Quiz 1-Grade 12

1.    Which of the following is a true statement about a myth?

• a.     Myths are usually about everyday people and their daily lives.

• All myths attempt to explain the origin of earthly life

• Myths often feature immortal beings.

• Myths rarely convey cultural values

1.    “The Earth on Turtle’s Back” explains the origin of --------------------.

• the sky.

• the sea

• the earth

• the turtle

     Actors who study _______ often can portray foreign accents quite convincingly.

• phonology

• rhetoric

• syntax

• orthography

1 CB radio users are famous are famous for their _______ phrases, like “ten four.”

• rhetorical

• succinct

• orthographic

• inflected

In some ways, computers and typewriters are _________ .

• cognate

• paradigmatic

• rejoined

• syntactic

To learn to write Arabic, you must study the characters that compose its ____________

• rhetoric

• orthography

• paradigms

• rejoinders

Someone wedged this invitation to the banquet into the storm door. The underlined word is a/an ------------ 

• noun

• verb

• pronoun

• adjective

In spite of the noise, An-Li managed to finish her homework during lunch. The underlined word is a/an ------ 

• conjunction

• verb

• adverb

• preposition

Molly and Yani are excited about their interviews for a job with the newspaper. The underlined word is a/an ------

• conjunction

• adverb

• adjective

• pronoun

That is an absolutely wonderful painting you have on your wall. The underlined word is a/an -------

• adjective

• verb

• demontrative pronoun