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ENGLISH TEST REVIEW

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

SPECIFIC DICTION

a)

refers to objects or conditions that can be perceived or imagined

b)

describes conditions or qualities that are exact and particular;

c)

signifies broad classes of persons, objects, and phenomena

d)

refers to qualities that are rarefied and theoretical. In practice, poems using specific and concrete words tend to be visual, familiar, and compelling.

2.

GENERAL DICTION

a)

refers to qualities that are rarefied and theoretical. In practice, poems using specific and concrete words tend to be visual, familiar, and compelling.

b)

describes conditions or qualities that are exact and particular;

c)

signifies broad classes of persons, objects, and phenomena.

d)

refers to objects or conditions that can be perceived or imagined;

3.

CONCRETE DICTION

a)

 refers to qualities that are rarefied and theoretical. In practice, poems using specific and concrete words tend to be visual, familiar, and compelling.

b)

describes conditions or qualities that are exact and particular

c)

refers to objects or conditions that can be perceived or imagined;

d)

signifies broad classes of persons, objects, and phenomena.

4.

ABSTRACT DICTION

a)

refers to qualities that are rarefied and theoretical. In practice, poems using specific and concrete words tend to be visual, familiar, and compelling

b)

refers to objects or conditions that can be perceived or imagined

c)

describes conditions or qualities that are exact and particular

d)

signifies broad classes of persons, objects, and phenomena

5.

CONCRETE DICTION

a)

refers to qualities that are rarefied and theoretical. In practice, poems using specific and concrete words tend to be visual, familiar, and compelling

b)

 signifies broad classes of persons, objects, and phenomena

c)

describes conditions or qualities that are exact and particular

d)

refers to objects or conditions that can be perceived or imagined;

6.

IDIOM

a)

refers to the words and pronunciation of a particular region or group

b)

refer to words and phrases that are common and acceptable in a given level of language, even though they might, upon analysis, seem peculiar.

c)

 refers to informal and substandard vocabulary and idiom

d)

refers to words and idioms developed by a particular group to fit their special needs.

7.

DIALECT

a)

refer to words and phrases that are common and acceptable in a given level of language, even though they might, upon analysis, seem peculiar

b)

 refers to informal and substandard vocabulary and idiom

c)

refers to words and idioms developed by a particular group to fit their special needs.

d)

refers to the words and pronunciation of a particular region or group

8.

SLANG

a)

refers to informal and substandard vocabulary and idiom

b)

refers to the words and pronunciation of a particular region or group

c)

refer to words and phrases that are common and acceptable in a given level of language, even though they might, upon analysis, seem peculiar

d)

refers to words and idioms developed by a particular group to fit their special needs

9.

JARGON

a)

refers to informal and substandard vocabulary and idiom

b)

refer to words and phrases that are common and acceptable in a given level of language, even though they might, upon analysis, seem peculiar

c)

refers to the words and pronunciation of a particular region or group

d)

 refers to words and idioms developed by a particular group to fit their special needs.

10.

SYNTAX

a)

the language of everyday use; it is relaxed and conversational

b)

refer to words and phrases that are common and acceptable in a given level of language, even though they might, upon analysis, seem peculiar

c)

elevated and elaborate; it follows the rules of syntax exactly, and it avoids idioms, colloquialisms, contractions, and slang

d)

refers to word order and sentence structure

11.

DECORUM

a)

elevated and elaborate; it follows the rules of syntax exactly, and it avoids idioms, colloquialisms, contractions, and slang

b)

presents problems because with the passing of time new meanings emerge and old ones are shed

c)

 words and subjects should be exactly appropriate—formal words for serious subjects, informal words for low subjects and comedy

d)

refers to word order and sentence structure

12.

CONNOTATION

a)

 refers to the emotional, psychological, or social overtones that words carry beyond their denotations

b)

 presents problems because with the passing of time new meanings emerge and old ones are shed

c)

the correct language and word order of formal diction but avoids elaborate words and elevated tone

d)

words and subjects should be exactly appropriate—formal words for serious subjects, informal words for low subjects and comedy

13.

