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WorksheetsUnit 3 Review - "What Matters"
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which of the following words means "to reply quickly or sharply"
speculate
rectify
retort
candid
verify
Which of the following words means "to correct or set right?"
speculate
rectify
retort
candid
verify
Which of the following words means "to guess without evidence?"
speculate
rectify
retort
candid
verify
Which of the following words means "very honest?"
speculate
rectify
retort
candid
verify
Which of the following words means "to prove to be true?"
speculate
rectify
retort
candid
verify
What type of characterization is used in the following description: "The old man was selfish and greedy."
Direct characterization
Indirect characterization
What type of characterization is used in the following description: "The old man refused to give gifts to the children at Christmas and often stole handfuls of candy from the candy bowl."
Direct characterization
Indirect characterization
Which of the following means "common errors in reasoning?"
connotation
denotation
logical fallacies
slippery slope
overgeneralization
Which of the following is a "conclusion that overstates the facts?"
connotation
denotation
logical fallacies
slippery slope
overgeneralization
Which of the following wrongly assumes that a minor event will definitely lead to a chain of other undesirable events?
connotation
denotation
logical fallacies
slippery slope
overgeneralization
Which of the following means "dictionary definition of a word?"
connotation
denotation
logical fallacies
slippery slope
overgeneralization
Which of the following means "the feelings associated with a word?"
connotation
denotation
logical fallacies
slippery slope
overgeneralization
Which word part is a suffix that means "full of?"
-ful
mis-
-just-
-ly
Which word part is a root word that means "law" or "fair?"
-ful
mis-
-just-
-ly
Which word part is a prefix that means "opposite, badly or wrongly?"
-ful
mis-
-just-
-ly
Which word part is a suffix that is used to make an adjective into an adverb to tell how, when, or how often something is done?
-ful
mis-
-just-
-ly
Real estate agents often go by the motto "Location, Location, Location!" This is an example of...
repetition
appeal to reason
appeal to emotion
appeal to authority
A real estate ad shows a happy family moving in to the home of their dreams. This is an example of:
repetition
appeal to reason
appeal to emotion
appeal to authority
An ad claims that 3 out of 4 real estate agents reccommend moving to Sunnyville, California. This is an example of:
repetition
appeal to reason
appeal to emotion
appeal to authority
A real estate agent shows you a 10 year study that cites low crime statistics to prove that the neighborhood you want to move in to is safe. This is an example of:
repetition
appeal to reason
appeal to emotion
appeal to authority
Which of the following NOT true of both adjectives and adverbs?
They are both modifiers.
They both describe other words.
They both describe nouns.
Adjectives describe (check all that apply!):
adjectives
adverbs
nouns
pronouns
verbs
Adverbs describe (check all that apply!):
adjectives
adverbs
nouns
pronouns
verbs
