Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Composing and Writing
Process—Drafting and Revising Skills—RIT 231-240
Identify the sentence with a
metaphor.
a. | The sun gives light to my
day. | c. | The sun is the light of my
life. | b. | The sun shines her light on me. | d. | The sun is like joy to me. |
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Composing and Writing
Process—Use Editing and Proofreading Processes—RIT 231-240
On a very cold night, Jack clumsily walked down the
heavily snow-packed street.
Which of the underlined words is NOT an adverb?
a. | very | c. | snow-packed | b. | clumsily | d. | heavily |
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Which is NOT an indefinite
pronoun?
a. | myself | c. | everyone | b. | all | d. | few |
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Which sentence contains a
metaphor?
a. | The empty blanks reminded me that I
did not know any answers. | c. | He eats like a wild horse. | b. | Her complexion was leather after years of
suntanning. | d. | The room was beautifully decorated
with red roses. |
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Identify the incorrect
tense.
a. | will have
eaten | c. | have
eaten | b. | had eaten | d. | would eaten |
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Composition
Structure—Use Appropriate Format—RIT 221-230
These sentences could form a paragraph. Which is the best
topic sentence?
a. | Dad picked up the toys in the living
room. | c. | Bobby vacuumed the floors in the
bedrooms and family room. | b. | Sarah dusted the shelves. | d. | By the time mom got home, the house would be
spotless. |
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Composition
Structure—Use Composition Forms—RIT 221-230
If you want to describe the funny costumes your teachers
wore to a school dance, which type of writing should you choose?
a. | business
letter | c. | a research
paper | b. | an informal essay | d. | a poem |
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Which of the following topics
would be best for a persuasive essay?
a. | Why football is the best
sport | c. | The story of my
life | b. | Three kinds of trees | d. | Seasons of the year |
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Composition
Structure—Use Appropriate Format—RIT 231-240
Read the following paragraph.
Which sentence does not belong in the paragraph?
a. | Dogs are rumored to have evolved
from wolves. | c. | He stopped and
looked toward the mountain. | b. | The wolf picked up the sweet smell of a spruce tree and an arctic
fox. | d. | He joined the other wolves in a sad, eerie
call. |
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Composition
Structure—Use Sentence Forms Appropriate to Purpose—RIT 231-240
Read the
following paragraph, noting sentence types.
 Identify the sentence types in order.
a. | exclamatory, imperative,
declarative, interrogative | c. | interrogative, imperative, exclamatory,
declarative | b. | exclamatory, declarative, imperative,
interrogative | d. | interrogative, exclamatory,
declarative, interrogative |
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Punctuation—Use
Apostrophes--RIT 221-230
Which sentence is punctuated correctly to show plural
possession?
a. | The boys’ uniforms were worn and dirty, but the
boys’ attitudes were still confident. | c. | The
boys uniform’s were worn and dirty, but the boys attitudes were still
confident. | b. | The boys’
uniform’s were worn and dirty, but the boy’s attitudes were still
confident. | d. | The boy’s uniforms were worn and dirty, but the boys attitudes were
still confident. |
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Punctuation—Use Commas
Appropriately--RIT 221-230
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a. | Before leaving for school while our hot chocolate cools
my sister and I watch TV. | c. | Before leaving for school, while our
hot chocolate cools, my sister and I watch TV. | b. | Before leaving for
school while our hot chocolate cools, my sister and I watch TV. | d. | Before leaving for
school, while our hot chocolate cools, my sister and I, watch
TV. |
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Punctuation—Use
Underlining for Titles--RIT 221-230
Which sentence is correctly
punctuated?
a. | We read “Romeo and Juliet” in ninth
grade. | c. | We read “Romeo and Juliet” in ninth
grade. | b. | We read Romeo and Juliet in ninth
grade. | d. | We read Romeo and Juliet in ninth
grade. |
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