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Figurative Language
Context Clues
Context Clues Part 2
Everyday Use
Misc.
100
At dusk, the wind whispered a soothing lullaby to nature's creatures.
What is personification
100
What is the meaning of "recurrence" in the sentence "The day passed away in utter silence--night came without recurrence of the noise." a-a desire for something hard to obtain b-an instance of something happening again c-a way of thinking about something important d-an understanding of something previously unknown
What is an instance of something happening again
100
"He listened so long, and sighed so heavily, that Mum had looked up from trying to placate Julius with his favorite furry rabbit." Placate means: a) teach b) soothe c) protect or d) understand
What is b) soothe
100
To interpret or make an educated guess based on observations and prior knowledge
What is to infer
100
What group of words tells us what cognition means? a-elephants know, pachyderms understand, and ability to recognize b-they will fail, partner's assistance, and a little help from your friends c-clever experiments, observations in nature, body of evidence d-working together to lift a fallen companion, inhibit pulling, and dual rope exam
What is option a
200
In the kitchen the mother summoned her troops to the mess hall.
What is metaphor
200
Later papermakers preferred to use plants with long, strong fibers. An antonym for preferred is: a) disliked b) rushed c) argued d) chose
What is disliked
200
"The Maize company plotted the design on the computer." Plotted means: 1- to plan secretly 2- to draw a plan or map 3- to create and arrange actions 4-to locate points by means of coordinates
What is 2--to draw a plan or map
200
The middle number in a set of numbers
What is the median
200
Which piece of a sentence tells us what "recurrence" means? a-I need but knock against the wall, and he will cease to work b-he will soon resume it c-Full of hope, Edmond swallowed a few mouthfuls of bread and water. d-Edmond did not close his eyes.
What is b-he will soon resume it
300
Her screeching voice broke every eardrum in the auditorium.
What is hyperbole
300
In the sentence "He often heard that shipwrecked persons had died through having eagerly devoured too much food", what is a synonym for the word devoured? a- enveloped b-afflicted c-consumed d-wasted
What is consumed
300
The availability of paper helped spur the invention of the printing press. Spur means: a)sell b) prompt c) maintain d) advertise
What is b) prompt
300
the number that appears most often in a set of numbers
What is the mode
300
A possible answer to a scientific question or explanation for an observation of evidence
What is a hypothesis
400
Like the tears of a heartbroken lover, rain poured from the dark sky.
What is simile
400
In the sentence "The study adds to the growing body of evidence that elephants show some impressive cognitive abilities", the word cognitive means: a) physical strength b) emotional expression c) mental awareness d) visual sensitivity
What is mental awareness
400
Mycologists think that there are another 200,000 fungi waiting to be named. Myco means fungus. Logy means:
What is the study of
400
Something that causes a response
What is stimuli
400
A point where two or more straight lines meet.
What is a vertex
500
Dainty and delicate--the daisy danced in the meadow among envious daffodils.
What is alliteration
500
"That's the conclusion of a new study that tested the cooperative skills of Asian elephants and showed that the pachyderms understand that they will fail at a task without a partner's assistance." What is the meaning of the word cooperative, as used in the sentence above? a) working together b) agreeing c) complex d) competing
What is working together
500
In the sentence "I must put this to the test, but without compromising anybody", compromising means: a) settling a dispute by each person conceding some b) accepting lower standards c) doing something harmful to anyone d) blaming anyone
What is doing something harmful to someone
500
Statement or principle created to explain a group of facts or phenomena
What is theory
500
To make a forecast of what will occur in the future based on evidence and/or past experience
What is to predict