DENOTATION

a)

the correct language and word order of formal diction but avoids elaborate words and elevated tone

b)

presents problems because with the passing of time new meanings emerge and old ones are shed

c)

refers to words and idioms developed by a particular group to fit their special needs

d)

refers to the emotional, psychological, or social overtones that words carry beyond their denotation

14.

HIGH/FORMAL DICTION

a)

words and subjects should be exactly appropriate—formal words for serious subjects, informal words for low subjects and comedy

b)

elevated and elaborate; it follows the rules of syntax exactly, and it avoids idioms, colloquialisms, contractions, and slang

c)

the language of everyday use; it is relaxed and conversational

d)

the correct language and word order of formal diction but avoids elaborate words and elevated tone

15.

MIDDLE/NEUTRAL DICTION

a)

elevated and elaborate; it follows the rules of syntax exactly, and it avoids idioms, colloquialisms, contractions, and slang

b)

efers to word order and sentence structure

c)

the correct language and word order of formal diction but avoids elaborate words and elevated tone

d)

the language of everyday use; it is relaxed and conversational

16.

LOW/INFORMAL DICTION

a)

refers to the emotional, psychological, or social overtones that words carry beyond their denotations

b)

the language of everyday use; it is relaxed and conversational

c)

refers to informal and substandard vocabulary and idiom

d)

the correct language and word order of formal diction but avoids elaborate words and elevated tone

17.

ELISION

a)

 is an omission of words or events that allows readers to fill the gaps in the sentence or narrative.

b)

a literary term or device that involves repeating a phrasein reverse order

c)

the removal of an unstressed syllable or letter from a word in order to mix words together and decrease overall syllables

d)

a figure of speech in which two or more elements of a sentence (or series of sentences) have the same grammatical structure

18.

PARLELLISM

a)

a rhetorical device in which two or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures in order to produce an artistic effect

b)

a figure of speech in which two or more elements of a sentence (or series of sentences) have the same grammatical structure YES

c)

literary device and figure of speech in which a writer intentionally juxtaposes two contrasting ideas or entities

d)

a figure of speech in which two or more elements of a sentence (or series of sentences) have the same grammatical structure

19.

ELIPSIS

a)

 the removal of an unstressed syllable or letter from a word in order to mix words together and decrease overall syllables

b)

literary device and figure of speech in which a writer intentionally juxtaposes two contrasting ideas or entities

c)

is an omission of words or events that allows readers to fill the gaps in the sentence or narrative

d)

presents problems because with the passing of time new meanings emerge and old ones are shed

20.

ANTITHESIS

a)

 refers to the emotional, psychological, or social overtones that words carry beyond their denotations

b)

 a figure of speech in which two or more elements of a sentence (or series of sentences) have the same grammatical structure

c)

a rhetorical device in which two or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures in order to produce an artistic effect

d)

 literary device and figure of speech in which a writer intentionally juxtaposes two contrasting ideas or entities

21.

CHIASMUS

a)

refer to words and phrases that are common and acceptable in a given level of language, even though they might, upon analysis, seem peculiar

b)

elevated and elaborate; it follows the rules of syntax exactly, and it avoids idioms, colloquialisms, contractions, and slang

c)

 a rhetorical device in which two or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures in order to produce an artistic effect

d)

words and subjects should be exactly appropriate—formal words for serious subjects, informal words for low subjects and comedy

22.

ANTIMETABOLE

a)

a rhetorical device in which two or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures in order to produce an artistic effect

b)

a literary term or device that involves repeating a phrase in reverse order

c)

refers to the emotional, psychological, or social overtones that words carry beyond their denotations

d)

 literary device and figure of speech in which a writer intentionally juxtaposes two contrasting ideas or entities