Standard Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word "thorough" mean?

• Incomplete and superficial

• Complete with regard to every detail; not superficial or partial

• The combined effects of multiple sources

• Strong effect

Which of the following is an example of the word "cumulative Impact"?

• The students wrote a thorough paper describing their summer vacation.

• Hurt, hungry, and homeless describes animals in need of shelter, to create a cumulative impact of a sad tone.

• The students are analyzing the text for key details.

• Farrah gave a connotative definition of the word impact.

What is the definition of the word "impact"?

• To examine something closely or carefully

• Definitions in your own words

• Strong effect

• Complete with regard to every detail; not superficial or partial

What does it mean to "analyze" something?

• To take note or target details

• To clean deeply

• The combined effects of multiple sources

• Definitions in your own words

Which of the following best describes a "connotative" definition?

• The students wrote a thorough paper describing their summer vacation.

• Hurt, hungry, and homeless describes animals in need of shelter, to create a cumulative impact of a sad tone.

• The students created their own definition in the class.

• The students are analyzing the text for key details.

What is the definition of "rhetoric"?

• A form of effective or persuasive writing

• The way in which a piece of writing is delivered

• To provide precise details

• An educated guess based on evidence and reasoning

Which term refers to "the way in which a piece of writing is delivered"?

• Rhetoric

• Mediums

• Delineate

• Inference

What does "delineate" mean?

• Enough

• To provide precise details

• An educated guess based on evidence and reasoning

• A form of effective or persuasive writing

What is the meaning of "sufficient"?

• Enough

• To provide precise details

• An educated guess based on evidence and reasoning

• The way in which a piece of writing is delivered

What is an "inference"?

• A form of effective or persuasive writing

• The way in which a piece of writing is delivered

• To provide precise details

• An educated guess based on evidence and reasoning