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Basic English Language MCQ

1. The "yellow wallpaper" is narrated by _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

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2. Recipes, instruction sheets, and "how to" articles are types of _____.

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Correct Answer: Process essays

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3. The brobdingnagian culture values each of the following except __________.

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Correct Answer: Large-scale war

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4. Readers should support all interpretations and conclusions with __________ from the text.

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Correct Answer: Evidence

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5. Pronouns in the nominative case may function as __________. gerunds objects adjectives subjects

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Correct Answer: Subjects

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6. Pronouns in the nominative case may function as __________

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Correct Answer: A subject or a predicate nominative.

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7. Procrastinators will usually ________.

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Correct Answer: All of the above

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8. In the story marriage is a private affair, okekes attitude represents __________.

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Correct Answer: A traditional view of gender roles bound also by his culture

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9. Everyman, according to the text, is the finest example of an english _____.

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Correct Answer: Morality play.

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10. I went to visit my friend and ____ her baby very carefully because she was a tiny baby.

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Correct Answer: Held

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11. All of the following are examples of definition speeches except _____________?

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Correct Answer:

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12. All indo-european languages have clearly defined _____.

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Correct Answer: All parts of speech.

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13. If you are trying to attend to communication, you are _________________.

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Correct Answer: Making an effort to remain focused

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14. __________ is the process of changing verbal dictation to a typed or printed from.

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Correct Answer: Transcription

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15. Appeals to ethics _____.

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Correct Answer: Show that an argument is just or fair

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16. A critique that centers on how the writer says what he says is an _____.

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Correct Answer: Analysis

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17. According to kant, one barrier to enlightenment is _____.

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Correct Answer: Most societies do not allow the level of freedom necessary to achieve enlightenment

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18. Based on what you have read in the preface to lyrical ballads, wordsworths poetry _____.

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Correct Answer: Often begins with an experience from nature

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19. Charles dickens uses hard times to inform society by showing that _____.

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Correct Answer: An educational system based solely on facts and logic is misguided

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20. A novels narrative voice can be most easily recognized through _____.

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Correct Answer: Tone

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21. Financially, parents are expected to provide __________ for their child.

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Correct Answer: Food and clothing

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22. An effective response is___________ and ___________.

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Correct Answer: Descriptive; brief

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23. When examining primary sources, it is important to evaluate the creators __________.

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Correct Answer: Purpose

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24. The "mane" describes _________.

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Correct Answer: Lion's head

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25. In a white heron, the heron is symbolic of _____. select all that apply.

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Correct Answer: Both b and c

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26. In "occupation: conductorette" maya angelou describes her younger self as ____________.

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Correct Answer: Self-sufficient and full of gumption

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27. Both the main character and the author of a tree grows in brooklyn grew up __________.

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Correct Answer: Poor in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn

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28. Anna is an exceptional young girl. _______ anna does any job that needs to be done.

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Correct Answer: Have you noticed how hard she works?

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29. According to your reading, a traditional literary hero is most often ________________________.

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Correct Answer: Someone who goes unnoticed at first; someone who hasn’t shown a lot of promise before the story begins

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30. According to the parados, the ancient greeks believed that the gods punished __________ people.

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Correct Answer: Boastful

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31. According to the myers-briggs type indicator, we make decisions by either thinking or ______.

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Correct Answer: Feeling

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32. A research-based paper will rely heavily upon _______________.

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Correct Answer: Examine a particular thesis via research

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33. ________ is support that relies on the credibility of the author.

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Correct Answer: Ethos

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34. _______ is the composer who, in 1829, sparked a revival of interest in bachs music.

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Correct Answer: Felix Mendelssohn

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35. _______ can trigger your desire for a specific type of food.

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Correct Answer: Appetite

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36. _____ is a topic sentence that is supported by several paragraphs in sequence.

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Correct Answer: Paragraph block

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37. Penelope ______ on her homework when the doorbell rang.

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Correct Answer: Worked

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38. A parachute works because the canvas of the parachute is acted upon by __________.

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Correct Answer: Inertia

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39. If you wanted access to declassified information, you can file a(n) _____ request.

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Correct Answer: FOIA

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40. In the summa theologica, st. thomas aquinas sought to _________________.

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Correct Answer: Reconcile faith and reason

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41. Horror, fantasy, and comedy are all _______ of novels.

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Correct Answer: Subgenres

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42. The videos from the public library were overdue _____all twelve of them!

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Correct Answer: Dash

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43. Unlike a classical epic poem, popes mock epic _____. select all that apply.

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Correct Answer: Emphasizes the trivial

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44. The tone of the rape of the lock can best be described as _____.

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Correct Answer: Humorous

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45. An activity in a network has the following characteristics: es = 5, ef = 9 and lf = 12. ls = _____.

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Correct Answer: 8

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46. All of the following must come together to recreate an experience in a memoir except __________.

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Correct Answer: Painful memories

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47. The majority of loans made by savings and loan associations are ____ loans.

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Correct Answer: Home improvement

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48. One of garvey's closes friends as a child was a _________ neighbor named joyce reary.

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Correct Answer: Asian.

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49. A(n) _________ activity has more than one dependency arrow flowing from it.

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Correct Answer: Parallel

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50. A list of activities accompanied by information that describes each activity is an activity ____.

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Correct Answer: Dictionary

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51. A network diagramming technique in which boxes represent activities is known as a(n) _____.

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Correct Answer: PDM

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52. The victorian era is known as an age of __________.

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Correct Answer: Prosperity

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53. Sensory language is also known as __________.

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Correct Answer: Imagery

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54. In night, an example of wiesel's internal conflict is _____.

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Correct Answer: His decision to lie to Dr. Mengele

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55. A well worded thesis statement is both __________ and __________

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Correct Answer: Significant or limited

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56. As soon as macbeth commits murder, the weight of his conscience becomes almost ____ .

