Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
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Word Analysis—Multiple Meanings--RIT 201 – 210
An ad for hand
cream claims the cream moisturizes and evens skin tone. What does tone mean?
a. | quality of color | c. | elegant style | b. | musical sound | d. | interval on a musical
scale |
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Word Analysis—Word Components--RIT 201 – 210
Which is a
multi-syllable compound word?
a. | motorcycle | c. | motoring | b. | motionless | d. | multi-purpose |
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From what root word is electioneer made?
a. | electric | c. | elective | b. | elect | d. | election |
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With the addition of a prefix, which word now means the opposite of
do?
a. | redo | c. | undo | b. | doer | d. | doing |
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What suffix added to the word breath changes its meaning?
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Word Analysis—Antonyms, Homonyms, Synonyms--RIT 211 - 220
It
was a cold and chilling night, and the cattle were restless. As the sun dropped behind the
mountain range, the animals all started to come alive with anticipation. This was a night of the
hunter and the hunted. The wolves were on the prowl for a meal, and the cattle knew they were being
watched.
Choose the word that is an antonym for restless.
a. | excited | c. | tired | b. | anxious | d. | moving |
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Word Analysis—Contextual Meaning and Vocabulary--RIT 211 - 220
“It is fear, Mr. Holmes. It is terror.” She raised her veil as she spoke, and we
could see that she was indeed in a pitiable state of agitation, her face all drawn and gray,
with restless, frightened eyes, like those of some hunted animal. Her features and figure were those
of a woman of thirty, but her hair was shot with premature gray, and her expression was weary and
haggard. Sherlock Holmes ran her over with one of his quick, all-comprehensive glances.
Copyright Info: Not enough information. Detective Stories: The Speckled Band
(page 10-11) (Teacher authors: Phillips, Blackman, Felts).
In this paragraph, what
does the word agitation mean?
a. | upset | c. | confused | b. | mixed up | d. | tired |
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Suddenly he wished that he hadn’t left his bed, that he’d stayed
away from the Hatching Ground. Now everyone would see his ignominious failure. So he scrambled as
desperately to reach the shadowy walls of the Hatching Ground as he had struggled to cross the bowl.
He mustn’t be seen.
Copyright Info: Not enough information. The
Smallest Dragonboy (Page 57) (Teacher authors:Phillips, Blackman, Felts).
Which word in
this story means the same as shameful?
a. | ignominious | c. | struggled | b. | desperately | d. | shadowy |
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Stunned for only a moment, the youth invented a tale that only giants, the most
gullible creatures on the earth, would believe. Unfortunately it is a quirk of supernature, a paradox
of the cruelest kind, that whatever giants believe becomes their truth. “What was your last
job?” asked the boy, knowing full well that giants never do manual work and haven’t the
intellect or dexterity required for other types of employment.Copyright
Info: The Goatboy and the Giant (Page 252-253) (Teacher authors: Phillips, Blackman,
Felts).
From the context of this passage, which pair of words are opposites?
a. | invented, truth | c. | giants, paradox | b. | gullible, supernature | d. | cruellest, kind |
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Word Analysis—Antonyms, Homonyms, Synonyms--RIT 211 - 220
. It
was a cold and chilling night, and the cattle were restless. As the sun dropped behind the
mountain range, the animals all started to come alive with anticipation. This was a night of the
hunter and the hunted. The wolves were on the prowl for a meal, and the cattle knew they were being
watched.
Choose the word that is an antonym for restless.
a. | excited | c. | tired | b. | anxious | d. | moving |
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Word Analysis—Contextual Meaning and Vocabulary--RIT 211 -
220
“It is fear, Mr. Holmes. It is terror.” She raised her veil as she spoke, and
we could see that she was indeed in a pitiable state of agitation, her face all drawn and gray, with
restless, frightened eyes, like those of some hunted animal. Her features and figure were those of a
woman of thirty, but her hair was shot with premature gray, and her expression was weary and haggard.
Sherlock Holmes ran her over with one of his quick, all-comprehensive glances.Copyright Info: Not enough information. Detective Stories: The Speckled Band
(page 10-11) (Teacher authors: Phillips, Blackman, Felts).
In this paragraph, what does
the word agitation mean?
a. | upset | c. | confused | b. | mixed up | d. | tired |
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Stunned for only a moment, the youth invented a tale that only giants, the most
gullible creatures on the earth, would believe. Unfortunately it is a quirk of supernature, a paradox
of the cruelest kind, that whatever giants believe becomes their truth. “What was your last
job?” asked the boy, knowing full well that giants never do manual work and haven’t the
intellect or dexterity required for other types of employment.Copyright
Info: The Goatboy and the Giant (Page 252-253) (Teacher authors: Phillips,
Blackman,
Felts).
From the context of this passage, which pair of words are opposites?
a. | invented, truth | c. | giants, paradox | b. | gullible, supernature | d. | cruellest, kind |
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Stunned for only a moment, the youth invented a tale that only giants, the most
gullible creatures on the earth, would believe. Unfortunately it is a quirk of supernature, a paradox
of the cruelest kind, that whatever giants believe becomes their truth. “What was your last
job?” asked the boy, knowing full well that giants never do manual work and haven’t the
intellect or dexterity required for other types of employment.Copyright
Info: The Goatboy and the Giant (Page 252-253) (Teacher authors: Phillips,
Blackman,
Felts).
From the context of this passage, which pair of words are opposites?
a. | invented, truth | c. | giants, paradox | b. | gullible, supernature | d. | cruellest, kind |
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