WOD/IOD quiz 3

When the fighting was about to _____, the King signed a declaration to halt.

• commence

• concise

• conjecture

• conclude

The fast food restaurant went out on a limb and decided to start serving breakfast.

What is the meaning of "out on a limb" in the above sentence?

• to take a risk

• to be indecisive

• rarely happening

• starting over again

We were on the fence about where to go on vacation.

What is the meaning of "on the fence" in the above sentence?

• starting over

• rarely

• taking a risk

• indecisive

She was in a belligerent mood after having to wake up so early.

What is the meaning of the word "belligerent" in the above sentence?

• clear

• to make a guess

• hostile; aggressive

• unclear

I would conjecture there were over 100 likes for her video.

What is the meaning of the word "conjecture" in the above sentence?

• to make a guess

• hostile

• clear

• rarely

Make sure your writing is ____________ and well organized.

• belligerent

• concise

• commenced

• conjecture

In our area, fortunately we only experience earthquakes once in a blue moon.

What is the meaning of "once in a blue moon" in the above sentence?

• at the beginning

• angrily

• clearly

• rarely

After my experiment failed, it was back to the drawing board.

What is the meaning of "back to the drawing board" in the above sentence?

• starting again

• rarely happening

• to end

• take a risk

Which of the following does NOT need to be included in a proficiently written text?

• organization

• varying sentence lengths

• grammatical mistakes

• central ideas

During the Revolutionary War, __________ created homespun, which was American-made cotton and linen.

• women

• colonists

• British

• pirates