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Correct Answer: Palpable

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57. An "ekg or ecg" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.

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Correct Answer: Heart

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58. The words cowardly and vile are examples of words with negative __________ meaning.

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Correct Answer: Connotative

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59. A metagoal refers to _____.

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Correct Answer: The general nature of the outcome being sought

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60. Two forms of the same word are called _____.

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Correct Answer: Doublets

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61. To be effective, a literary symbol should be __________.

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Correct Answer: Both itself and something more

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62. The word ""rhetoric"" means using ____.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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63. The lineage of a word is called its _____.

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Correct Answer: Antonym

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64. The first thing a group should do when they meet is to _____

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Correct Answer: Agree on one idea

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65. The excerpt from “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman is an example of _____.

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Correct Answer: A long line

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66. Shakespeare's first commercial successes were plays about ___.

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Correct Answer: English history

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67. Saying something that contradicts what one means or believes is called _____.

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Correct Answer: Verbal irony

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68. One reason for the narrator's despair is _____.

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Correct Answer: She wants to write but is not allowed to do anything

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69. Mccarthyism began with ______.

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Correct Answer: Propaganda that made people fearful of communist control

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70. In the tragedy of macbeth, at the banquet, lady macbeth encourages her husband to be ____ .

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Correct Answer: Cheerful

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71. In moby dick, ahab's rambling monologues show that he is ____.

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Correct Answer: Single-minded

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72. The root word graph means to _____.

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Correct Answer: Write

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73. From 1732-1758, benjamin franklin published _____.

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Correct Answer: Poor Richard s Almanac

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74. Feedback is more likely to be constructive when it is _____.

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Correct Answer: Immediate

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75. Semantics deals with understanding the meaning of __________ and __________.

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Correct Answer: Words ... word combinations

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76. Always allow _______ to complete a writing project.

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Correct Answer: More time than you think you will need

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77. A colon must follow __________.

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Correct Answer: An introductory phrase

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78. _____________ appeal to the audiences needs, desires and wants.

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Correct Answer: Emotional appeals

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79. Tweets about ________ are considered the least valuable by twitter followers.

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Correct Answer: Complaints

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80. When farm animals eat the grass on land until there is almost no ground cover, it is called ______.

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Correct Answer: Overgrazing

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81. To avoid punishment for serious crimes, house members will sometimes _____.

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Correct Answer: Resign from office

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82. To absorb kinetic energy and dissipate the force of a crash, newer cars __________

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Correct Answer: Have special safety features such as air bags and non-crumple zones.

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83. The work of ____ shows the use of enchantment in the rococo style

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Correct Answer: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

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84. The taste, smell, and presentation of food have a _______ influence on food digestion.

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Correct Answer: Psychological

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85. The pedogenic regime associated with the tropical moist climates is ________.

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Correct Answer: Laterization

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86. The pattern of yellow lines on the roadway determines whether __________ is permitted.

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Correct Answer: Passing

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87. The decision to pass another vehicle requires ________________.

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Correct Answer: Good judgment

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88. One example of a moral code would be _____

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Correct Answer: Code of Hammurab

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89. Individuals living in highly populated areas are more inclined to _______.

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Correct Answer: Violence

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90. In photography, a __________ aperture is well-suited for action photographs.

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Correct Answer: Wide

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91. Gender identity refers to ____________________________

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Correct Answer: A sense of maleness or femaleness

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92. Gas hydrates are used _____.

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Correct Answer: As a source of energy

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93. Flowering plants are ______.

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Correct Answer: Angiosperms

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94. Enlarged brain ventricles are presumed to signify __________.

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Correct Answer: A deterioration of brain tissue

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95. Earl _______ go to the game today.

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Correct Answer: Can’t

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96. Desert predators are most likely to be successful in finding their quarry _______.

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Correct Answer: At night

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97. Due to the necessity of living on a fixed income, many retirees find it difficult to _______.

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Correct Answer: All of the above

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98. Change in diet, sleep patterns, and routine are all __________ signs of stress.

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Correct Answer: Behavioral

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99. Brain damage is likely if intervention occurs __________ after the heart stops

Answer

Correct Answer: 6-10 Minutes

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100. An individual picks up a cup and drinks from it. this is an example of __________

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Correct Answer: A concentric contraction because muscles cause the elbow joint and arm to move.

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101. Although it has a greater ____ than sirius, rigel does not look as bright in the night sky

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Correct Answer: Absolute magnitude

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102. Agustn iturbide was _____.

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Correct Answer: Augustine of Mexico

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103. A merging traffic sign is an example of a _____ sign

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Correct Answer: Warning

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104. ________________________ are often displayed by the way people drive.

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Correct Answer: Stress and aggression

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105. ____ are both examples of cooperative contracts.

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Correct Answer: Franchising and licensing

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106. In sonnet 106, the speaker claims that earlier praise has prefigured, or _____, his love.

Answer

Correct Answer: Suggested

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107. I will _____ john if he knows the address

Answer

Correct Answer: Ask

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108. Samuel johnson did not publish _____.

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Correct Answer: The Vicar of Wakefield

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109. Indirect characterization is __________ by the author. not used implied directly given justified

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Correct Answer: Implied

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110. ____ costs in many firms represent a much higher percentage of product costs than direct labor.

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Correct Answer: Overhead

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111. Moving from a general statement to a specific case describes the method of _____.

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Correct Answer: Deductive reasoning

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112. The puritan revolution in england was a conflict between __________.

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Correct Answer: The English monarchy

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113. All of the following are note-taking methods to use during the research process except __________.

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Correct Answer: Reading

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114. Another way of looking at attitudes is what a person __________ or ___________.

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Correct Answer: Likes; dislikes

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115. The reward for being first to spot the monster was _____.

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Correct Answer: $ 2,000

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116. Internet citation tools are useful because they __________.

