Midterm Study Guide Questions

What root means “life”?

• Viv/Vit 
•  rupt 
• tract  
• sol

What suffix means “capable or worthy of being”?

• -tion
• -ness 
• -able

If the rule “Use a comma between 3 or more words in a series when conjunctions have been used” is applied, which sentence is grammatically correct?

•  My favorite sports are lacrosse, snowboarding and field hockey. 
•  My favorite sports are lacrosse snowboarding and field hockey. 
•  My favorite sports are lacrosse snowboarding, and field hockey.
•  My favorite sports are lacrosse, snowboarding, and field hockey.

If the rule “use a capital at the beginning of a sentence and for proper nouns” applies, what sentence is correctly capitalized?

•  Susanne smith lived in honolulu, hawaii for most of her life.
• Susanne Smith lived in Honolulu, Hawaii for most of her life.
• susanne smith lived in honolulu, hawaii for most of her life. 
• Susanne Smith Lived In Honolulu, Hawaii For Most Of Her Life. 

Which word is not a preposition?

• About 
• Below 
• Except 
• Oh

What is "an informed judgement about what will happen"?

• inference 
• prediction 
• generalization 

True or False: Climax- when the conflict eases

• True 
• False 

What is the definition of climax?

• introduces the conflict 
• the turning point 
• when the conflict eases 
• introduces the situation 

True or false: Generalization- A broad statement that applies to many examples and is supported by evidence. 

• TRUE
• FALSE 

What type of irony is this example? - An airplane pilot has a fear of heights. 

• Verbal irony 
• Situational irony