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Daily Dose 71-80 (8th)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following describes a doleful setting?

a)

A bedroom with shoes and clothes all over the floor

b)

A funeral

c)

A green dumpster

d)

A stadium right after a football game

2.

When someone is very plain or unattractive, one can say that person is ________.

a)

garbled

b)

doleful

c)

homely

d)

curtailed

3.

Which of the following would be an antonym for the word curtail?

a)

shorten

b)

neat

c)

lengthen

d)

catch

4.

If you forsake someone you are ______________.

a)

caring

b)

kind

c)

disloyal

d)

safe

5.

When would you most likely have garbled speech?

a)

During a dental exam

b)

During an exam at school

c)

During a pep rally

d)

During class at school

6.

Which of the following would be a synonym for the word belittle?

a)

humiliate

b)

compliment

c)

anger

d)

frighten

7.

Complete the analogy.


retort: ________________ :: reside : live

a)

ignore

b)

annoy

c)

buy

d)

reply

8.

Which of the following is a synonym for the word inevitable?

a)

showy

b)

unkind

c)

unavoidable

d)

plain

9.

Complete the following analogy:


Haven: Plight :: Drab: __________

a)

Modest

b)

Ugly

c)

Bright

d)

Care

10.

Solace : __________ :: Ostentatious : Showy


a. Depressed b. Overconfident c. Annoyance d. Comfort

a)

Depressed

b)

Overconfident

c)

Annoyance

d)

Comfort

11.

Which of the following words has a more positive connotation?

a)

cheap

b)

thrifty

c)

scrooge

d)

miserly

12.

“Yur yard sur’ is purtty,” said Hank.


This is an example of ____________.

a)

irony

b)

sarcasm

c)

dialect

d)

flashback

13.

Serendipity could be described as ...

a)

bad luck

b)

foresight

c)

good luck

d)

well-planned

14.

A mean or disrespectful little laugh.

a)

guffaw

b)

snicker

c)

garbled

d)

curtail

15.

Which sentence has the underlined plural correctly spelled?

a)

Several of the womans have new cars.

b)

Tucker’s teeth have several cavities.

c)

Three of the gooses flew over our heads.

d)

The farmer raises sheeps.

16.

Which of the following genres is often composed in the oral tradition?

a)

nonfiction

b)

folk tales

c)

drama

d)

short stories

17.

Poetry without a regular meter or rhyme scheme is called _______________.

a)

lyric poetry

b)

narrative poetry

c)

a sonnet

d)

free verse poetry

18.

Which of these is a complete sentence?

a)

The newlyweds building a small home.

b)

When they decided on paint colors.

c)

Because it took months to construct.

d)

They liked it.

19.

Which sentence contains sarcasm?

a)

Nate flung his clothes carelessly in his room.

b)

She's as friendly as a rabid dog.

c)

The sun was a spotlight shining on the beach.

d)

The long, dark, dreary hall was frightening.

20.

Sarah was accepted into her top choice for college, however, it is the most expensive one on her list. Should she sacrifice her family's wallet to attend the school of her dreams, or should she be conservative and consider other schools?

a)

character conflict

b)

external conflict

c)

dynamic conflict

d)

internal conflict