WorksheetsSophomore WOW 10
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
It had grown as well during my sojourn at the Castle, and floated in clouds and tangles about my shoulders, drifting into my eyes whenever the wind was behind us, as it was now. Diana Gabaldon -- Outlander
What is the correct definition for the underlined word?
a stay as a temporary resident
a visit
a travel of long distances
a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation
A reporter for the Ethiopian Herald perpetuated this misspelling.
Abraham Verghese -- Cutting for Stone
Which of the following definitions works best in this sentence.
behave in a way so as to belittle or degrade
to cause to continue
become less intense or widespread
describe or portray (something) precisely
The beginning part of the sentence could best be described as what structure?
My friend is dead, my neighbour is dead, my love, the darling of my soul, is dead; it is the inexorable consolidation and perpetuation of the secret that was always in that individuality, and which I shall carry in mine to my life's end. Charles Dickens -- A Tale of Two Cities
What type of sentence (basically) could you say is within the ITALICIZED section?
Parallel
Prepositional Phrase
Compound-Complex
Simple
It just seems so incredibly ludicrous: I am a battered wife.
Gillian Flynn -- Gone Girl
Which definition makes the most sense for the underlined word?
absurd in an amusing way
an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear,
typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal
to feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed
Both, for example, were fastidious, very attentive to hygiene and the condition of their fingernails.
Truman Capote -- In Cold Blood
Which definition of the underlined word makes the most sense as used in the sentence?
having complex nutritional requirements
excessively concerned with cleanliness
showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care
reflecting a meticulous, sensitive, or demanding attitude
No one ever saw her without the defensive shield of grooming, but she knew what was beneath the fastidiousness and gloss.
Nora Roberts -- Summer Pleasures
What part of speech is the underlined word?
Adjective
Adverb
Verb
Noun
The men were whispering in a corner, no doubt consorting about expenses. Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert
Which definition for the underlined word makes the most sense as used in the sentence?
spending time with
a wife, husband, or companion, in particular the spouse of a reigning monarch
a ship accompanying another
a group of singers or instrumentalists performing together
It was, however, an autocracy by consent, for they were united from top to bottom by a commonly held ideology whose perpetuation was the reason and justification for all their sufferings. Arthur Miller -- The Crucible
What part of speech is the underlined word?
Adjective
Adverb
Verb
Noun
The latter part of the sentence can be considered what structure?
Being a stranger to you, she might ask whom I was consorting with and whither I was going.
Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Young Goodman Brown
Balanced
Parallel
Simple
Compound Complex
The wickedness has not been taken out of you, wherever you have sojourned.
Charlotte Bronte -- Jane Eyre
What part of speech is the underlined word?
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Noun
