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 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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