6th 5-A-Day Week 10

Use the underlined context clues to find the meaning of ailment. The ailment caused loss of appetite and dizziness. Once I was prescribed medicine, I quickly began to recover from the illness.

• a moveable part of an airplane wing or a movable body

• lacking a goal or purpose

• a sickness, an illness, a disease

• a device that uses compressed air to apply a liquid

Choose the misspelled word:

• special

• calender

• remain

• exception

Which sentence adds a nonrestrictive element using commas correctly? The bus swerved into the next lane.

• The bus, which was filled with passengers, swerved into the next lane.

• The bus swerved into the next lane, which was filled with passengers.

• The bus which was filled with passengers, swerved into the next lane.

• The bus, which was filled with passengers swerved into the next lane.

Choose the correct pronoun for the sentence and identify if it is subjective, objective, or possessive. I am not sure that (they, them) know where they are going.

• they - subjective

• them - subjective

• they - objective

• them possessive

Which resources would be helpful if you were stranded on a desert island? Choose all that apply.

• fresh water

• 1 million dollars

• a fishing pole

• gold

Which sentence is re-written correctly getting rid of the vague pronoun? The coaches told the players that they needed a break.

• The coaches told the players that he needed a break.

• The coaches told the players that no-one needed a break.

• The coaches told the players to take a break.

• The coaches told the players that he needed a break.

chaotic : order - Choose a matching analogy.

• cold : life

• parched : moisture

• forest : trees

• calm : patience

Choose the word with the connotation that best fits the sentence. I have given up trying to please Han; he is so (nitpicky, meticulous) and is never happy.

• nitpicky

• meticulous

Which figure of speech is being used in this sentence? The IRS agent is fined for not paying his taxes.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• irony

Based on the word obscene what is the meaning of the Greek or Latin root/affix ob?

• embarrassing

• helpful; beneficial

• indecent, offensive

• in the way, against