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Language Review Week #1 & Notes Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fortunately the culprits were caught before they could do any more damage. The judge made their families pay for the repairs to the school. The offenders were also required to complete 40 hours of community service by picking up trash on the side of the freeway.

Culprit means:

a)

the person who is responsible for a crime

b)

the person a crime is being done to

c)

the person who is reporting a crime

d)

the person who must catch the person that committed a crime

2.

Complete the sentence with an appropriate intensive pronoun.

My father _______ planned the party and ordered the food

a)

themselves

b)

herself

c)

himself

d)

ourselves

3.

Which of the following would be conspicious?

a)

A tie-dye car

b)

A 6'8" man

c)

A neon billboard

d)

A cockroach

4.

Rewrite the sentence adding a nonrestrictive element using commas.

The old man gave us directions to the store.

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5.

Choose a matching analogy.

boat : capsize

a)

submerge : boat

b)

marine : wharf

c)

forest : dark

d)

plane : crash

6.

Choose the word with the connotation that best fits the sentence.

The (beast, animal) turned towards us, growling and bearing its teeth.

a)

beast

b)

animal

7.

Identify the correct figure of speech.

The traffic cop has over 30 unpaid tickets.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

irony

e)

hyperbole

8.

Choose the synonym for: cower

a)

charge

b)

shrink

c)

skip

d)

defeat

9.

Identify the type of sentence.

I will live wherever I can find a job.

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Complex

10.

Circle the definition that matches the word used in the sentence below.

June's artwork was known for having a riot of color and texture.

a)

riot

noun. a great and seemingly disordered quantity of something

b)

riot

noun. public disorder or violence

c)

riot

verb. to take part in a disorder

11.

When a writer uses _____, he or she is attempting to appeal to the logic of readers. This often includes the use of strong evience supported by facts or data.

a)

ethos

b)

logos

c)

pathos

12.

A writer using _____ is attempting to appeal to the emotions of the reader to persuade tehr eder to agree with the argument being presented.

a)

ethos

b)

pathos

c)

logos

13.

_____ refers to an author attempting to persuade the reader by proving his or her expertise on a topic. A writer using this might list the reasons why he or she is knowledgeable about a topic in an effort to convince the reader to agree with the main argument.

a)

ethos

b)

pathos

c)

logos

14.

How do you define author's purpose?

a)

Their particular mood while creating their composition.

b)

Their intent for writing something, typically to persuade, inform or entertain an audience.

c)

Their attitude towards a topic, often crafted through use of vocabulary and choice words.

d)

Their word count, and text features used throughout their work.

15.

Which type of rhetorical appeal is used in the following sentence: "Cardiologists recommend Ecotrin more than any other brand of aspirin."

a)

Pathos

b)

Logos

c)

Ethos

16.

Which type of rhetorical appeal is used in the following sentence: "A commercial shows an image of a happy couple riding in a Corvette."

a)

Pathos

b)

Logos

c)

Ethos

17.

Which type of rhetorical appeal is used in the following sentence: "A 32 oz. bottle of Tide holds enough to wash 32 loads."

a)

Pathos

b)

Logos

c)

Ethos

18.

Which type of rhetorical appeal is used in the following sentence: "Advil Liqui-Gels provide up to 8 hours of continuous pain relief."

a)

Pathos

b)

Logos

c)

Ethos

19.

Which type of rhetorical appeal is used in the following sentence: "Tiger Woods endorses Nike."

a)

Pathos

b)

Logos

c)

Ethos

20.

Which type of rhetorical appeal is used in the following sentence: "Animal shelters rely on monthly donations to feed abandoned puppies."

a)

Pathos

b)

Logos

c)

Ethos