3rd Quarter Practice 2

Using your knowledge of the root -lum, what does the word luminous mean in the following sentence?

The sky was luminous with stars.

• speckled

• beautiful

• crowded

• shining

How does the meaning of the word illuminate reflect the meaning of the root -lum?

• When you illuminate something, you are being helpful.

• When you illuminate something, you shed light on it.

• When you illuminate something, you show it to others.

• When you illuminate something, you conceal it.

How does the meaning of the word diagram reflect the meaning of the root -gram?

• A diagram breaks up the text.

• A diagram explains something.

• A diagram is something that is drawn.

• A diagram breaks up the text.

To which word could you successfully add the suffix -y meaning "having"?

• hair

• foot

• wrist

• arm

What is the meaning of the word formed by adding the suffix -ly to the end of the word proud?

• showing a lack of pride

• acting in a way to make others proud

• in the manner of being proud

• hiding one's pride from others

Compare and contrast the tones of these two sentences.

The store teemed with Christmas spirit as jolly shoppers made last-minute purchases.

The store teemed with shoppers shoving their way through their last-minute purchases.

• The first sentence is calm and unemotional, while the tone of the second sentence is angry.

• The tone of the first sentence is warm and pleasant, while the tone of the second sentence is negative.

• The tone of the first sentence is happy and carefree, while the tone of the second sentence is sad.

• The tone of the first sentence is joyful, while the tone of the second sentence is calm and unemotional.

Which of the following would most strongly shape an author's choice of diction?

• readers' purpose for reading the selection

• readers' enjoyment of reading

• readers' gender and age

• readers' knowledge of the subject

Which of the following is the best definition of diction?

• a writer's use of clues to hint at what at what might happen later in the story

• a writer's word choice and the way writer puts words together

• the feeling created in a reader by a literary work or passage

• the writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject

What type of diction would a person most likely use when writing a letter to a friend?

• easy and informal

• difficult and formal

• easy and formal

• difficult and formal

Which of the following elements does not directly contribute to tone?

• text structure

• sentence structure

• word choice

• theme