Synonyms, Antonyms, and Context Clues
Roots and Affixes
Organizational Patterns
Organizational Patterns 2.0
Miscellaneous
100
From the scarves and the wool coats, we didn’t know what to make of their strange attire in the 90 degree heat. In this sentence, the word attire is best defined as:
a. clothes
b. poses
c. statements
d. performances.
a. clothes
100
review
rewind
return
reflect
reduce
The above words all have a prefix meaning...
a. again
b. before
c. with
d. against
a. again
100
Russian women organized a strike for “bread and peace” because millions of soldiers were killed during the war.
The author’s organizational pattern that best describes the sentence is –
a. generalization
b. compare and contrast
c. sequential
d. cause and effect
d. cause and effect
100
Global warming is the rising of air and water temperatures all over the globe. This is the result of higher levels of certain gasses in the Earth’s atmosphere. Global warming is linked to natural disasters like droughts, flooding, severe weather, and hurricanes. It also may be creating troubling environmental changes, like melting polar ice and threatening some species of animals.
What organizational pattern is used in this paragraph?
a. compare and contrast
b. sequential
c. cause and effect
d. problem and solution
c. cause and effect
100
An endangered animal organization has made it easy to donate money. First, you go on their website. Once there, click on the red button that says donate. You can choose either credit card or PayPal. After entering the amount desired, click submit.
Which best describes the organizational pattern used in these sentences?
a. problem and solution
b. compare and contrast
c. cause and effect
d. process
d. process
200
He was found running down the street after midnight so his parents were penalized. The ticket was $50, and he would have to pay it with his own money.
Choose the word that is a synonym for penalized.
a. crooked
b. informed
c. fined
d. dedicated
c. fined
200
I was beginning to think that I had lost my mind. Which of the following words uses the suffix –ing in the same way as the word beginning.
a. whining
b. ring
c. bling
d. ingredients
a. whining
200
On one particular trip, my family had decided to travel down to Topsail Island for several days before school began. It was late August, and so hot I thought my skin would melt under the burning sun. We were leaving our home, which was a little under five hours away from the island. After eating dinner at a fast food restaurant, we all piled into the station wagon and began the long journey to Topsail Island. We had decided to travel at night to avoid the heat of the day. Since I was the youngest child, I sat in the rear of the station wagon, behind my big brother and sister, in the rear-facing backseat. My parents sat in the front seat of the car. Our drive there took longer than expected. There was road construction outside Greensboro, North Carolina, and we had to take several detours. Finally, however, we arrived on the island.
What is the organizational pattern of this paragraph?
a. process
b. chronological
c. enumeration
d. cause and effect
b. chronological
200
Which sentence signals that the writer will propose a different class trip?
a. Since the museum is so close, students often go there with their families, with scouting troops, or with other groups.
b. We have enjoyed the many interesting exhibits, but this year we are hoping to learn something new.
c. This information will help when learning about topics such as how food webs work and how plants respond to light.
d. In addition, the field trip supports what we are studying in our English class.
b. We have anjoyed the many interesting exhibits, but this year, we are hoping to learn something new.
200
Identify the point of view in the following passage: Frodo Baggins knew that the fate of Middle-earth rested on his shoulders as he embarked on his perilous journey to destroy the One Ring. With his loyal companions by his side, he braved the dangers of Mordor, knowing that failure was not an option.
first or third person
third person
300
Read the sentences. Choose the word that best completes both sentences.
Marla swept the sand away from the fossil with a small _________.
Mrs. Pickens hired me to clear the ________ from her yard.
a. broom
b. grass
c. brush
d. tool
c. brush
300
antithesis
anticlimactic
antidote
antisocial
antiseptic
The above words all have a prefix meaning...
a. again
b. before
c. with
d. against
d. against
300
A peaceful retreat for relaxing, Mountain Lake attracts visitors who have long appreciated the natural beauty of the area. In the late 1850s the Mountain Lake Company built the first wooden hotel here to lodge stagecoach travelers. Hotel ownership changed throughout the years. In the 1930s a new owner replaced the wooden hotel with the present structure of native sandstone. The historical Mountain Lake Hotel had provided comfortable beds and fine food to its guests ever since. Today the site includes the main hotel and smaller cabins. Guests enjoy many outdoor activities. Some of these include hiking, fishing, swimming, mountain bike riding, and boat riding.
