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

Biography comes from two Latin words: bio meaning ......and graph meaning "to.....

life,write

They had _____ presents to deliver.

many

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, 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

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

What does the suffix -logy in the word astrology mean?

study of

Spectator comes from the Latin specs meaning _____.

to look

A generality cannot prove a generality.

true

Every sentence after the topic sentence should support it.

true

Jargon is a type of vocabulary specific to a particular profession.

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

The suffixes able, -ible mean "able to."

true

Transitional devices are used to produce coherence.

true

One of the committee's suggestions _____ an earlier adjournment.

was