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Correct Answer: Organize your source information into proper MLA format

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117. Everyone in the class, even _____, passed the final exam.

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Correct Answer: Sally

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118. The conclusion to the way to wealth is signed by _____.

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Correct Answer: Richard Saunders

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119. Betty friedan is the 1963 author credited with _____.

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Correct Answer: Rousing interest with the feminist movement

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120. ____ is a virtue

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Correct Answer: Honesty

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121. Characterization gives us insight into the character's __________, which builds conflict.

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Correct Answer: Motivation

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122. Character and plot are _____.

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Correct Answer: Closely related to one another

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123. Brazil turned out to be very profitable for portugal because of _____.

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Correct Answer: Gold

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124. Both james i and charles i of england believed in __________.

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Correct Answer: Parliamentary supremacy

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125. Ballads began as oral tradition, meaning that _________.

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Correct Answer: They were passed down by being told aloud

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126. An author uses sensory images and symbols to __________.

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Correct Answer: Evoke emotion and create meaning

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127. All of the following items are expressed in the subjunctive except _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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128. A figure of speech that is an extended comparison of relationships is called _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: An analogy

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129. A ?hot topic? is one that _____.

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Correct Answer: Is controversial and stirs debate

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130. "mood" refers to how the __________. speaker feels conflict is resolved stage is set audience feels

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Correct Answer: Audience feels

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131. A subordinate clause must be combined with a(n) __________ to be a complete sentence.

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Correct Answer: Independent clause

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132. Two independent clauses incorrectly joined are referred to as a __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fused sentence

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133. The purpose of a note card in the index-card method of note-taking is to record __________.

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Correct Answer: Quotations, paraphrases, summaries, and personal comments

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134. Ishmael beah’s hometown of __________ was not attacked by rebels until january 1993.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mogbwemo

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135. Atticus goes to montgomery to _____.

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Correct Answer: Work on government legal business

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136. The theme of this world literature unit is ______________.

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Correct Answer: Self-discovery

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137. Writers use foreshadowing to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hint at story events that might happen next

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138. ___________ and __________ are important steps in the listening process

Answer

Correct Answer: Recall and attending

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139. Readers must consider ________ to determine the central idea in an informational text.

Answer

Correct Answer: The topic and supporting details

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140. In descriptive writing, the conclusion should _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: It should return the discussion to a general level.

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141. The essential message of the final stanza is that the ______________.

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Correct Answer: Poet hopes the reader has found something memorable in the poem

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142. In “the open window,” nuttel most likely believed the niece because _____.

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Correct Answer: He made assumptions based on the cultural norms of the day

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143. Another word for allusion is _________

Answer

Correct Answer: Reference

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144. Analyze the central conflict and its __________ in a story to discover the theme.

Answer

Correct Answer: Resolution

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145. An important feature of emergency operation plans is that they ________________________________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Provide a uniform response to all hazards that a community may face.

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146. All of the following appear in the passage above except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Logical examples

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147. The car, ________ , was given to charity.

Answer

Correct Answer: Which was not running

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148. Select the best word to complete the sentence: __________ pompous, he was an entertaining person

Answer

Correct Answer: Though

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149. __________ pompous he was an entertaining person

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Correct Answer: Before

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150. Rita _______ into the cellar.*

Answer

Correct Answer: Descended

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151. Lists of objects, types of people, and situations are called _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Catalogues

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152. When the general purpose of your speech is to _____, you act primarily as a teacher or lecturer.

Answer

Correct Answer: Inform

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153. To restate briefly is to ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Summarize

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154. The speaker in in memoriam, a. h. h. by alfred, lord tennyson, believes in _____.

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Correct Answer: God’s love and mercy

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155. The narrator is the __________ of the story.

Answer

Correct Answer: Teller

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156. Interview with marielle tsukamoto is an example of __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: A primary source

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157. Adjectives modify _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Nouns and pronouns

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158. English has __________ main tenses and __________ forms of each

Answer

Correct Answer: Three . . . four

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159. The book that first brought recognition to mark twain was ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tom Sawyer

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160. You can make ___ at home.

Answer

Correct Answer: Yourselves

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161. The second step in the repetition strategy is to_____________the information.

Answer

Correct Answer: None of these

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162. Suffix:affix:: _____

Answer

Correct Answer: Dialect:sociolect

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163. In "a few don'ts," pound encourages the use of __________instead of the vagueness of abstractions.

Answer

Correct Answer: The concrete

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164. Dr. lewis and ___ walked to the gym.

Answer

Correct Answer: I

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165. Adverb clauses modify __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: A verb, adjective, or another adverb

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166. Adding more premises to a valid deductive argument ____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cannot make it invalid

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167. Fill in the blank questions usually require______________in the answer.

Answer

Correct Answer: A list of vocabulary words

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168. Fill in the blank questions are considered___________questions.

Answer

Correct Answer: Response

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169. Even though kenny was a great roommate, john hated ________ in the shower

Answer

Correct Answer: His singing.

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170. The speaker in the poem wants to _____ the past

Answer

Correct Answer: Bury

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171. In the poem the tiger is compared to __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fire, heat, and brightness

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172. The least like poetry in form, sound, and purpose is the _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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173. The hard th sound in this is shown by the symbol _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: "th"

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174. The first european novel is generally considered to be _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Don Quixote

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175. The approach to criticism that determines what the writer said is _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Interpretation

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176. Romantic poetry is sometimes criticized because it is _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Too subjective

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177. If we accept that every person has a conscience, then we must also accept that everyone ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Is responsible for their own behavior

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178. Good subjects for a comparison should _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Have similarities and differences

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179. Before you read a piece of fiction, you should _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Make personal connections to the text

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180. An author might use the framed narrative technique to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Develop his or her narrator as a character

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181. All great speakers must perfect the art of _______________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Persuasion

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182. A research __________ is any material that can be used to locate information about a given topic.

