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Choose the word with the positive connotation.
gossip--chat

• gossip
• chat

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The juxtaposition of roses and daisies in the painting showed the relationship between war and peace. What does the word juxtaposition mean?

• When an author uses words to move the story along
• a type of painting used by most artests
• two or more things placed side by side to emphasize the link or contrast. 
• two or more things that are synonyms 

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What words correctly complete the statement below?
____________  ___________ or main clause has it own subject and verb, and can stand alone.

• Independent clause
• Dependent clause
• Subordinate clause

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What is the synonym for quiet?

• loud
• noisy
• crazy
• silent

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What is a synonym for fast?

• slow
• dangerous
• quick
• rabbit

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What is an omen?

• A horrifying dream
• A sign that something bad might happen
• Foreshadowing
• All of the above

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Holden says, "I didn't have anything special to do, so I went down to the can and chewed the rag with him" (Salinger 26). What does "chew the rag" mean?

• eat a snack

• have small talk

• discuss important matters

• do homework

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This strategy involves learning the definitions to words we don't already know.

• Determining importance

• Synthesizing

• Inferring

• Building vocabulary

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What does "distressed" mean?

• confident

• enraged

• suffering from anxiety, sorrow, or pain

• feeling overwhelming joy

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Apples are ..................... than sweets.

• best

• good

• better

• gooder

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