1.10 Quiz

Which best identifies a misspelled word?

• Concede

• Recede

• Precede

• Interceed

Which resource is the most useful for finding the correct spelling of words?

• Dictionary

• Usage guide

• List of synonyms

• Thesaurus

Read the spelling pattern rule:

When adding a suffix to a base word that ends in –e, drop the e first. Examples include education and salivation.

Which does not follow the spelling pattern rule?

• Natural

• Educateing

• Curable

• Amazing

Read the passage:

When Gandhi was born in India in 1869, the country was under British rule. As a young man, he sailed to England to finish his schooling. In London, he trained to become a lawyer. On his return to India, he struggled to establish his legal career. Since he was meeting with little success in India, he decided to make the long trip to South Africa, where many Indians lived and worked.

Which explains why Gandhi moved to South Africa?

• The woman he loved lived in South Africa.

• He went to South America to teach at a university there.

• He was not finding success as a lawyer in India.

• He wanted to fight against the apartheid in South Africa.

Which does not identify a factor that contributes to Gandhi's historical importance?

• He was a leader in using nonviolence to protest unfair treatment of groups of people.

• He was one of the first world leaders to marry a woman of another race.

• His use of nonviolent protest influenced other leaders, such as Martin Luther King Jr.

• He believed all people – regardless of race or social status – should be treated equally.

Which best identifies a misspelled word?

• Natural

• Obeyed

• Rooves

• Irrational

Which is not a function of the spell checker in your word processing program?

• Allows you to correct the spelling in the document

• Gives options for spelling the word correctly

• Checks for words that are spelled correctly but used incorrectly

• Checks the spelling of the word

Read the spelling pattern rule:

Nouns that end in a consonant + y are made plural by adding –ies. Some examples are babies, ponies, and spies.

Which does not follow the spelling pattern rule?

• Bullys

• Pencils

• Canaries

• Similarities

Read the passage: When Gandhi was born in India in 1869, the country was under British rule. As a young man, he sailed to England to finish his schooling. In London, he trained to become a lawyer. On his return to India, he struggled to establish his legal career. Since he was meeting with little success in India, he decided to make the long trip to South Africa, where many Indians lived and worked.

Which identifies the country that had control of India when Gandhi was born?

• Portugal

• Spain

• Britain

• The United States

Which best explains the historical importance of Mohandas Gandhi?

• His work as a lawyer was very well-respected; others have studied his legal victories.

• He began the trend of using nonviolence to protest unfair treatment of groups of people.

• He was a follower of Nelson Mandela, who made a name in his own right.

• His focus on prayer in daily life changed the way people thought about spirituality.