Answer

Correct Answer: Source

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183. Facts, statistics, examples, and anecdotes are all types of __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Deatails

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184. All of the following are types of outlines except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Long
Alphanumeric

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185. Susan doesn t want to _______ you with her problems

Answer

Correct Answer: Worry

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186. Exercise may cause _______ immediately after the activity is performed.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fatigue

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187. In a dictionary, you use a(n) ________ to locate a specific value.

Answer

Correct Answer: Key

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188. The _________________ stage of the interview is the most important.

Answer

Correct Answer: ​warm-up.

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189. In an interview, a tough question _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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190. Gandhi's concept of satyagraha most closely resembles _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Civil disobedience

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191. The southern gothic movement borrowed gothic elements such as _____. select all that apply.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dark humor
Twisted characters

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192. The five major ways language can change are _____

Answer

Correct Answer: New ideas, individuals, discoveries, inventions, and historical crises.

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193. You should use a _______ conjunction to introduce an adverbial clause.

Answer

Correct Answer: Subordinating

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194. Writers use coordination to do all of the following except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Create parallel structure

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195. Words for which pronouns stand are _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Antecedents

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196. Which word best completes this sentence? the nymph feels that love turns to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Gall

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197. Theme is not __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Advanced by the narrator's tone

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198. The right to make others do things is referred to as _________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Authority

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199. The fireworks exhibition had awesome _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Effects

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200. Sentence (i) has been shortened in sentence (ii) by using a(n) _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Adjective

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201. Peter didn't know ___ was his.

Answer

Correct Answer: Which

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202. Everyone appeared to be having a good time. _______, my impressions may have been wrong.

Answer

Correct Answer: In fact

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203. The critical path for the network activities shown below is _______ with duration _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: A-D-E; 13

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204. Who, what, when, where, and why are elements of _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Historic events

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205. Most scholars agree that __________ factors most heavily influence how men and women behave.

Answer

Correct Answer: Social

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206. All of the following are examples of nonverbal communication except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Instant messaging

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207. When disagreeing with a premise, __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: One should have reasons in place that demonstrate the premise is not sufficiently likely to be true

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208. The key characteristics of expository prose are _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Style, organization, and appropriate vocabulary

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209. An image is _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: A visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface.

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210. An allusion is __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: A reference to a person, place, event, or thing

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211. All of the following are common organizational strategies except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sentence structure

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212. _____ is the questionnaire used in fiedler's model to determine leadership orientation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Least preferred coworker (LPC) scale

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213. To support his point that the government is an inefficient bureaucracy, goines says that he _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intentionally failed an eye exam

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214. Use data when __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Using generally accepted information

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215. When providing information gathered from research, you must _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Provide formal citations for the sources

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216. When examining a text for its value, it is important to __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Judge the text based on syntax and diction

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217. When a manager asks an employee to complete a task, he or she is using ________ communication.

Answer

Correct Answer: Control behavior.

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218. To join two or more objects to make a larger whole is to _____________ them.

Answer

Correct Answer: Integrate

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219. The sound system of a language is called _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Phonological

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220. The saved version of a master file is the ____ file; the updated version is the child file.

Answer

Correct Answer: Parent

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221. The quality of logic in writing is called _____

Answer

Correct Answer: Coherence

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222. The position from which something is observed or expressed is called ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Point of view

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223. Dr. olivaw _____ that a robot made to resemble a human would be more readily accepted by society.

Answer

Correct Answer: Conjectured

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224. After aronnax, land, and conseil were confined to their original cell, they _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ate breakfast

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225. Sales figures have been _____ recently. Select all that apply.

Answer

Correct Answer: rising
going up
increasing

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226. What _____ to you yesterday?

Answer

Correct Answer: happened

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227. Even the company director was impressed by their _____ success! Select all that apply.

Answer

Correct Answer: unprecedented
remarkable

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228. Which of the word choices would best fit into the blank in the following sentence? That package is _____ gift.

Answer

Correct Answer: their

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229. Congratulations! That's ____ news, Tommy!

Answer

Correct Answer: terrific

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230. The dress is really cheap. What a great ____!

Answer

Correct Answer: bargain

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231. I'm reading a book about a man who _____ his wife because he was very jealous of her friends.

Answer

Correct Answer: killed

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232. Did you go to the movies __? (choose all that apply)

Answer

Correct Answer: today
yesterday

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233. Mary _____omelettes in the morning.

Answer

Correct Answer: is cooking

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234. The following sentences use either the word "then" or the word "than." Which sentence uses one of those words incorrectly?

Answer

Correct Answer: My parents wanted me to go to school, but I would rather work for a while then sit through more long classes.

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235. Which word is the opposite of elevate?

Answer

Correct Answer: depress

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236. Nancy came in the room with a wide __ on her face.

Answer

Correct Answer: smile

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237. Which sentence is lacking a comma? (choose any that apply)

Answer

Correct Answer: I like your dancing Mom.
Don't bother Mary's gone.

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238. ___ of the class did well on the test. They didn't understand the lesson.

Answer

Correct Answer: None

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239. How long __? (choose all that apply)

Answer

Correct Answer: have you been working with computers

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240. Sally went to the store and bought a _____ of bread.

Answer

Correct Answer: loaf

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241. Your coworker liked your project but said it was unorthodox. Which of the following words could be a synonym for unorthodox?

Answer

Correct Answer: all of the above

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242. Which word is spelled correctly?

Answer

Correct Answer: writer

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243. Please _____ Janice the address via email.

Answer

Correct Answer: send

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244. In the following sentence, which word is missing? I bought new, red car yesterday.

Answer

Correct Answer: a

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245. Michael, what _____ after work?

Answer

Correct Answer: are you doing

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246. ____ going ___ the conference.

