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Meaning is oftentimes inferred from the context of the story. Read the following and infer the best conclusion(s) below:

You ran a search on Google for a shiny red sports car. The next time you surf the internet, car related content appears alongside the website you are viewing.

A.The website you are viewing is a car related site.

B.Google inferred you are interested in cars and showed you related ads.

C.Google knows what you want better than you do.

D.It is a chance coincidence.

Question 1 of 15

Indicate whether the underlined word is correct or incorrect in the sentence below:

My family takes their vacation in April.

A.Correct

B.Incorrect

Question 2 of 15

Indicate which types of clauses are used in the following sentence:

While she is dancing, the audience cannot tear its eyes off her.

A.Independent clause

B.Dependent clause

C.Adjective clause

D.Noun clause

Question 3 of 15

Change y to i when adding which of the following suffixes (letters at the end of a word that change its meaning or grammar):

A.Consonant suffixes

B.Vowel Suffixes

C.Suffixes to a root word ending in a vowel + y

D.Suffixes to the word 'Dry'

Question 4 of 15

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

The girl is unhappy her homework is still in her locker.

A.Direct object

B.Indirect object

C.Subject complement

Question 5 of 15

Identify the following as simile, metaphor, personification, or hyperbole:

I so loved reading I was willing to walk 15 miles to the library in the snow, uphill.

A.Simile

B.Metaphor

C.Hyperbole

D.Personification

Question 6 of 15

Meaning is oftentimes inferred from the context of the story. Read the following and infer the best conclusion(s) below:

Guests at your dinner party finished all the wine and beer, but there was a lot of food left over.

A.The guests were too drunk to eat.

B.The guests always prefer alcoholic drinks to food.

C.The food was not terribly appetizing.

D.You bought too much food.

Question 7 of 15

Choose which of the following is the correct option for the missing word below?

Your right to say that I must gather up my things.

A.Yore

B.You're

C.Your

Question 8 of 15

Indicate if the underlined word is adjective, adverb, or neither:

I have traveled some distance to get to this place.

A.Adjective

B.Adverb

C.None of the above

Question 9 of 15

10.

Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference?

A.When Jon's laptop wasn't functioning properly, he replaced the keyboard.

B.Jon replaced the keyboard on his laptop when he realized it wasn't functioning properly.

Question 10 of 15

11.

Indicate which type of phrase is used in the following sentence:

The guys attacked the pile of nachos, their fingers getting the last bit of cheese off the plate.

A.Absolute phrase

B.Gerund phrase

C.Prepositional phrase

D.Infinitive phrase

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:

Mrs. Price yelled at Sarah and she was sad.

A.Missing Pronoun-Antecedent

B.Vague Pronoun-Antecedent

C.Clear Pronoun-Antecedent

Question 12 of 15

13.

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:

fatter

A.most

B.more

C.having characteristics of

D.state of

Question 13 of 15

14.

Indicate whether the underlined verb is an action verb, linking verb, or auxiliary (helping) verb:

The vacation was really great.

A.Action verb

B.Linking verb

C.Auxiliary (Helping) verb

Question 14 of 15

15.

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

The dealership tried to sell me a pre-owned car yesterday.

A.Paradox

B.Equivocation

C.Irony

D.Oxymoron

Question 15 of 15