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Next Generation Part I

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
You read an article about the various causes of the Great Depression, written by a 40-year-old history professor. The article is...
a)
firsthand account
b)
secondhand account
2.
You read an autobiography about the life of famous gymnast Mary Lou Retton. The autobiography is...
a)
firsthand account
b)
secondhand account
3.

A report or description of an experience

a)

Account

b)

Analyze

c)

Opinion

d)

Advance

4.

To bring into consideration or notice, suggest, propose

a)

Advocacy

b)

Argument

c)

Advantage

d)

Advance

5.

A condition or circumstance that puts on in favorable or superior position

a)

Advance

b)

Account

c)

Argument

d)

None of the Above

6.

Words presented with the aim of persuading thought or action

a)

Allusion

b)

Argument

c)

Analog

d)

None of the Above

7.

The result of imparting life, spirit, motion, or activity

a)

Allusion

b)

Animation

c)

Analyze

d)

None of the above

8.

Analyze the bar graph. How many people have four books in their desks?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

9.

Analyze the paragraph. Then, decide whether the statement is TRUE or FALSE.


The roiling black ocean was cold and ugly. All around were pieces of ice that had broken off icebergs. The temperature was a bone-chilling twenty degrees below zero. Could the inexperienced crew possibly survive this Arctic expedition?


STATEMENT: This setting suggests that the story may be about survival.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

A short account of an interesting or humorous incident

a)

Anecdote

b)

Account

c)

Advance

d)

None of the above

11.

To break into smaller components to the purpose of study or examination

a)

Account

b)

Advocacy

c)

Allusion

d)

Analyze

12.

Similarities between like features of two things on which a comparison may be made

a)

Alluison

b)

Analogy

c)

Aggravating

d)

None of the above

13.

Solve the analogy: Teacher is to school as doctor is to________

a)

hospital

b)

health

c)

person

d)

nurse

14.

Solve the analogy: bake is to cake

as

fry is to ___________________

a)

cookies

b)

chicken

c)

bread

d)

cook

15.

Solve the analogy: Toe is to foot as finger is to _______

a)

Glove

b)

Ring

c)

Hand

d)

Fingernail

16.

Solve the analogy: Hot is to Florida as _____ is to Alaska

a)

Snow

b)

Vacation

c)

California

d)

Cold

17.

A reference made to something that is not directly mentioned

a)

Advance

b)

Argument

c)

Anecdote

d)

Allusion

18.

The act of pleading or arguing in favor of something

a)

Argument

b)

Advocacy

c)

Allusion

d)

None of the above

19.

Jason and Daniel are looking forward to the upcoming basketball season. Last year, their team had a lot of great players, but defense was their Achilles' heel. What does the phrase "Achilles heel" allude to?

a)

The story of Achilles whose heel was magical.

b)

The myth of Achilles whose heel was the only part of him that was mortal. A shot to the heel was the only way to kill Achilles. It was his weakness.

c)

The myth where Achilles overcame twelve labors.

20.
"Him and her were unhealthy lovers. They remind me of Romeo and Juliet." 
Why might the author use the allusion referencing Romeo and Juliet?
a)
To enable readers to know the characters are madly in love and headed to the altar. 
b)
To give us a better glimpse into the future of their relationship
c)
To make the reader laugh at their relationship and feel better about their own
d)
To give hints that their relationship may end miserably just like Romeo and Juliet's