Answer

Correct Answer: They're, to

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247. Which of the words would make sense in the following sentence? The actress seemed to ___ from her quiet shell as she worked through the scene.

Answer

Correct Answer: emerge

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248. He asked me __. Select all that apply.

Answer

Correct Answer: what my name was
how much experience I had
if I could start immediately

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249. There is an error in word usage in one sentence. Which is it?

Answer

Correct Answer: I could of won if I'd tried harder.

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250. Onions, potatoes, celery, and green beans are all _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: vegetables

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251. Jerome enjoys biking, hiking, and _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: camping

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252. Janet ____ never late.

Answer

Correct Answer: is

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253. She wore a black __ around her arm to symbolize __ .

Answer

Correct Answer: band, mourning

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254. I _____ to Chicago last summer.

Answer

Correct Answer: went

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255. Which of the following words are similar in meaning to the word "imposter?" Choose all that apply.

Answer

Correct Answer: pretender
cheat
fraud

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256. The guys _____ football every Sunday afternoon

Answer

Correct Answer: play

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257. He __ for the job when he noticed the spelling mistake on his CV (Curriculum Vitae). Select all that apply.

Answer

Correct Answer: had already applied
was just applying

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258. ____ about what will happen during my surgery tomorrow.

Answer

Correct Answer: I'm scared

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259. _____ were no elephants at the zoo.

Answer

Correct Answer: There

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260. What does it mean when someone says you are "barking up the wrong tree?"

Answer

Correct Answer: making a mistake in the direction you are going

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261. In order to be eligible for this position, you need __. Select all that apply.

Answer

Correct Answer: to be fluent in English.
to be able to speak English fluently.
to be able to speak fluent English.

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262. What does it mean if a man is "rolling in the dough?"

Answer

Correct Answer: He is rich

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263. Frank, please _____ me the book.

Answer

Correct Answer: bring

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264. If your boss told you to minimize expenditures, what would he mean?

Answer

Correct Answer: reduce spending money

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265. In the following sentence, which word does not belong? I must to buy a new book.

Answer

Correct Answer: to

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266. Which word means the same as the word "accomplished" in the following sentence? The team practiced and became accomplished in their skills.

Answer

Correct Answer: masterly

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267. My dog's best friend _____ a cat. (choose all that apply)

Answer

Correct Answer: is
was

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268. The new contract will start __. Check all that apply.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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269. One of the following sentences uses commas incorrectly or omits it where it should be. Choose that incorrect answer. John won't __ what happened to him at work.

Answer

Correct Answer: tell me

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270. He's been working as a freelancer for several years, so __ his own time.

Answer

Correct Answer: he is used to managing

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271. Mary stopped at the crosswalk because the __ light was red.

Answer

Correct Answer: traffic

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272. The cashier will give you a __ in case you need to bring the dress back.

Answer

Correct Answer: Receipt

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273. Choose the sentences that use the words 'loose' and 'lose' correctly.

Answer

Correct Answer: The cat will probably lose her collar again.
The boards on the side of the house were loose.

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274. Choose the word that best fits into the blank in the following sentence. I watched as my son _____ his money on toys and candy, and knew he would not have enough to attend summer camp.

Answer

Correct Answer: squandered

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275. Look at this great opportunity! I have never seen __. Select all that apply.

Answer

Correct Answer: anything like this.
anything as good as this.

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276. He the hospital his last to pay the bill.

Answer

Correct Answer: sent, cent

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277. We __ work very hard yesterday because it was a public holiday in most countries.

Answer

Correct Answer: didn't have to

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278. We _____to go today.

Answer

Correct Answer: are planning
planned

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279. The words "your" and You're" are used in the following sentences. Choose the sentences where they are used incorrectly.

Answer

Correct Answer: Your going to have to come back tomorrow.
My shoes used to be you'res.

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280. ____ about my surgery tomorrow.

Answer

Correct Answer: I'm scared

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281. Please bring _____ copies of your resume.

Answer

Correct Answer: two

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282. He and his family _____ going on vacation soon.

Answer

Correct Answer: are

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283. Coffee at home is not _____ coffee from the local bookstore.

Answer

Correct Answer: as good as

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284. Choose which sentence has an error in capitalization.

Answer

Correct Answer: She lived in boston for 12 years.

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285. Which word best fits into the blank in the sentence? The old man climbed down from the ladder and stood back to look at his work. He wasn't young anymore but he still had what it took! He felt _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: proud

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286. The news __ doing a special edition tonight about the election.

Answer

Correct Answer: is

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287. They decided to work over the weekend to _____ lost time.

Answer

Correct Answer: make up for

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288. He and his wife spent the weekend trying ___.

Answer

Correct Answer: to buy a car

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289. We have been working toward this for __.

Answer

Correct Answer: two and a half months

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290. Which of the following sentences contains an error?

Answer

Correct Answer: You have been the mostly generous.

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291. If we hadn't wasted so much time dealing with problems, __. Select all that apply.

Answer

Correct Answer: we would have been able to meet the deadline.
we wouldn't have missed the deadline.

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292. In which of the following sentences is the subject/verb agreement correct? Check all that apply.

Answer

Correct Answer: The number of people in the room is 18.
A number of people in the meeting are signing up to go.
There are 18 people in the room.
The group going skiing is ready.

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293. The company was keen to hire him because of his _____ experience.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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294. Everybody _____ what is happening at the concert hall tonight.

Answer

Correct Answer: knows

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295. I have just finished this book and I like it

Answer

Correct Answer: very much

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296. Choose the sentences that are fragments or not complete sentences. Choose all that apply.

Answer

Correct Answer: Away on a trip.
Finally singing.

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297. The project must ___ by Friday.

Answer

Correct Answer: be completed

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298. Jim eats at the cafeteria most days, but ___.

Answer

Correct Answer: he doesn't like it

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299. If someone asks you to "give it a shot," what does he want you to do?

