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