. appeal?
400
Changes at the end of the 1800s created more work for women. Which signal word is used here?
a. time
b. cause & effect
c. addition
What is b. #2 cause & effect?
400
Being unemployed can have harmful effects on health. This sentence uses what type of signal word?
What is a cause & effect word?
400
This is the topic of the following paragraph.
Secondhand smoke - smoke from someone else's cigar or cigarette - can cause breathing illnesses and even lung cancer. According to the government, the dangers of secondhand smoke can be avoided in a few ways.
a. smoking
b. the government
c. secondhand smoke
What is b.?
500
"Recollect" doesn't mean to collect something again, but to ________.
What is remember?
500
When you feel funny and goofy, you feel ______.
What is awkward?
500
(1) Researchers have learned that laughing can be good for you. (2) Laughing relaxes the facial muscles, causing you to look and feel less tense. (3) It also increases the oxygen in the brain, resulting in light-headed sense of well-being. (4) In addition, laughing is a proven stress-reducer; it therefore decreases your chances of getting stress-related illnesses. Which signal word pattern does this paragraph follow?
What is cause & effect?
500
Students who work full time sometimes nap before classes because they are tired after work. Which is the cause and which is the effect?
What is cause: tired after work and effect: nap before class?
500
When I decided to study instead of going to the party, I knew it was a prudent decision. I ended up with an A on the test. "Prudent" means
a. clever
b. incorrect
c. wise