English SS2

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Which word begins with a consonant cluster? 

(A) apple            (B) orange

(C) egg               (D) spy

Answer:   (D) spy

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Neither the teacher nor the students  ___ coming. 

(A) is                                (B) are

(C) were                           (D) was

Answer:  (C) were 

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“The classroom was a zoo” is an example of 

(A) simile           (B) personification 

(C) metaphor     (D) hyperbole

Answer:  (C) metaphor

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/j/ is the sound in

(A) June             (B) George 

(C) Cheap            (D) Europe 

Answer:  (D) Europe

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What type of clause is in caps: 

WHEN SHE ARRIVED, we started

(A) main clause     (B) adjectival class

(C) adverbial clause     (D) noun class

Answer:  (C) adverbial clause