Literary Movements
While right of ownership might seem always to belong to the country of origin, there are many legitimate reasons that a museum may decline such requests.
Which word with a denotation similar to the word decline has the most negative connotation?
A. forgo B. waive C. bypass D. reject
What is D reject?
“Mahailey and I will never be quite up-to-date, Ralph. We’re old-fashioned, and I don’t know but you’d better let us be.”
Which idea is conveyed through the sentences?
A. People often resist change.
B. Some people enjoy hard work.
C. One must be persistent to be persuasive.
D. Advances in technology yield positive results.
What is A- People often resist change?
A student is writing an essay that argues that community service benefits those who perform it. The student must use sources that are credible and relevant to the topic. Which source would be BEST for the student to use for the essay?
A. a newspaper article about local organizations seeking volunteers for community service opportunities B. a university study describing the positive effects of community service on volunteers’ emotional health
C. a blog post telling how to fulfill community service hours required to graduate high school
D. a novel about a teen’s experiences performing community service at a local animal shelter
What is
B. a university study describing the positive effects of community service on volunteers’ emotional health?
from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Mercutio is stabbed by Tybalt,
Mercutio comments: "Ay, ay, a scratch, a scratch. Marry, 'tis enough.
Mercutio's words are an example of
a. metaphor
b. irony
c. understatement
d. allusion
What is c. understatement?
Read the sentences.
As an avid runner, I cannot imagine how I would successfully cope with life’s challenges if I were not able to go running. Going running helps me to clear my mind of stressful thoughts.
What is the BEST way to combine the sentences to maintain their detail while avoiding repetition?
A. Clearing my mind of stressful thoughts, I cannot imagine how I would successfully cope with life’s challenges if I were not able to go running, since I am an avid runner.
B. Going running helps me to clear my mind of stressful thoughts as an avid runner, so I cannot imagine how I would successfully cope with life’s challenges if I were not able to go running.
C. As an avid runner, I cannot imagine how I would successfully cope with life’s challenges without going running, which helps me clear my mind of stressful thoughts.
D. As an avid runner, I cannot imagine how I would successfully cope with life’s challenges if I were not able to go running because going running helps me to clear my mind of stressful thoughts.
What C. As an avid runner, I cannot imagine how I would successfully cope with life’s challenges without going running, which helps me clear my mind of stressful thoughts?
“I distinctly remember forgetting that.” —Clara Barton
Which of the following figurative language terms in exemplified in the quote above?
a. hyperbole
b. paradox
c. oxymoron
d. irony
What is c. oxymoron?
A group of students is writing a report about a specific treatment available for patients with a medical condition called arthritis. One of their most credible sources is a study that was published in a medical journal three years ago.
How can the students BEST use the Internet to locate the most current findings on the subject?
A. by searching for the names of the physicians who authored the study to find out the names of the medical facilities where the treatment is implemented
B. by searching for the name of the treatment to find out if any studies on the treatment have been published in medical journals more recently
C. by searching for the title of the medical journal to find out what articles on other medical problems it has published more recently
D. by searching for articles on other topics that were written by the physicians who authored the original study to find out additional areas of expertise
What is B. by searching for the name of the treatment to find out if any studies on the treatment have been published in medical journals more recently?