WorksheetsCommonly confused words
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
We need to raise enough _____ to build the church.
capitol
capital
capitel
all of the above
He is _______ to the idea of going alone to the movies.
averse
advirse
adverse
all of the above
I can't ______ to think of staying locked in my house for weeks.
bear
bare
baer
all of the above
It would _______ the outfit by adding these shoes.
complement
compliment
complant
all of these
I bought expensive glasses and fear I might ______ them.
loose
lose
leuce
all of the above
The ________ said we cannot go to school.
principle
principal
princeple
all of these
Which of the following are phrasal verbs?
focus on
point out
get by
all of these
These transitions are used to add and strengthen
furthermore, moreover
likewise, similarly
for example, specifically
alternatively, then again
These transitions are used to introduce specifics
additionally, furthermore
consequently, hence
all the same, even so
specifically, in this case
Offerings left in ancient graves tell us what the community valued and what people believed was worth having.
no change
the community valued
people considered
was
Passengers hurriedly ____ their bags from the overhead bins.
got
retrieved
picked up
all of these
It is possible that high heels were invented for a purely practical reason. Ninth-century pottery images show Persian horseback riders wearing high heels, probably to grip the stirrups and so their feet did not slip.
which meant their feet did not slip
whenever their feet started to slip
and keep their feet from slipping
preventing any foot slippage
People generally tend to comply with expectations and follow rules; therefore, the authors of this studY. hypothesized tli.at most grocery shoppers would change their shopping patterns if they had partitioned shopping carts.
Evidence
Reason /logic
Stylistic
Evidence and stylistic
Scarlet macaws-those raucous and bustling rulers of the rainforest's upper canopy-are facing extinction as their habitat shrinks.
evidence
reason/logic
stylistic
stylistic and evidence
The company's data revealed that its employees produced 10 percent more work during the workday if they joined large groups to eat lunch.
evidence
logic/reason
stylistic
stylistic and logic
Consider that Ludwig van Beethoven composed his most sublime and innovative music after he became deaf. It is nothing snort of stunning that he was able to use a kind of "inner ear" to express visceral emotions with music.
evidence
reason /logic
stylistic
evidence and stylistic
A study led by geneticists at Oxford University used DNA sequences from living people to confirm historical accounts of events that led to the genetic mixing of populations, such as conquests and trade routes.
evidence
reason/logic
stylistic
evidence/reason
Critics of mixed-gender schools say that rather than helping students overcome shyness, the schools make students fee1 painfully self-conscious.
evidence
reason/logic
stylistic
stylistic/reason
What questions should you answer in your essay?
What is the author's attitude?
What evidence to support attitude?
How does the evidence support his/her attitude?
All of the above
What should you first when tackling the essay question
organize ideas
write a thesis
outline introduction
just start writing
