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Indicate the connotation of the following word or phrase:

Lend me your ears.

A.Cut off your ears.

B.Listen to me.

Question 1 of 15

Identify the meaning of the underlined Greek or Latin affix (prefix added at the beginning and suffix added at the end of the root word) that can be used to identify the correct definition of the following word:

affordable

A.made of

B.can be

C.more

D.most

Question 2 of 15

Indicate if the underlined word is adjective or adverb and comparative or superlative:

Jordan scores most.

A.Comparative adjective

B.Superlative adjective

C.Comparative adverb

D.Superlative adverb

Question 3 of 15

Choose the correct form of the verb in the following sentence:

Bob or Dave _____ baseball.

A.play

B.plays

Question 4 of 15

The passive voice occurs when the subject of the sentence becomes the object. Most often the active voice provides more clarity, but the passive voice can be preferable if the focus is on the object and not the subject. Identify the preferred sentence structure between the following choices:

A.The best cheese is made in France, not Wisconsin.

B.French people make the best cheese not Americans from Wisconsin.

Question 5 of 15

Determine the best meaning for the underlined word based on the context of the sentence:

We had an idyllic vacation - peaceful, enjoyable, and relaxing with beautiful landscapes to view.

A.perfect

B.peaceful and picturesque

C.rainy and cloudy

D.stressful and overwhelming

Question 6 of 15

Indicate which of the following includes a present participle:

A.Studying is the best way to pass the test.

B.I have broken the model airplane.

C.I have run the race.

D.Why are you not raking the lawn?

Question 7 of 15

Identify the following as a paradox, equivocation, irony or oxymoron:

I can resist anything but temptation.

A.Paradox

B.Equivocation

C.Irony

D.Oxymoron

Question 8 of 15

Indicate whether the underlined word is a direct object, indirect object, or a subject complement:

Omar and Arun ate hamburgers for lunch.

A.Direct object

B.Indirect object

C.Subject complement

Question 9 of 15

10.

Which of the following displays better sentence variation?

A.John likes to run so John went out for the football team and John did well.

B.John likes to run so he went out for the football team and he did well.

Question 10 of 15

11.

Identify the following as a paradox, equivocation, irony or oxymoron:

The Titanic was promoted as being 100% unsinkable, but in 1912 the ship sank on its maiden voyage.

A.Paradox

B.Equivocation

C.Irony

D.Oxymoron

Question 11 of 15

12.

The underlined pronoun in the following sentence is an example of which of the following in the absence of any previous sentences:

They say you should study hard to ace the SHSAT.

A.Missing Pronoun-Antecedent

B.Vague Pronoun-Antecedent

C.Clear Pronoun-Antecedent

Question 12 of 15

13.

Indicate whether the following is a sentence fragment, a complete sentence, or a run on sentence:

My favorite type of pizza is Hawaiian; it is very tasty.

A.Fragment

B.Complete

C.Run-on

Question 13 of 15

14.

Indicate whether the following is a sentence fragment, a complete sentence, or a run on sentence:

Deidra sat in the car seat she fidgeted about in the seat.

A.Fragment

B.Complete

C.Run-on

Question 14 of 15

15.

Rearrange the word order below to make the sentence sensible:

however strawberry
;
vanilla
and chocolate
I
fantastic
tastes
like

Question 15 of 15