Trimester 2 Quiz 2

To scatter or to spread far and wide is to

• Expunge

• Disperse

• Converge

Which of the following could be an antonym to attainment

• Frustration

• discover

• dissociated

Scientists today have so much specialized knowledge that they sometimes seem all knowing.

What does the underline word mean?

• Scrupulous

• Omniscient

• Cogent

Having set the world record for fastest mile time, the man received the ............... of his fellow runners.

• Esteem

• Attainment

• Panacea

Which of the following words have a positive connotation?

• Disperce

• Malevolent

• Nonchalant

King's definition of civil disobedience includes:

• A. Breaking injustice laws

• B. Accepting the penalty

• C. Resisting violently

• D. a and b

King addresses himself to

• The president

• The congress

• Critical clergymen

• His fellow activists

Which example avoids faulty parallelism?

• Differing expectations for marriage can lead not only to disappointment but also to anger.

• Differing expectations for marriage can lead not only to a disappointment but also to anger.

• Differing expectations for marriage can lead not only to disappointment for the couple but also to anger.

• Differing expectations for marriage can lead not only to disappointment but also to angering the couple.

Why would an author choose to use repetition as a rhetorical device?

• To help us remember

• To place emphasis

• To show importance

Which is the correct explanation for the repetition example "Boys will be boys"

• Men will always be boys

• people should not be surprised when boys or men at in a rough way

• Boys will never change