Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Read the
passage.
Doug was five years
old and just learning to ride his bike. He was off to a great start, but then he lost his balance and
crashed onto the grass. He was not hurt, but he started to cry, because it scared him. His father ran
to his side and checked to make sure he was okay. Then, his father laughed and said,
“It’s a good thing you didn’t hurt my grass!”
Why did Doug’s
father make this joke?
a. | to make Doug laugh and feel
better | c. | to remind Doug to be more
careful | b. | to make Doug cry more | d. | to be mean |
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Word
Analysis—Antonyms, Homonyms, Synonyms--RIT 191 – 200
Fill in the blank.
When we
went to Cheyenne, we drove __________ a tunnel.
a. | through | c. | though | b. | threw | d. | thorough |
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Read the sentence and decide
which pair of synonyms could be used in place of the
underlined word.
The little girl wore an enormous
hat.
a. | huge-large | c. | wonderful-great | b. | minute-small | d. | beautiful-lovely |
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Which group of words means
the same as the word lost?
a. | missing, misplaced, hidden,
vanished | c. | found, forfeited,
misplaced, weak | b. | missing, misplaced, returned, without | d. | leave, disabled, sickly, hidden |
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Word
Analysis—Contextual Meaning and Vocabulary--RIT 191 – 200
1. Read the
passage.
We selected for our victim the only child of a prominent citizen named
Ebenezer Dorset. The father was respectable and tight, a mortgage fancier and a stern, upright
collection-plate passer and forecloser. The kid was a boy of ten, with freckles.
In the
passage, what does the word prominent mean?
Copyright Info: Not
enough information. O. Henry. “The Ransom of Red Chief” page 25.
(Teacher authors:
Phillips, Blackman, Felts).
a. | well-known | c. | mean-spirited | b. | unnoticeable | d. | wealthy |
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Read the
sentence.
Fran asked for a
duplicate of the original letter.
Choose the best synonym for the underlined
word.
a. | copy | c. | summary | b. | answer | d. | review |
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Read the
passage.
Yes, Utzel hated everybody and everything, but he adored his daughter. He
daydreamed that a rich young man would fall in love with her, marry her, and provide for his
wife and his father-inlaw. But not a young man in the village showed the slightest interest in
poverty.
In the passage, what does the compound word daydream mean?
Copyright Info: Not enough information. Singer, Isaac Bashevis. “Utzel
and His Daughter,
Poverty,” page 149. Teacher authors: Phillips, Blackman,
Felts).
a. | pleasant
thoughts | c. | terrible
thoughts | b. | sleeping pictures | d. | daily pictures |
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Read the
sentence.
I gave him the dog
whistle and the key to the cabin and left sufficient food.
Which word means the same as
sufficient?
a. | enough | c. | unfamiliar | b. | no | d. | delicious |
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Word Analysis—Word
Components--RIT 191 – 200
1. Given the word base, which of the following would be an appropriate compound
word?
a. | baseball | c. | abase | b. | baseless | d. | bases |
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Read the definition of each
root.
chron-time
phobia-fear
phile-love
Given the definitions of these roots,
which would mean enjoying being afraid?
a. | phobophilia | c. | chronophilia | b. | acrophobia | d. | chronophobia |
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Read the definitions of the
prefixes.
anti-against
con-with
pre-before
Given these prefixes, which word would
mean unfriendly or not wanting to be around others?
a. | antisocial | c. | predict | b. | context | d. | antidote |
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Root
Struct—build
Suffixes
ion—noun
ist—one
who
ed—past tense
s—many
Given these definitions, which word means a new
building?
a. | construction | c. | constructed | b. | destruct | d. | constructs |
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What word rhymes with
bear?
a. | there | c. | tier | b. | dear | d. | bean |
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Which word ends with the
same sound as tough?
a. | cuff | c. | fought | b. | though | d. | truth |
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