The author organizes information in this paragraph by –
a. comparing the hotel’s appearance to nearby hotels.
b. listing the reasons people visit the hotel.
c. explaining why the hotel needed to be changed.
d. telling about the hotel’s development.
d. telling about the hotel's development
300
Which sentence contains a comparison?
a. In two months, these tiny birds will have grown enough to take their first flight.
b. When the eggs open, the chicks, which weigh only about two ounces, crawl out.
c. Like other birds, ospreys like to build their nests in high locations.
d. Usually, ospreys hit the water feet first, plunging underwater to catch their food.
c. Like other birds, ospreys like to buld their nests in high locations.
300
Alec needs to include a graphic in his history report to show a progression of General John Buford’s 2nd Union Cavalry Brigade during the Battle of Gettysburg.
Which would be the most useful text feature to include in the report?
a. Sidebar about the Gettysburg Address
b. List of the brigade’s casualties from the beginning to the end of the battle.
c. Map of the brigade’s movement during the Gettysburg campaign
d. Picture of General Buford
c. Map of the brigade's movement during the Gettysburg campaign
400
Because the conflagration was aided by the wind, it was so destructive that every building in the area was completely burned to the ground. Choose the word that is a synonym for conflagration.
a. quench
b. inferno
c. obligation
d. construction
b. inferno
400
I can’t believe she was so unrecognizable.
Which of the following words uses the prefix un- in the same way as the word unrecognizable?
a. understand
b. unpredictable
c. unicorn
d. bunny
b. unpredictable
400
Conserve electricity. Change your thermostat setting, turn off unused lights, and use compact fluorescent bulbs.
Drive smarter. Combine trips to save gas, drive a smaller car, and keep your engine tuned up.
Speak out! Tell others about global warming. Share these tips. Write your government representatives and tell them you want action now to stop global warming!What organizational pattern is used in these paragraphs?
a. sequential
b. problem and solution
c. concept and definition
d. enumeration
b. problem and solution
400
Cold weather does not bother the wolverines at all. In fact, wolverines prefer some of the coldest places in the world, including northern Canada, Alaska, and Siberia.
In these sentences, the words “In fact” introduce –
a. an effect
b. a definition
c. a contrast
d. an example
d. an example
400
Which statement best illustrates internal conflict?
a. With that, Jonathan walked out the door.
b. The men in the red jackets were the British Army stationed in the colony of Massachusetts.
c. James Edmund was 10 years old and lived on a farm outside the town of Concord.
d. It was all he could do to keep from crying in front of his family.
d. It was all he could do to keep from crying in front of his family.
500
In the sentence "The storm clouds gathered ominously on the horizon, hinting at the impending danger," what does the word "ominously" most likely mean?
a) Strangely
b) Dangerously
c) Brightly
d) Quietly
b. dangerously
500
Which of the following words contains a root meaning bad or evil.
a. compass
b. beneficial
c. malicious
d. manuscript
c. malicious
500
Which organizational pattern is used in this text?
a. cause and effect
b. generalization
c. enumeration
d. concept and definition
c. enumeration
500
An article discussing the pros and cons of enforcing a school-wide uniform policy would most likely be organized by –
a. generalization
b. process
c. cause and effect
d. compare and contrast
d. compare and contrast
500
Dr. Pepperberg wanted to find out if parrots know what they are saying. She had read communication research on apes and dolphins. Some chimpanzees and gorillas can communicate with humans by using sign language. Dolphins can be taught to “talk” to people by pushing buttons labeled with symbols. Tests have shown that these animals know the meaning of what they are “saying.”
In this paragraph, why did the author put quotation marks around the words “talk” and “saying”?
a. These are words that someone else said.
b. The author does not believe the scientists.
c. These are amazing achievements for animals.
d. The animals mentioned do not actually speak.
d. the animals mentions do not actually speak