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Reading section Flashcards

1
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Affect and effect would be considered which of the following

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Homophones

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2
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Homographs are defined as which of these

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Words that have the same spelling but different meanings

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3
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Increasing the price of bus fares has had a greater _____ on ridership _______ expected

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effect; than

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4
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Which of the following correctly implements the use of parentheses?

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The rattlesnake (see image 2) is a dangerous snake of North and South America

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5
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Which of the following correctly describes the placement of punctuation in reference to quotations

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Periods and commas are put inside quotation marks; colons and semicolons go outside

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6
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Which of the following correctly implements the use of commas

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He is meeting me at 456 Delaware Avenue, Washington, D.C., tomorrow morning

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7
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Which of the following is correctly punctuated

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“You can start”, Jane said. “with an apology.”

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8
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Which of the following does NOT correctly describe a rule for semicolon usage

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Use a semicolon for explanations or to give a quote

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9
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Summaries can be difficult to read becuase they omit all of the following Except

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Supporting details

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10
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Which of the following describes the text at the conclusion of a page outlining where facts and figures were found?

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Footnote

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11
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Which of the following is most important when drawing conclusions from text

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The conclusions are supported directly by the text

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12
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What benefit do topic sentences provide for the reader?

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They prepare the reader to receive new information by providing the main idea

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13
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What is implied by the following scenario

I hurried as fast as I could to class, only to find the test had already started when I arrived.

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I am late for class

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14
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Which type of tool is typically used for measuring trends over time?

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Line graph

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15
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What are text features?

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textual elements that fall outside the main text, such as indexes and glossaries

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16
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What are Graphic features

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visual elements that supplement the main text, such as charts, graphs, and timelines

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17
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How many dependent and independent clauses does this sentence contain?

Because he was later, he missed the field trip, and this caused him to fail the class.

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One dependent clause and two independent clauses

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18
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Which expression could be found in informational text that uses words in a figurative sense rather than a literal one?

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An avalanche of rumors

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19
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All of the following are necessary elements of a narrative passage except

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The text must proceed in a clear sequence

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20
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Among the following transitional words or phrases, which one indicates contrast?

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Regardless

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21
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According to the textual evidence, what differentiates chronic absence from truancy

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Sequential versus nonsequential student absence

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22
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Which of the following factors can be used as evidence for making predictions, conclusions, or interpretations about a text?

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-Genre
-Context
-Implicit information
-Explicit information

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23
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Which of the following is a primary source

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Autobiography

24
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What is the purpose of argument and persuasion in a free society?

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To reach the best solution for a common good

25
Q

How many major types of logical organization are there

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Six

26
Q

What are common linking verbs?

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appear, be, become, feel, grow, look, seem, smell, sound, and taste.

27
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What are the three degrees of relative adjective

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positive, comparative, and superlative

28
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Which of the following is NOT one of the degrees of relative adjectives

A

Negative

29
Q

In general, adverbs may modify all of the following except

A

Nouns

30
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What are coordinating conjunctions

A

FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so

31
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What are correlative conjunctions

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either…or | neither…nor | not only…but also.

32
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What is a superlative adverb?

A

compare the actions of one item to a group.

33
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Which of these words is a superlative adverb

A

Most quietly

34
Q

Choose the preposition in the following sentence:
I would like to buy the painting on the shelf

A

On

35
Q

Which of the following is NOT a word used to combine nouns to make a compound subject

A

Also

36
Q

A compound subject is formed when

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two or more nouns joined by and, or, or nor jointly act as the subject of the sentence

37
Q

What pronouns are always singular

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each, either, everybody, anybody, somebody, and nobody

38
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Which of the following sentences uses correct subject-verb agreement

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Lots of people were auditioning fo the singing competition on Saturday

39
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Every single one of my mothers siblings, their spouses, and their children met in Colorado for a week-long family vacation last summer

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Every single one of my mother’s siblings, their spouses, and their children

40
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Identify the complete predicate in the following sentence

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Is the yellow one at the end of the street

41
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What is a compound subject

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formed when two or more nouns joined by and, or, or nor jointly act as the subject of the sentence

42
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What is a phrase

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A group of words that function as a single part of speech to add detail instead of express a complete thought

42
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Which of the following is the infinitive of the sentence “He had all the time in the world to decide what he wanted”?

A

To decide

43
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How can you tell if a phrase is nonessential

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If the sentence still makes sense without it

44
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What is an imperative statement

A

requests or commands
ex: go to the post office for me.

45
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Run-on or fused sentences must contain two or more of which of the following

A

Independent clauses

46
Q

which of the following refers to a phrase that has been overused to the point that it has lost the original meaning

A

Cliche

47
Q

What is a comparison between items that appear to have nothing in common

A

Analogy

48
Q

Most writing uses which point of view

A

Third person

49
Q

Which of the following is a more structures form of brainstorming

A

Free writing

50
Q

Which of the following is a verb suffix

A

-fy (Which means to make or cause to have)

51
Q

Which of the following defines the miscellaneous prefix mor-?

A

Death

52
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Which of the following defines the noun sufficiently -ation

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Action, state, result

53
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Which of the following affixes refers to the -O- in speedometer

A

Interfix

54
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