Answer

Correct Answer: Try something new.

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300. Either place you decide to visit _____ for its own reasons.

Answer

Correct Answer: is good

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301. Choose the sentences that use the words that, which, and who correctly. Choose all that apply.

Answer

Correct Answer: That woman took my money.
His mother, who drove the red car, could not stop.
Which turtle won the race?

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302. The painting _____ like a maze. (Check all that apply.)

Answer

Correct Answer: looked
looks

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303. The committee _____ what nominee will get a vote on the floor of the Senate.

Answer

Correct Answer: decides

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304. Sometimes language is not very logical, so you have to learn it _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: by heart

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305. She is very pretty. Do ____?

Answer

Correct Answer: you know who she is

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306. We played three games and __ every time!

Answer

Correct Answer: I beat you

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307. In one of the following sentences, commas are either used incorrectly or omitted from where they should be used. Choose that incorrect answer.

Answer

Correct Answer: Storms surged and the lights never came back on.

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308.

Which pair of words is missing from this sentence?

(-) Jessica to work, but Sarah prefers to the bus.

(-) Jessica to work, but Sarah prefers to the bus.

(-) Jessica to work, but Sarah prefers to the bus.

(-) Jessica to work, but Sarah prefers to the bus.

Answer

Correct Answer: drives, ride

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309. Each of these sports cars ___ a powerful, well-built machine.

Answer

Correct Answer: is

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310. It's important for the leader of a company to be _____. Select all that apply.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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311. I can do it if you ___ how it works.

Answer

Correct Answer: explain to me

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312. Can you _____ me a few dollars for lunch?

Answer

Correct Answer: lend

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313. Which word best fits into the blank in this sentence? Who is he waiting _____?

Answer

Correct Answer: for

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314. When you start working as a freelancer, it's important to make _____

Answer

Correct Answer: a good impression

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315. The president of the company and his employees ____ excited about the merger.

Answer

Correct Answer: are

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316. Which of the following words is a name for a person who takes photos? Choose only one.

Answer

Correct Answer: Photographer

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317. The people who believe the Earth is flat ___

Answer

Correct Answer: are few

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318. The students ____ about the first day of school.

Answer

Correct Answer: are excited

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319. Which sentences below contain apostrophes that indicate ownership?

Answer

Correct Answer: She loved her grandmother's cake.
The cat's tail stood straight up.
The families found the cabin's fireplace didn't work.

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320. What time _____? Select all that apply.

Answer

Correct Answer: is the train leaving
does the train leave

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321. The monsters, and the dark forest they live in, __.

Answer

Correct Answer: are scary

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322. I'm thinking _____ a week off over Christmas. Check all that apply.

Answer

Correct Answer: of taking
about taking

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323. _____ when we meet at the restaurant.

Answer

Correct Answer: We will see each other

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324. Bob wants to speak English __.

Answer

Correct Answer: well

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325. We watched the _________ of the sun while _______ on a park bench.

Answer

Correct Answer: setting; sitting

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326. He wanted to ________ about how to _______ a bank loan.

Answer

Correct Answer: inquire; acquire

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327. The kittens' paw prints were all over the floor. How many kittens were leaving paw prints?

Answer

Correct Answer: More than one

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328. What is the subject of the following sentence? Go to the park!

Answer

Correct Answer: you (implied)

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329. The King James version of the Bible was written in which form of English?

Answer

Correct Answer: Early Modern English

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330. William Shakespeare's popular play "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet" is written in which era of English?

Answer

Correct Answer: Early Modern English

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331. Juan______in the library this morning

Answer

Correct Answer: is studying

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332. Which of these moral values refers to personal rule?

Answer

Correct Answer: Autonomy

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333. Which of the following roots can refer to "good?"

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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334. In a short story, which word best describes the action following the climactic event?

Answer

Correct Answer: Falling

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335. In which form of English was the story "Beowulf" written?

Answer

Correct Answer: Old English

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336. To what does the root "acu" refer?

Answer

Correct Answer: sharp

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337. Which literary element explicitly identifies the correlation between objects and their human attributes?

Answer

Correct Answer: Personification

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338. Choose the correct one. I am an English teacher. I am a teacher of English.

Answer

Correct Answer: I am a teacher of English.

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339. What does fallacy mean?

Answer

Correct Answer: A deceptive belief

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340. There is more devitalized worthless "food" _______ to people today than real, authentic food that is necessary for our sustenance; and we have the food manufacturers to thank.

Answer

Correct Answer: offered

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341. The baffling question was quite ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: abstruse

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342. The CEO gave free ___________ of his company to his daughter.

Answer

Correct Answer: rein

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343. "Everything is permitted in our secret club." In this sentence, "everything" is an example of a[n] _________.

Answer

Correct Answer: indefinite pronoun

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344. "To boldly go where no one has gone before" is an example of _______________.

Answer

Correct Answer: a split infinitive

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345. Which is an example of a dangling participle?

Answer

Correct Answer: Walking in the room, the motion-sensor lights came on.

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346. In stories written in the second person, which of these words would be used to reference the main character?

Answer

Correct Answer: You

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347. Fill in the blank: It always ______ my interest when a politician begins to lecture her constituents on morality, because inevitably a scandal is not far down the road.

Answer

Correct Answer: piques

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348. What is the difference between soliloquy and monlogue ?

Answer

Correct Answer: Soliloquy is a dramatic monologue in which the speaker adresses the audience or the third person

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349. Which of these is the strongest example of alliteration?

Answer

Correct Answer: A bumbling bunch of big baboons.

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350. The word "Cognate" refers to

Answer

Correct Answer: words in different languages that derive from the same original root

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351. Watch your ___________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pronunciation

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352. Juniper brought me a cheese croissant instead of a chocolate one. What is the direct object?

Answer

Correct Answer: a cheese croissant

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353. Which is an example of an alliteration?

