Question #1:



Question #1:

Select the part of speech for the bolded word in the sentence.

Silver will tarnish if it is not polished often.

A. noun

B. adjective

C. adverb

Question #2:

Select the part of speech for the bolded word in the sentence.

Silver will tarnish if it is not polished often.

A. adjective

B. verb

C. noun

Question #3:

Select the part of speech for the bolded word in the sentence.

Silver will tarnish if it is not polished often.

A. interjection

B. pronoun

C. noun

Question #4:

Select the part of speech for the bolded word in the sentence.

Silver will tarnish if it is not polished often.

A. pronoun

B. adverb

C. conjunction

Question #5:

Select the part of speech for the bolded word in the sentence.

Silver will tarnish if it is not polished often.

A. adverb

B. adjective

C. verb

Question #6:

Choose the word pair that best fits the analogy.

professor : academy :: _____ : _____

A. acquire : obtain

B. transmission : engine

C. actor : actress

Question #7:

Choose the word pair that best fits the analogy.

playwright : play :: _____ : _____

A. soldier : battalion

B. journalist : article

C. amateur : professional

Question #8:

Choose the word pair that best fits the analogy.

soldier : battalion :: _____ : _____

A. stem : flower

B. ankle : foot

C. debate : argument

Question #9:

Choose the word pair that best fits the analogy.

minute : hour :: _____ : _____

A. pastime : habit

B. nickel : coin

C. Oahu : Hawaii

Question #10:

Choose the word pair that best fits the analogy.

propeller : airplane :: _____ : _____

A. souvenir : keepsake

B. diamond : brilliant

C. pedal : bicycle

Question #11:

Choose the synonym that best replaces the highlighted word.

Hoping the teacher would not hear, Reed said a bad word.

A. mumbled

B. announced

C. proclaimed

Question #12:

Choose the synonym that best replaces the highlighted word.

"We need to sneak around to the other side and surprise them," Officer Reynolds said to his partner.

A. delivered

B. articulated

C. whispered

Question #13:

Choose the synonym that best replaces the highlighted word.

Since I don't like mustard or ketchup, I ordered a(n) plain hamburger.

A. simple

B. ungarnished

C. obvious

Question #14:

Choose the synonym that best replaces the highlighted word.

We told the plain truth.

A. ordinary

B. simple

C. ugly

Question #15:

Choose the synonym that best replaces the highlighted word.

Abraham Lincoln is said to have been a(n) plain man.

A. legible

B. ordinary

C. ungarnished

Question #16:

Select the word pair that best completes the analogy.

monotonous : unpredictable :: _____ : _____

A. admire : respect

B. grief : joy

C. ghost : apparition

Question #17:

Select the word pair that best completes the analogy.

narrative : story :: _____ : _____

A. gain : lose

B. funny : serious

C. great : majestic

Question #18:

Select the word pair that best completes the analogy.

obstinate : stubborn :: _____ : _____

A. praise : condemn

B. gloss : shine

C. enemy : friend

Question #19:

Select the word pair that best completes the analogy.

ornate : simple :: _____ : _____

A. thin : thick

B. forbid : prohibit

C. frigid : cold

Question #20:

Select the word pair that best completes the analogy.

omit : include :: _____ : _____

A. reduce : lessen

B. false : true

C. delay : postpone

Question #21:

Use the dictionary to choose the best definition of the bolded word.

Radio stories of the victories entranced many civilians who were following the progress of the war.

A. entrance 2

B. entrance 1

Question #22:

Use the dictionary to choose the best definition of the bolded word.

Allied and Axis soldiers battled strongly for every tract of land between France and Poland.

A. tract 1

B. tract 3

C. tract 2

Question #23:

Use the dictionary to choose the best definition of the bolded word.

Many American journalists who supported staying out of the war printed tracts to explain their views.

A. tract 2

B. tract 1

C. tract 3

Question #24:

Use the dictionary to choose the best definition of the bolded word.

The tract of water between Japan and the Philippines saw many battles.

A. tract 1

B. tract 2

C. tract 3

Question #25:

Use the dictionary to choose the best definition of the bolded word.

The soliders' poor nutrition caused problems with their digestive tracts.

A. tract 3

B. tract 2

C. tract 1

Answer Key

1. A -noun

2. B -verb

3. B -pronoun

4. B -adverb

5. C -verb

6. B -transmission : engine

7. B -journalist : article

8. A -stem : flower

9. C -Oahu : Hawaii

10. C pedal : bicycle

11. A mumbled

12. C whispered

13. B ungarnished

14. B simple

15. B ordinary

16. B grief : joy

17. C great : majestic

18. B gloss : shine

19. A thin : thick

20. B false : true

21. A entrance 2

22. A tract 1

23. A tract 2

24. A tract 1

25. C tract 1

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