- 1. If you distinguish yourself, people
will tell you --- from others.
A) stories
B) to run
C) apart
- 2. Another word for elaborate is ---
A) simplify
B) expand
C) reduce
- 3. --- is another word for
analyze.
A) individualize
B) justify
C) examine
- 4. A parallelogram is NOT always a ---
A) quadrilateral
B) polygon
C) rectangle
- 5. A perimeter is a measure of the ---
around an area.
A) height
B) distance
C) light
- 6. When people work together to
generate new ideas, they ---
A) brainstorm
B) daydream
C) nap
- 7. People are most likely to
occasionally ---
A) read a book or newspaper
B) eat more than one meal in a day
C) take a vacation
- 8. A four-sided polygon is called a ---
A) pentagon
B) quadrilateral
C) decagon
- 9. Parallel lines are ---
A) equilateral
B) equivocal
C) equidistant
- 10. Perpendicular lines intersect at ---
A) one point
B) many points
C) two points
- 11. A climax is like a ---
A) turning point
B) dialogue
C) trial
- 12. A doctor would NOT examine a ---
A) report for school
B) symptom
C) blood sample
- 13. Figurative language is ---
A) exact
B) literal
C) symbolic
- 14. When scientists evaluate data, they
don't --- it.
A) produce
B) analyze
C) examine
- 15. It's important to cite --- in a passage.
A) underline
B) spelling
C) evidence
- 16. A resolution is similar to a ---
A) problem
B) question
C) solution
- 17. Rising and falling action are parts of the ---
A) table of contents
B) setting
C) plot
- 18. If you anticipate having a good
time, you --- have fun.
A) expect to
B) do not believe you will
C) are afraid to
- 19. To recount is NOT the same thing as to ---
A) to make fun of
B) retell
C) narrate
- 20. When you contrast two or more
things, you find out how they are ---
A) identical
B) different
C) the same
- 21. Alliteration is often used in ---
A) poems
B) movie scripts
C) novels
- 22. Good imagery in a story can ---
you to another time or
place.
A) transact
B) transcend
C) transport
- 23. When you convey your feelings, you ---
A) hide them
B) conceal them
C) make them known
- 24. An author's purpose would NOT be
to ---
A) inform
B) persuade
C) erase
- 25. ALL of the following are examples of clear communication EXCEPT ---
A) asking your friend a question
B) talking with a teacher
C) mumbling
- 26. You might quantify information
about your classroom by saying that ---
A) almost everyone is helpful
B) one half of students are girls
C) the room is large
- 27. When you reason, you are NOT
making decisions based on ---
A) sound judgment
B) facts
C) reactions
- 28. A conclusion is usually thought out ---.
A) by chance
B) poorly
C) carefully
- 29. If something is explicit, it is ---
A) unimportant
B) realistic
C) specific
- 30. Students are most likely to
collaborate on ---
A) homework
B) a project
C) a test
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