Answer

Correct Answer: Wild and woolly

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354. Which is NOT an example of an imperative?

Answer

Correct Answer: I would like you to come.

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355. What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

Answer

Correct Answer: A simile uses 'as' or 'like' while a metaphor does not.

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356. Which of the following words is not like the others?

Answer

Correct Answer: reticent

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357. Which is NOT a synonym pair?

Answer

Correct Answer: gullible : ingenious

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358. Which of the following is not a word?

Answer

Correct Answer: suppressional

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359. The moon _____________ brightly last night while I ______________ my shoes.

Answer

Correct Answer: shone; shined

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360. The combination of three periods (. . .) is known as a(n)____ ?

Answer

Correct Answer: Ellipsis

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361. My uncle left his fortune to my brother and ___.

Answer

Correct Answer: me

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362. Which is an example of onomatopoeia?

Answer

Correct Answer: zap

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363. Which of these is an example of an oxymoron?

Answer

Correct Answer: Civilized warfare

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364. Identify the adverb: Broken baskets nearly ruptured my internal organs.

Answer

Correct Answer: Nearly

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365. 'The kittens' paw prints were all over the floor.' How many kittens were leaving paw prints?

Answer

Correct Answer: More than one

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366. "Running" and "swimming" are examples of what?

Answer

Correct Answer: Gerunds

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367. What is the meaning of "uncanny"?

Answer

Correct Answer: Surpassing the ordinary or normal

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368. Since he's not stupid, I don't understand why he acts so _____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Obtuse

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369. 'The kitten's paw prints were all over the floor.' How many kittens were there?

Answer

Correct Answer: One

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370. Words that sound the same are called:

Answer

Correct Answer: homophones

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371. Which sentence has the correct use of a semicolon?

Answer

Correct Answer: Using a semicolon isn't hard; I once saw a party gorilla do it.

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372. I should have ______ to the party last weekend.

Answer

Correct Answer: gone

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373. Correct the fault in the following sentence: "During his childhood, his mother had died."

Answer

Correct Answer: Delete "had"

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374. Which is first person plural past tense?

Answer

Correct Answer: We were wrong.

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375. Choose the correct words to complete the sentence: I cannot ______ the outcome of your situation if you do not take my _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: affect;advice

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376. The monster's ire was ___ ___ the dwarf's accusation.

Answer

Correct Answer: aroused by

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377. Which one is an article

Answer

Correct Answer: the

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378. Which is grammatically correct?

Answer

Correct Answer: People continue to worry about the future; our failure to conserve resources has put the world at risk.

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379. When the clock _____ twelve, Cinderella's carriage ____ back into a pumpkin.

Answer

Correct Answer: struck; turned

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380. Have you ever been guilty ___ a driving offense?

Answer

Correct Answer: of

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381. What is an example of a homophone?

Answer

Correct Answer: wear, where, ware

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382. Which of the following is not a possible definition of the word 'destroy'?

Answer

Correct Answer: rove

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383. What is the correct way to edit this sentence without changing its meaning? "Who'd you get those directions from?"

Answer

Correct Answer: From whom did you get those directions?

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384. _________________ remember to bring a snack.

Answer

Correct Answer: Also,

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385. The books are ___ and ___ here to claim ___.

Answer

Correct Answer: theirs, they're, them

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386. They divorced because of his ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: adultery

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387. Fill in the missing words. When it rains, I ______ staying home

Answer

Correct Answer: When it rains, I prefer staying home.

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388. He wanted to ______________ about how to _____________ a bank loan.

Answer

Correct Answer: inquire; acquire

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389. Which is the correct usage of English grammar?

Answer

Correct Answer: You're going to regret crossing me.

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390. I will ______ each of you fifty dollars.

Answer

Correct Answer: allot

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391. She put ____ leaving till Sunday.

Answer

Correct Answer: off

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392. He _________ forgot to call her at 7 ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: accidentally, o'clock

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393. Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbal time. It was difficult for the citizens_________________ to the new situation after the earthquake.

Answer

Correct Answer: to adapt

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394. This shop is ___ on Sundays.

Answer

Correct Answer: open

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395. "Could you _________ me your stapler?"

Answer

Correct Answer: lend

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396. My dog loves to chase ___ tail.

Answer

Correct Answer: its

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397. Which part of speech are I, he, you, she, and it?

Answer

Correct Answer: pronouns

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398. Identify the verb in this sentence: He is here.

Answer

Correct Answer: Is

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399. ______ in the race last Sunday? Yes, she ran thirty five kilometers.

Answer

Correct Answer: Did Sumiko run

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400. When ____ ____ ____ longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves

Answer

Correct Answer: we are no

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401. We weren't surprised by the ......... of traffic going to the coast, but we did notice the .......... of cars towing caravans.

Answer

Correct Answer: amount, number

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402. What form of speech is "and"?

Answer

Correct Answer: Conjunction

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403. Would you mind _______ that restaurant to make a reservation?

Answer

Correct Answer: calling

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404. Who is _____, Keshi or Lhiandra

Answer

Correct Answer: prettier

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405. If it ____ rained, we would have canceled the party.

Answer

Correct Answer: had

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406. Despite _______________, he still couldn't convince them to invest.

Answer

Correct Answer: numerous attempts

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407. What is the correct spelling of the word

Answer

Correct Answer: adventurous

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408. His house is ___ the Downtown Area.

Answer

Correct Answer: in

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409. I ___ the ___ in ___ feet and I stepped on a rock.

Answer

Correct Answer: mowed / lawn / bare

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410. This book is ___. That book is ___.

Answer

Correct Answer: yours, theirs

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411. ______ parents don't think ______ ready to move _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Their, they're, there

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412. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence. How does this ...... the outcome?

Answer

Correct Answer: affect

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413. Tom watches this TV show once in a blue moon. This means:

Answer

Correct Answer: Tom rarely watches this TV show.

