Show:
vocabulary
Vocabulary and usage
miscellaneous!
Figurative Language
The Outsiders
100
After spending many summers with my grandparents, I have heard the same stories mumerous times. As I have become an adult their stories have provided me with much ENLIGHTENMENT. What is the meaning of the word ENLIGHTENMENT based on the clues from the text? A. Wisdom B. Concealment C. Ignorance D. Expose
What is A. Wisdom
100
The teacher thinks that Marcy has a great CAPACITY for retaining information. Which word is most similar to CAPACITY in the sentence above? A. Satisfaction B. Dislike C. admiration D. Ability
What is D. Ability
100
Read each group of phrases. One of the capitalized words is not spelled correctly for the way it is used in the phrase. A. a RUDE remark B. He will WRITE a letter C. out of jail on BAIL D. RIGHT a note to Mom.
What is D. RIGHT a note to Mom
100
Which choice from a poem contains an example of onomatopoeia? A. A painting, a photo B. Mosquitoes buzzing C. The glassy pond mirrors D. Glisten in their rich brown fur
What is B. Mosquitoes buzzing
100
The "fuzz"
who are the police
200
My aunt alwats invites their family and their friends to her home on the river. She and her husband are very HOSPITABLE people. What is the meaning of the word HOSPITABLE based on the clues from the text? A. harmful to others B. unfriendly C. Ungracious D. welcoming to guest
What is D. welcoming to guest
200
Select the correct word to complete the analogy: Camera is to photographer as bicycle is to _________. A. outdoors B. Cyclist C. Road D. outdoors
What is B. Cyclist
200
Read each group of phrases. One of the capitalized words is not spelled correctly for the way it is used in the phrase. A. ALL of us are going B. DUCKED and missed me C. turn RIGHT at the corner D. Got hit in the AYE
What is D. Got hit in the AYE
200
What is the figurative meaning of the following phrase from a story?“When it rains, it pours.” A. Bad weather always comes at bad times. B. When the weather is bad, it is really bad. C. When you have one problem, there are always more problems that follow. D. One problem rarely seems like an extremely big problem.
What is C. When you have one problem, there are always more problems that follow.
200
Why is the 'gang' important to Johnny?
Because he has no one else.... His family doesn't care..
300
There was not a speck of dirt or dust in the room; it was IMMACULATE. Based on the clues in the sentence what is the meaning of the word IMMACULATE? A. stout B. morsel C. Flashy D. spotless
What is D. Spotless
300
The cafeteria serves only five main-dish choices, the same one for each day of the week every week. Which of the following sentences is appropriate to begin a letter of complaint to the school's principal from Mr. Edison's seventh grade class? A. Every day we have to eat exactly the same old thing for lunch in the cafeteria. B. Would it be much trouble for the cafeteria to make something totally different? C. We're tired of nuggets all the time, and we want something different in the cafeteria! D. We would like to request that the cafeteria offer a wider variety of main-dish choices.
What is D. We would like to request that the cafeteria offer a wider variety of main-dish choices.
300
1. Choose the antonym for the capitalized word. The painter chose a TRANQUIL location to develop his masterpiece. A. boisterous B. colorful C. serene D. dreary
What is A. Boisterous
300
Choose the best antonym for the capitalized word.   Despite the huge DISPARITY in their intelligence, the brothers loved one another deeply. A. Partiality B. Difference C. Range D. Similarity
What is D. Similarity
300
Ponyboy's parents died this way..
What is a car crash?
400
When scientist mix chemicals, they often need to NEUTRALIZE the chemicals they are mixing or they could cause an explosion. Which word is an antonym for NEUTRALIZE? A. Counteract B. Balance C. Effective D. Satisfy
What is B. Balance
400
The meaning of the word ANIMOSITY.... A. resentment B. bewildered C. cautious D. unfriendly
What is A. Resentment
400
A synonym for the word retain is A. reply. B. close. C. keep. D. scold.
What is C. Keep
400
Choose the word that is the best synonym for the underlined word. The public reacted to the menace of war. A. Destruction B. threat C. draft D. aftermath
What is B. threat
400
In the book they mention someone having a "heater". What do they mean?
A gun
500
The dictionary entry for the word DIMINISH is followed by a usage note that compares the synonyms EBB, TAPER and DWINDLE. Read the following note: DIMINISH refers to less important as in "authority diminishes"; EBB refers to a point of decline as in 'bank account at an ebb"; TAPER refers to reduce gradually as in "tapering speed"; DWINDLE refers to wasting away as in 'dwindling inheritance". Based on this usage note, which of the following sentences in NOT correct? A. The storm is beginning to taper off now. B. His fortunes were at low ebb. C. The hot water always diminishes in the middle of my shower. D. His vast fortune has dwindled away.
What is C. The hot water always diminishes in the middle of my shower.
500
Which statement from a passage is an opinion? A. I was zooming down the mountain on a snow tube with cool air rushing past me and snow all around me. B. They mix the cooled water with air to make tiny droplets and then shoot them into the freezing cold air. C. They crush the ice into small pieces and spray them onto the mountain using long, plastic hoses. D. Instead of buying it from the power plant, it would make more sense for ski areas to to have their own solar and wind generators.
What is D. Instead of buying it from the power plant, it would make more sense for ski areas to to have their own solar and wind generators.
500
Which line from a poem contains an example of figurative language? A. Unexpectedly, I reach a clearing with a small pond and see two fawns. B. Except for the sunlight that peeks through and plays C. Yet I know the two can outrun me in a second D. So alike that one seems a reflection of the other
What is B. Except for the sunlight that peeks through and plays
500
Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia? A. Laughing B. running C. hissing D. smiling
What is C. Hissing
500
This character made the statement... “Things are rough all over”
who is Cherry Valance?