Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Word Analysis—Antonyms, Homonyms, Synonyms--RIT 181 -
190
Which word is the opposite of shrink? a. | disappear | c. | reduce | b. | grow | d. | wash | | | | |
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Read the sentence and choose the word that is not an antonym for
the
underlined word.
Alice and Jack
were very excited about getting a new car. a. | sad | c. | thrilled | b. | miserable | d. | depressed | | | | |
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Which pair of words sounds alike? a. | upset/angry | c. | shiny/dull | b. | innocent/guilty | d. | berry/bury | | | | |
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Identify two words that are synonyms in the following
paragraph.
On Saturday, we went to the racetrack to see the horses. When the race
began, the horses started to gallop. By the end of the race, they were making a dash for the finish
line. a. | gallop/dash | c. | finish/started | b. | horses/race | d. | line/racetrack | | | | |
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Word Analysis—Contextual Meaning and Vocabulary--RIT 181 -
190
Which sentence does not use the word meat or meet
correctly? a. | We cooked the
meat on the barbecue grill. | c. | He doesn’t
like to eat meet. | b. | Please meet us for ice
cream. | d. | Sally fed her dog some
meat. | | | | |
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The
new puppies were playing in the yard. The black one scampered around while the white one tried to
catch him.
In this sentence, the word scampered means: a. | scurried | c. | strolled | b. | dog | d. | walked | | | | |
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Which sentence uses an underlined saying correctly? a. | She was really in a fix when she
forgot to do her homework. | c. | We were in a
mix-up when we stirred the pancake batter. | b. | A fire in the backyard is a
backfire. | d. | She was very cold when she chilled
out. | | | | |
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Kathy
wore a colorful costume to the Halloween party.
What is a
synonym for colorful? a. | dull | c. | bright | b. | gloomy | d. | dress | | | | |
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As we
were walking through the forest we saw many beautiful wildflowers. We decided to pick some of them to
take home so our pleasure would continue.
What is the
meaning of pleasure? a. | frustration | c. | blossom | b. | depression | d. | enjoyment | | | | |
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Word Analysis—Word Components--RIT 181 - 190
Identify the
root (base) word in transformation. a. | form | c. | formation | b. | transform | d. | tion | | | | |
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Read the sentence and choose the correct prefix.
We went shopping
last night at our newest __partment store in our city.
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Read the sentence and choose the correct suffix.
The steep and icy
road appeared to be very danger___.
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Choose the correct contraction for the underlined
words.
It does not make sense to put your shoes on before your
socks. a. | isn’t | c. | wasn’t | b. | don’t | d. | doesn’t | | | | |
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Choose the word that is divided correctly. a. | hun/dred | c. | hu/nd/red | b. | hund/red | d. | hundr/ed | | | | |
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