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414. We will meet ____ the afternoon. He arrived ____ Friday. Please don't call me ____ seven o'clock.

Answer

Correct Answer: in; on; at

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415. This book was ___________ by the same person who ____________ that one.

Answer

Correct Answer: written; wrote

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416. Don't ________ think Larry should call ________ wife if ________ is going to be late for dinner?

Answer

Correct Answer: you, his, he

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417. Whose turn is it? It is the ____ turn.

Answer

Correct Answer: boy's

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418. I'm not speaking with ________ in the class.

Answer

Correct Answer: anybody

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419. ______ going to the fair. While they are ______, they will enter ______ pies in the contest.

Answer

Correct Answer: They're; there; their

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420. ___ quite far from ___ home.

Answer

Correct Answer: You're, your

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421. Which phrase is grammatically correct?

Answer

Correct Answer: If I were you

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422. Ingrid and ___ know the answer.

Answer

Correct Answer: I

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423. Which word is the adjective in this sentence? "Laura is a pretty woman."

Answer

Correct Answer: pretty

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424. Please insert missing verb in a sentence "We ___ very glad that you joined us"

Answer

Correct Answer: were

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425. Choose the series of pronouns that best completes the following sentence. That house used to be ______ , but ______ have given it to ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: mine, I, her

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426. Varying punctuation in a sentence can change its meaning.

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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427. ___ getting ___ numbers all wrong.

Answer

Correct Answer: You're, your

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428. He's smarter ___ Jane.

Answer

Correct Answer: than

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429. For the following sentence,choose the best word or phrase to complete the sentence. Are you hungry? __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Just a bit

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430. Which of the following is a grammatically correct sentence?

Answer

Correct Answer: We walked too far today.

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431. Choose the correct word. I’ve lost my passport. I can’t find it ___ .

Answer

Correct Answer: anywhere

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432. He went with ___ to visit my friend.

Answer

Correct Answer: me

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433. "Can't" is a contraction for:

Answer

Correct Answer: Cannot

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434. What is _____ name?

Answer

Correct Answer: your

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435. We ___________ a nice dinner for our friends last night.

Answer

Correct Answer: made

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436. ___ did this?

Answer

Correct Answer: Who

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437. Do you know _____ way they went?

Answer

Correct Answer: which

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438. Past tense of "run"?

Answer

Correct Answer: ran

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439. Which sentence reads correctly?

Answer

Correct Answer: We went to their house.

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440. "I'm going to the store," says Sally. Tim replies, "Oh, please get napkins while ____ out."

Answer

Correct Answer: you're

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441. ___ one do you like best?

Answer

Correct Answer: Which

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442. In _______ opinion, do you think _______ the best at this test?

Answer

Correct Answer: your; you're

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443. Yesterday she ___________ me a funny story about her new puppy.

Answer

Correct Answer: told

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444. "Could I ________ your pen?"

Answer

Correct Answer: borrow

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445. Andina is ___ girl in her college.

Answer

Correct Answer: the most beautiful

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446. Which is the correct usage of the word "too"?

Answer

Correct Answer: There are pears. There are apples, too.

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447. That's the silliest thing I've ever __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: seen

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448. Mr. Miller _______ own a car.

Answer

Correct Answer: doesn't

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449. "It's raining cats and dogs." means:

Answer

Correct Answer: The rain is falling very hard.

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450. Give this to him, ___ give that to her.

Answer

Correct Answer: then

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451. What's the opposite of 'optimistic'?

Answer

Correct Answer: pessimistic

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452. What ___ they ___ to you?

Answer

Correct Answer: did, do

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453. Which example is grammatically correct?

Answer

Correct Answer: You are invited to attend my party.

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454. The flowers need to be

Answer

Correct Answer: watered.

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455. What is a verb?

Answer

Correct Answer: A word that conveys action, occurrence, or state of being.

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456. You ___ come.

Answer

Correct Answer: shouldn't have

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457. I ___ of money, that is why I will not go to the cinema.

Answer

Correct Answer: ran out

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458. I _____________ for a long time about the movie I watched last month.

Answer

Correct Answer: thought

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459. Complete the following sentence: "What will happen ..."

Answer

Correct Answer: ... if she fails the exam?

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460. If I _______ about the test, I would have studied for it.

Answer

Correct Answer: had known

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461. The reporter kept ________ me, so I decided ________ the interview.

Answer

Correct Answer: interrupting; to leave

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462. All countries would like to avoid __________ war.

Answer

Correct Answer: nuclear

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463. Which answer is worded correctly?

Answer

Correct Answer: If I were you, I would go to the library to pick up the book.

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464. Mom said she wants only one ____, but I would like four _____ with my dinner.

Answer

Correct Answer: potato, potatoes

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465. If you had advised me earlier...

Answer

Correct Answer: ... I wouldn't have made this mistake.

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466. The special _____ in the show have greatly ______ my impression of its quality.

Answer

Correct Answer: effects; affected

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467. Which of these best describes writing in the "first person"?

Answer

Correct Answer: A story from the perspective of a specific character, using the word "I"

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468. We watched the _____________ of the sun while _____________ on a park bench.

Answer

Correct Answer: setting; sitting

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469. Past Tense of sentence "The barber cuts the hair".

Answer

Correct Answer: The barber cut the hair.

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470. Which is an example of an onomatopoeia?

Answer

Correct Answer: Sizzle

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471. The judges considered his opinion to be myopic. What other word could replace the word "myopic"?

Answer

Correct Answer: Shortsighted

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472. Complete the following sentence by choosing the phrase with the best word order from the options given. The excited children, who had run toward the loud ______

Answer

Correct Answer: music, told the others about the ice cream truck outside

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473. Which of these is the correct answer?

Answer

Correct Answer: I have to go to work at 7 o'clock.

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