- 1. If you distinguish yourself, people
will tell you --- from others.
A) to run
B) apart
C) stories
- 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) polygon
B) rectangle
C) quadrilateral
- 5. A perimeter is a measure of the ---
around an area.
A) distance
B) light
C) height
- 6. When people work together to
generate new ideas, they ---
A) nap
B) daydream
C) brainstorm
- 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) quadrilateral
B) pentagon
C) decagon
- 9. Parallel lines are ---
A) equilateral
B) equivocal
C) equidistant
- 10. Perpendicular lines intersect at ---
A) two points
B) many points
C) one point
- 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) blood sample
C) symptom
- 13. Figurative language is ---
A) literal
B) symbolic
C) exact
- 14. When scientists evaluate data, they
don't --- it.
A) produce
B) examine
C) analyze
- 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) setting
B) plot
C) table of contents
- 18. If you anticipate having a good
time, you --- have fun.
A) do not believe you will
B) expect to
C) are afraid to
- 19. To recount is NOT the same thing as to ---
A) narrate
B) to make fun of
C) retell
- 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) novels
B) movie scripts
C) poems
- 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) make them known
B) conceal them
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) talking with a teacher
B) mumbling
C) asking your friend a question
- 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) 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) homework
B) a test
C) a project
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