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Unit 3 Review - "What Matters"

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following words means "to reply quickly or sharply"

a)

speculate

b)

rectify

c)

retort

d)

candid

e)

verify

2.

Which of the following words means "to correct or set right?"

a)

speculate

b)

rectify

c)

retort

d)

candid

e)

verify

3.

Which of the following words means "to guess without evidence?"

a)

speculate

b)

rectify

c)

retort

d)

candid

e)

verify

4.

Which of the following words means "very honest?"

a)

speculate

b)

rectify

c)

retort

d)

candid

e)

verify

5.

Which of the following words means "to prove to be true?"

a)

speculate

b)

rectify

c)

retort

d)

candid

e)

verify

6.

What type of characterization is used in the following description: "The old man was selfish and greedy."

a)

Direct characterization

b)

Indirect characterization

7.

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."

a)

Direct characterization

b)

Indirect characterization

8.

Which of the following means "common errors in reasoning?"

a)

connotation

b)

denotation

c)

logical fallacies

d)

slippery slope

e)

overgeneralization

9.

Which of the following is a "conclusion that overstates the facts?"

a)

connotation

b)

denotation

c)

logical fallacies

d)

slippery slope

e)

overgeneralization

10.

Which of the following wrongly assumes that a minor event will definitely lead to a chain of other undesirable events?

a)

connotation

b)

denotation

c)

logical fallacies

d)

slippery slope

e)

overgeneralization

11.

Which of the following means "dictionary definition of a word?"

a)

connotation

b)

denotation

c)

logical fallacies

d)

slippery slope

e)

overgeneralization

12.

Which of the following means "the feelings associated with a word?"

a)

connotation

b)

denotation

c)

logical fallacies

d)

slippery slope

e)

overgeneralization

13.

Which word part is a suffix that means "full of?"

a)

-ful

b)

mis-

c)

-just-

d)

-ly

14.

Which word part is a root word that means "law" or "fair?"

a)

-ful

b)

mis-

c)

-just-

d)

-ly

15.

Which word part is a prefix that means "opposite, badly or wrongly?"

a)

-ful

b)

mis-

c)

-just-

d)

-ly

16.

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?

a)

-ful

b)

mis-

c)

-just-

d)

-ly

17.

Real estate agents often go by the motto "Location, Location, Location!" This is an example of...

a)

repetition

b)

appeal to reason

c)

appeal to emotion

d)

appeal to authority

18.

A real estate ad shows a happy family moving in to the home of their dreams. This is an example of:

a)

repetition

b)

appeal to reason

c)

appeal to emotion

d)

appeal to authority

19.

An ad claims that 3 out of 4 real estate agents reccommend moving to Sunnyville, California. This is an example of:

a)

repetition

b)

appeal to reason

c)

appeal to emotion

d)

appeal to authority

20.

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:

a)

repetition

b)

appeal to reason

c)

appeal to emotion

d)

appeal to authority

21.

Which of the following NOT true of both adjectives and adverbs?

a)

They are both modifiers.

b)

They both describe other words.

c)

They both describe nouns.

22.

Adjectives describe (check all that apply!):

a)

adjectives

b)

adverbs

c)

nouns

d)

pronouns

e)

verbs

23.

Adverbs describe (check all that apply!):

a)

adjectives

b)

adverbs

c)

nouns

d)

pronouns

e)

verbs