English Quiz 2

Use a word with the prefix "ultra" in a sentence.

They were able to draw ultrarealistic drawings for the art display. The radio omitted ultrasonic waves

What is the meaning of the prefix "omni"?

all

What is the meaning of the prefix "hyper"?

beyond

What is the meaning of the prefix "ultra"?

beyond in degree

Rick said, with a touch of hyperbole, that it was the best movie he'd ever seen.

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

Google is the closest thing to an Omniscient entity in existence, which can be scientifically verified. What does "Omniscient" mean?

knowing everything

What is the meaning of the prefix "hypo"?

less than normal

"The bow of a ship, a bow and arrow" is an example of a homograph. What does "homograph" mean?

one of two or more words spelled alike but different in meaning

Cats, too, are sensitive to ultrasonic frequencies and can hear mice and voles in hidden places. What does "ultrasonic" mean?

use of waves and vibrations

Passage 1 George Ritchie was the other pilot's cub. He was having good times now; for his boss, George Ealer, was as kind-hearted as Brown wasn't. Ritchie had steered for Brown the season before; consequently, he knew exactly how to entertain himself and plague me, all by the one operation. Whenever I took the wheel for a moment on Ealer's watch, Ritchie would sit back on the bench and play Brown, with continual ejaculations of "Snatch her! Snatch her! Derndest mudcat I ever saw!" "Here! Where are you going now ? Going to run over that snag?" "Pull herdown ! Don't you hear me? Pull her down !" "There she goes! Just as I expected! Itold you not to cramp that reef. G'way from the wheel!" So I always had a rough time of it, no matter whose watch it was; and sometimes it seemed to me that Ritchie's good-natured badgering was pretty nearly as aggravating as Brown's dead-earnest nagging.

Question 11: What is the main idea of this passage? George Ritchie has a kinder boss than Twain's boss (Brown) . Question 12: What ideas support your main idea (1 point - evidence, 1 point - connection to the main idea)? The sentence "as kind hearted as Brown wasn't" is proof because we know that Brown was mean, and if he was kind the sentence would be "as kind hearted as Brown was" but since the word used was "wasn't" we can concluded that George Ritchie has a kinder boss than Twain's boss. Question 13: How does Twain feel about George Ritchie? Twain is irritated by George Ritchie's teasing.

Passage 2 Brown was always watching for a pretext to find fault; and if he could find no plausible pretext, he would invent one. He would scold you for shaving a shore, and for not shaving it; for hugging a bar, and for not hugging it; for "pulling down" when not invited, and for not pulling down when not invited; for firing up without orders, and for waiting for orders. In a word, it was his invariable rule to find fault with everything you did and another invariable rule of his was to throw all his remarks (to you) into the form of an insult. Pretext definition: reason or motive used to hide ones real intentions

Question 14: What is the main idea of this passage? Brown constantly criticizes Twain. Question 15: What ideas support your main idea (1 point - evidence, 1 point - connection to the main idea)? "Brown was always watching for a pretext to find fault; and if he could find no plausible pretext, he would invent one. " "It was his invariable rule to find fault with everything you did and another invariable rule of his was to throw all his remarks (to you) into the form of an insult." These two sentences show that no matter what Twain did Brown would still find fault in it and constantly criticize him no matter what. Question 16: What does Brown blame Twain for? Brown blames Twain for everything.

Use a word with the prefix "hypo" in a sentence.

She got hypothermia since she didn't wear a jacket outside in the cold. He is a hypocrite.