English IV Unit 1 Test: The Worth of Words
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The suffixes able, -ible mean \"able to.\"
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True
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Jargon is a type of vocabulary specific to a particular profession.
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True
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Scientific words often come from Greek or Latin.
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True
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The controlling idea is in the predicate of a topic sentence.
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True
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Every sentence after the topic sentence should support it.
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True
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Unity refers to sentences logically following each other in a paragraph.
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False
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Coherence in writing results when all of the sentences in some way prove the controlling idea.
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False
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A topic sentence does not need to be specific.
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False
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A generality cannot prove a generality.
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True
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The controlling idea should be in the main clause of the topic sentence.
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True
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The place to do your organizational thinking in writing is in the outline stage.
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True
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Transitional devices are used to produce coherence.
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True
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to know
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cogon
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to take, seize
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cap
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to stand
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sta, sti
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to fold
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pli, plic
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to lead
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duc
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to turn
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vert
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to call
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voc, vok
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to send
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mis
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to hold
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ten, tain
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name
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nym
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Spectator comes from the Latin specs meaning _____.
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to look
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Biography comes from two Latin words: bio meaning \"____\" and graph meaning \"to ____.\"
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life, write
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What does the suffix -logy in the word astrology mean?
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study of
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What is a single word made up of the first letters of a group of words called?
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an acronym
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Select all that apply. The \" s verb\" occurs in: _____. 3rd person 1st person singular present tense indicative mood
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3rd person singular present tense indicative mood
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Select all that apply. Which kinds of shifting upset the viewpoint in an essay?
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shift in number shift in person shift in tense
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Names of family members are capitalized (Mother, Father) except when accompanied by a ____.
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possessive
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The teacher's main objection to Mrs. Carothers _____ her home room parties.
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is
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One of the committee's suggestions _____ an earlier adjournment.
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was
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In this game, a tag or a catch _____ ten points.
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counts
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A driver's license, together with a bank card, _____ required for identification.
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is
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He was _____ excited about his part of the program.
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rather
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They had _____ presents to deliver.
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many
