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WOW 18 Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Few Little League pitchers had the courage, astuteness and ability to manage those types of pitches." W. William Winokur -- The Perfect Game

What synonym works best?

a)
  1. Intelligent & Perceptive

b)
  1. Critical & Sharp

c)
  1. Serious & Determined

d)
  1. Dense & Indecisive

2.

"Few Little League pitchers had the courage, astuteness and ability to manage those types of pitches." W. William Winokur -- The Perfect Game

What sentence structure is used in the quote?

a)

Compound

b)

Complex

c)

Simple

d)

Compound-Complex

3.

Which of the following is not a FANBOYS connector?

a)

For

b)

Nor

c)

Yet

d)

Because

4.

"Whereas a tyrant, as has often been repeated, has no regard to any public interest, except as conducive to his private ends" (Aristotle).

The underlined word can best be defined as:

a)

to make likely

b)

to make happen

c)

to avoid

d)

to make amends

5.

"The shops were empty; water was a problem; electricity was erratic; and petrol was often short."

V.S. Naipaul  --  A Bend in the River

The underlined word is best defined as:

a)

Not performed correctly

b)
  1. Not even or regular in pattern or movement

c)

Not completed in time

d)

Not available for consumption

6.

"The shops were empty; water was a problem; electricity was erratic; and petrol was often short."

V.S. Naipaul  --  A Bend in the River


Which is the best antonym for the underlined word?

a)

unstable

b)

wishy-washy

c)

predictable

d)

reliable

7.

"These _____ farms, Green to the very door" -- William Wadsworth

Which word best fits the blank?

a)

astute

b)

pastoral

c)

recurring

d)

erratic

8.

"These ____ farms, Green to the very door" --William Wadsworth

The blank fits what part of speech?

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

c)

Noun

d)

Verb

9.

"I've always been a fan of issues around race and racialism, and I've loved playing with it. People act as though it isn't an issue, but it's a recurring theme in our lives globally" -- Trevor Noah

The underlined words can be best defined as:

a)

continuing

b)

to happen again

c)

to happen repeatedly

d)

to review

10.

"Rescue crews had scoured an area of 30 square miles." -Collins News Dictionary

Which of the following best defines the underlined word?

a)

Lightly walked over

b)

carelessly overlooked

c)

thoroughly searched

d)

briefly examined

11.

"He felt their presence all about the house, pervading the air with the shades and echoes of still vibrant emotions." F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

Which of the following is the best SYNONYM for the underlined word?

a)

departing

b)

filling

c)

concentrating

d)

limiting

12.

"He felt their presence all about the house, pervading the air with the shades and echoes of still vibrant emotions." F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

Which of the following is the best ANTONYM for the underlined word?

a)

spreading

b)

diffusing

c)

permeating

d)

confining

13.

"I've always been a fan of issues around race and racialism, and I've loved playing with it. People act as though it isn't an issue, but it's a recurring theme in our lives globally" -- Trevor Noah

The underlined sentence uses what structure?

a)

complex

b)

compound

c)

compound-complex

d)

simple

14.

Which uses the colon correctly?

a)

To truly understand the city's past, historians scoured: every available archive, ancient maps, diaries, and crumbling public records.

b)

To truly understand the city's past, historians scoured every available archive: ancient maps, diaries, and crumbling public records.

c)

To truly understand the city's past, historians scoured: every available archive, ancient maps, diaries: and crumbling public records.

d)

To truly understand the city's past, historians scoured every available archive, ancient maps, diaries: and crumbling public records.