Word Study - Unit 7

Which word means, "exactly true, rather than figurative or metaphorical?"

• literal

• literate

• obliterate

• biographical

We were able to ____ our home security system to notify the police within ten minutes of the break-in.

• analogy

• logical

• program

• subscribe

What is a "manuscript?"

• a handwritten document

• a diagram

• an anaolgy

• something that is exactly true

What does it mean to be "descriptive?"

• to be exactly true

• to give details about something

• not doing something according to reason

• feeling sorry about something

Because the advertisement was not very ____, many people were confused about the product.

• diagram

• descriptive

• illogical

• apologetic

What does it mean to be "apologetic?"

• describing a person's life

• to teach

• sorry; showing regret

• able to read

Which word means, "describing a person's life?"

• subscribe

• biographical

• descriptive

• analogy

Which word means, "a comparison?"

• program

• analogy

• subscribe

• descriptive

What does it mean to "subscribe" to something?

• to be able to read

• to compare something

• to draw a detailed picture of something

• to believe in something

The poet decided to burn all of her original _____.

• manuscripts

• analogies

• obliterate

• apologetic