Language: word study

Which of the following sentences pants the clearest picture?

• Even though the sun was shining, Mary was still cold.

• Even though the sun was shining, Mary couldn't help but feel chilled by the cool morning breeze.

• The sun was shining but the breeze made Mary cold.

• Mary was chilled on the sunny, yet breeze morning.

Which of the following sentences uses the most descriptive words and style?

• The sky was colorful during the sunset.
• The beach looked nice during the sunset.
• The sunset was beautiful as we sat quietly on the beach.

• The vibrant sunset painted the sky with hues of orange, pink, and purple, casting a warm glow over the tranquil beach.

Which of the following sentences provides the most detail about the topic?

• The sentence that provides contradictory information to the main idea.
• The sentence that provides specific examples, explanations, and additional information related to the main idea.
• The sentence that repeats the main idea multiple times without elaboration.
• The sentence that introduces a new unrelated topic.

Which of the following sentences is most concise?

• I loved the movie. I just didn't like the surprise ending.

• I loved the movie, and I just didn't like the surprise ending.

• I loved the movie, but I didn't like the surprise ending.

• None of the above

Which of the following sentences is the most concise?

• Beth thought the test was hard and difficult. Mary thought the test was easy.

• While Beth thought the test was challenging, Mary thought it was easy.

• Beth thought the test was hard and Mary thought the test was easy.

• None of the above

When Westinghouse, the inventor of the air brake was working on his great invention, he made an application for a trial of his device on the New York Central Railroad.

Choose the meaning of the word "brake" according to the sentence above.

• a weapon

• an instrument

• the pedal

• a mechanical device which makes a vehicle stop when pressed

Choose the answer that contains antonyms.

• return; march

• alive; dead

• opened; broke

• collect; take

The volume of traffic was high on the interstate.

In the above sentence, the meaning of volume is ________.

• a unit of written material assembled together

• loudness of sound

• a roll of parchment

• the amount of space taken up

Chose the answer that contains antonyms.

• accept, take

• ancient, modern

• argue, disagree

• arrive, come

Choose the answer that contains synonyms.

• early; awake

• east, north

• dirty, gross

• cold, cool