Language
Research/Communication
Logic
Literature
Poetry/Drama
100
Correct the sentence. A dog in one of the kennels need water.
What is - A dog in one of the kennels needs water.
100
Choose the correct commonly confused word. Anyone who (compliments, complements) my cooking gets an extra serving of dessert.
What is - Anyone who compliments my cooking gets an extra serving of dessert.
100
Which word best completes the analogy? Sculptor is to limestone as artist is to _______. A. portrait B. granite C. brush D. paint
What is D. paint
100
The high point of a story, play, novel.
What is the climax
100
Which of the following is a definition of a soliloquy? A. Two or more actors are speaking to each other. B. An actor makes a comment to the audience. C. The audience cannot hear what the actor is saying. D. An actor is alone on stage delivering a speech.
What is D. An actor is alone on stage delivering a speech.
200
Correct the run-on sentence. We set our bags down just for a minute someone stole them.
What is - We set our bags down just for a minute, and someone stole them. What is - We set our bags down just for a minute; someone stole them. What is - We set our bags down just for a minute. Someone stole them.
200
Context clues. When heavy rains washed out the dirt road, our cabin became inaccessible. Based on the context in the sentence, what does inaccessible mean? A. easy to get to B. filled with water C. unreachable D. invincible
What is C. unreachable
200
Read these sentences. Our store is pleased to announce the new Golden Age Budget Plan. It's a plan specially created to meet the real needs of real people. Now you can buy the things you want when you want them. What is the main device used in these sentences? A. name-calling B. plain folks appeal C. snob appeal D. loaded words
What is B. plain folks appeal
200
The method of revealing characters through the use of speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and appearance.
What is characterization
200
The following is an example of My cat weighs a ton. A. personification B. hyperbole C. metaphor D. Idiom
What is B. hyperbole
300
What is the sentence pattern? Your mother's chocolate pie was delicious! A. subject-verb B. subject-action verb-direct object C. subject-linking verb-subject complement D. subject-action verb-indirect object-direct object
What is C. subject-linking verb-subject complement
300
Which of these would be a primary source about physicist and Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie? A. An encyclopedia entry about Marie Curie B. An internet article about famous physicists C. A magazine article about Nobel prize winners D. A transcript of an interview with Marie Curie
What is D. A transcript of an interview with Marie Curie
300
Read these sentences. Cities continue to grow as more and more people move from rural parts of the country to urban areas. The lure of jobs draws them, as do the cultural attractions and exciting opportunities of city life. What is the most likely conclusion to be drawn from these sentences? A. The urban population is declining. B. The population of the nation as a whole is increasing. C. People rarely move from the country to the city. D. The rural population is decreasing.
What is D. The rural population is decreasing.
300
What point of view is this passage written in. As I walked up the hill, I realized that the atmosphere was just too quiet. There was no sound from the cardinal who was nearly always singing from the top of the maple tree. I thought I saw a shadow move high up on the slope, but when I looked again it was gone. Still, I shuddered as I felt a silent threat pass over me like a cloud over the sun.
What is first person
300
Tiger! Tiger! Burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame they fearful symmetry? The poem uses A. Alliteration and onomatopoeia B. Repetition and metaphor C. Rhyme and assonance D. Slant rhyme and alliteration
What is D. Slant rhyme and alliteration
400
Correctly punctuate this sentence. I am selling them as a fundraiser said his mom
What is - "I am selling them as a fundraiser," said his mom.
400
Which is not correct use of MLA formatting for citing sources? A. Jamison explained that modern art was marked by "excessive splashes of color" (133). B. Modern art is characterized by "excessive splashes of color" (Jamison 133). C. Jamison spends great effort defining the role of the artist (147). D. Jamison defines the role of the artist. (147)
What is D. Jamison defines the role of the artist. (147)
400
Read this paragraph. We emerged from the subway and walked toward the concert hall. There was a line of people snaking from the heavy ornamental doors all the way down 66th Street. "Oh, no," I thought. "It's going to take me forever to buy a ticket." On which false premise is this paragraph based? A. A ticket is required in order to attend the concert. B. All of the people waiting in line are waiting to buy a ticket. C. The concert hall is at the corner of 66th Street and 5th Avenue. D. The line of people are actually waiting in front of the hospital.
What is B. All of the people waiting in line are waiting to buy a ticket.
400
John laughed hollowly. “You’re joking,” he said, wondering how on earth he would ever get over this. Veronica shook her head slowly. Her heart was breaking at having to tell him this news. John stood up and banged his fist against the wall, hard, once, but that did nothing to disperse the fury coursing through him. He still couldn’t believe it. “I’ll have to leave now,” he said, thinking that he couldn’t bear to stay there another moment. Veronica nodded slowly. He was upset now, but she knew he'd get over it.
What is third person omniscient
400
Read this sentence. When we reached the tulip bed, the four severed stalks were like broken lamps without shades. Which literary device does this sentence contain? A. pun B. idiom C. metaphor D. simile
What is D. simile
500
Add comma(s). These tacos which were made with chicken are healthy.
What is - These tacos, which were made with chicken, are healthy.
500
Read this excerpt from a speech given by a political candidate. It's time for government to step in. The cost of groceries is rising faster than a rocket launched Kennedy Space Center. Families may soon have to stop eating altogether at this rate. A. analogy B. hyperbole C. parallelism and repetition D. rhetorical device
What is - B. hyperbole
500
Which of these statements is an opinion? A. Over 70 percent of 8-18-year-olds have an idiot box in their bedroom. B. Four hours a day of television translates into almost 30 hours a week. C. The number of children watching television daily is frightening. D. The A.C Neilsen Company tells us that the average American watches more than four hours of television a day.
What is C. The number of children watching television daily is frightening.
500
Which of the following contains an allusion? A. He used his Herculean strength to lift the car off of his wife. B. We should go to Disney World on vacation. C. I really like the movie Back to the Future. D. The magician did a magic trick that really baffled me.
What is A. He used his Herculean strength to lift the car off of his wife.
500
Even though we are so close to the end of the semester, it is important that you don't throw in the towel. What is the above an example of?
What is an idiom
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