Figurative Language
What does the metaphor in this text suggest? He reads incessantly; new ideas are food for his mind.
1) He often reads about food and cooking.
2) He is stimulated by new ideas.
What is he is stimulated by new ideas.
Which are prehistoric?
1) ancient Egyptians
2) dinosaurs
What is dinosaurs.
The root chron means time. What does the word anachronism mean?
1) some harmful behavior or by product that is legally prohibited
2) something that appears in the incorrect historical period
3) something that is morally prohibited
What is something that appears in the incorrect historical period.
Scotch broom can damage native ecosystems in much of the United States. The flowering plant was introduced to this country from Europe, and it has flourished in the wild here. The problem is that it spreads quickly and crowds out native plants, destroying habitats for native wildlife.
Which word means grown very well?
What is flourished.
Which is the main persuasive appeal used in this slogan?
Serving up good times! (Super Tom Paper Plates)
Answer Choices:
Ethos (Character), Logos (Reason), Pathos (Emotion)
What is Pathos (Character).
What does the idiom in this text suggest? For many runners who prefer running barefoot but still want some more support and protection, minimalist shoes are the best thing since sliced bread.
1) The shoes are a fabulous invention.
2) The shoes are as soft as freshly baked bread.
What is the shoes are as a soft as freshly baked bread.
Why might you distrust a news story?
1) because it contains false information
2) because you already heard it on another network
What is because it contains false information.
The root mal means bad or evil. What does the word maleficent mean?
1) working to cause harm to others
2) working to establish your trustworthiness
3) working for a long period of time
What is working to cause harm to others.
During political campaigns, many candidates use advertisements that discuss what's wrong with their opponents. However, University of Missouri professor Bill Benoit has recommended that candidates avoid attacking their opponents' characters. His research suggests that attack ads can backfire in dramatic ways. Benoit instead recommends that politicians accentuate the positive in their advertisements.
What word means emphasize?
What is accentuate.
Which is the main persuasive appeal used in this slogan?
Don't Let Bad Breath Hold You Back (Tantip Breath Mints)
Answer Choices:
Ethos (Character), Logos (Reason), Pathos (Emotion)
What is Pathos (Emotion).
What does the hyperbole in this text suggest? [Pinocchio's] tears had dried and only hard, dry sobs shook his wooden frame. But these [sobs] could be heard by the faraway hills... -Carlo Collodi, Pinocchio
2) Pinocchio's sobs were very loud.
What is Pinocchio's sobs were very loud.
Who doesn't have a spotless school record?
1) a student who was caught cheating
2) a student who is on time every day
What is a student who was caught cheating.
The word multiply contains the root multi. What does the root multi mean?
1) change
2) light
3) one thousand
4) many
What is many.
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Constitution extended suffrage to Americans aged eighteen to twenty-one. Advocates of the change argued that since eighteen-yea-olds were fighting in the military, they deserved to participate in the political process. Before that, only people aged twenty-one or older could cast ballots in the nation's elections.
What word means the right to vote?
What is suffrage.
Which is the main persuasive appeal used in this slogan?
Studies show that Duophase Clinical Strength toothpaste is 96% as effective as a professional dental cleaning (Duophase Toothpaste).
Answer Choices:
Ethos (Character), Logos (Reason), Pathos (Emotion)
What is Logos (Reason).
Read the source of the allusion. George Orwell's novel 1984 focuses on a totalitarian society in which the citizens are frequently reminded that their leader, Big Brother, is always watching.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence? The headline read: "Smart Phones Becoming Big Brother."
1) a threatening power that monitors all aspects of people's lives
2) a piece of technology that allows for greater convenience
What is a threatening power that monitors all aspects of people's lives.
Which business is profitable?
1) one that is filing for bankruptcy
2) one that makes more money than it spends
What is one that makes more money than it spends.
What does the root cede mean?
1) war
2) drive or push
3) shape
4) go or yield
What is go or yield.
Edith Piaf was a French singer born in 1915 who influenced many other singers, including Frank Sinatra. She stood just under five feet tall, but her tiny size belied the size of her voice. She sang huge, booming songs and is especially remembered for her recording of a song titled "Non, je ne regrette rien." French for "No, I regret nothing."
What word means gave a false idea of?
What is belied.
Which is the main persuasive appeal used in this slogan?
You'll Never Forget The Day You Had a Heart Attack. Redox Can Help It Never Happen Again.
Answer Choices:
Ethos (Character), Logos (Reason), Pathos (Emotion)
What is Pathos (Emotion).
Read the source of allusion. The character Pollyanna, from Eleanor Porter's children's book, is a young girl who finds good in everything and everyone.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence? "Wanda is such a Pollyanna!" Duncan announced with a sign.
1) an unintelligent person
2) an overly optimistic person
What is an overly optimistic person.
Which is solvable?
1) a problem that has a solution
2) a problem that has no solution
What is a problem that has a solution
What does the world propulsion mean?
1) the state of being harmful to oneself
2) the state of being too small to function properly
3) the state of being moved forward
4) the state of being under construction
For most presidential elections in the twentieth century, Missouri was a reliable bellwether state. Between 1904 and 2004, in every election except one, the candidate favored by the voters of Missouri was ultimately elected president. In 2008 and 2012, however, Missouri voted Republican, but Democratic candidate Barack Obama won.
What word means one that leads or indicates what others will do?
What is bellwether.
Which is the main persuasive appeal used in this slogan?
When I have a big day on set, I always bring my Venus water. -Kristen Rogers, actress.
Answer Choices:
Ethos (Character), Logos (Reason), Pathos (Emotion)
What is Ethos (Character).