TEST: THE WORTH OF WORDS
Select all that apply. The " s verb" occurs in: _____.
3rd person indicative mood singular present tense
What is a single word made up of the first letters of a group of words called?
an acronym
Match the meaning to the word part.
cogon-to know cap-to take, seize sta,sti-to stand pli, plic-to fold duc-to lead vert-to turn voc, vok-to call mis-to send ten, tain-to hold nym-name
In this game, a tag or a catch _____ ten points.
counts
A topic sentence does not need to be specific.
false
Coherence in writing results when all of the sentences in some way prove the controlling idea.
false
Unity refers to sentences logically following each other in a paragraph.
false
Match the meaning to the root.
gno-to know log-study of words sta-to stand pel-to drive port-to carry cap-to take, seize pon/pos-to place, put pli, plic-to fold scrib-to write mort-death
A driver's license, together with a bank card, _____ required for identification.
is
The teacher's main objection to Mrs. Carothers _____ her home room parties.
is
Names of family members are capitalized (Mother, Father) except when accompanied by a.....
possessive
Choose the correct prefix and its meaning for the word, inadmissible.
prefix: in- meaning: not
Choose the correct prefix and its meaning for the word, educator.
root:-duc meaning:to lead
Select all that apply. Which kinds of shifting upset the viewpoint in an essay?
shift in person shift in tense shift in number
Spectator comes from the Latin specs meaning _____.
to look
Every sentence after the topic sentence should support it.
true
Jargon is a type of vocabulary specific to a particular profession.
true
Transitional devices are used to produce coherence.
true
One of the committee's suggestions _____ an earlier adjournment.
was
Biography comes from two Latin words: bio meaning ......and graph meaning "to.....
life,write
They had _____ presents to deliver.
many
Choose the correct prefix and its meaning for the word, advocate.
prefix:ad- meaning:to,toward
Choose the correct prefix and its meaning for the word, intervene.
prefix:inter- meaning:between
He was _____ excited about his part of the program.
rather
A generality cannot prove a generality.
true
Scientific words often come from Greek or Latin.
true
The controlling idea is in the predicate of a topic sentence.
true
The controlling idea should be in the main clause of the topic sentence.
true
The place to do your organizational thinking in writing is in the outline stage.
true
What does the suffix -logy in the word astrology mean?
study of
The suffixes able, -ible mean "able to."
true