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Question 1 - 10
• Which word refers to an appeal to emotions?
– A) Ethos
– B) Logos
– C) Pathos
Answer 1 – 10
• C) Pathos!!!
– Reminder: Path is a root meaning “feeling,
emotion”
Question 1 - 20
• What do you call an over-exaggeration?
Answer 1 – 20
• Hyperbole!!!
– Reminder: Hyper is a root that means too much,
over, excessive, beyond.
Question 1 - 30
• Which of the following is the deliberate
omission of conjunctions from a series of
related independent clauses?
• A) Asyndeton
• B) Polysedeton
Answer 1 – 30
• A) Asyndeton
• Reminder: “A” is a root meaning “not,
without”; “poly” is a root meaning “many,
more than one”
Question 1 - 40
• Which of the following involves the reversal of
the natural order of words in a sentence (aka
“Yoda Speech”)
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A) Anadiplosis
B) Anaphora
C) Anastrophe
D) Aphorism
E) Apostrophe
Answer 1 – 40
• C) Anastrophe
• Quirky Mrs. Mehrens’ hint:
– Anastrophe.
– Astro = the Houston Astros
– The Astros’ jerseys have stars on them
– Stars  Star Wars  Yoda  Yoda Speech 
ANASTROPHE
Question 1 - 50
• “Ask not what your country can do for you,
but what you can do for your country.” This is
example of what type of repetition?
• A) Anaphora
• B) Anadiplosis
• C) Chiasmus
• D) Epanalepsis
• E) Epistrophe
Answer 1 – 50
• C) Chiasmus
• Mrs. Mehrens’ quirky hints…
• Anaphora repeats AT the beginning of phrases.
• Anadiplosis sounds like a dinosaur. Dinosaurs chase people.
Anadiplosis is the words that “chase” after each other.
• Chiasmus looks like a cross. ABBA repetition.
• Epanalepsis is the repetition that looks like a panarama—it
sweeps from beginning to end (ends where it begins)
• Epistrophe repeats at the ENDS of phrases.
Question 2 - 10
• Which of the following is the best definition of
“hubris?”
• A) Excessive sadness
• B) Excessive happiness
• C) Excessive pride
• D) Excessive modesty
• E) Excessive desire for chocolate
Answer 2 – 10
• C) Excessive pride
– Like Frankenstein, who thought he could be like
God
Question 2 - 20
• When Macbeth killed the king and took the
throne by force, he _____ control of Scotland.
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A) Reigned
B) Usurped
C) Interrogated
D) Manifested
E) Expedited
Answer 2 – 20
• B) Usurped
– When Macbeth killed the king and took the
throne by force, he usurped control of Scotland.
– Usurp = to seize and hold by force or without legal
right.
Question 2 - 30
• Which of the following is NOT a positive
character trait?
– A) amiability
– B) avarice
– C) valor
– D) tact
– E) erudite
Answer 2 – 30
• B) avarice
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Avarice = greed
Amiability = friendliness
Valor = bravery
Erudite = educated; smart
Tact = a keen sense of what to do to avoid
giving offense
Question 2 - 40
• Which of the following is a synonym of
“pedestrian?”
– A) Lachrymose
– B) Acrimonious
– C) Perturbed
– D) Effervescent
– E) Prosaic
Answer 2 – 40
• E) Prosaic
– Pedestrian = commonplace; lacking in imagination
– Prosaic = commonplace or dull; unimaginative
– Lachrymose = mournful
– Acrimonious = caustic, stinging, bitter
– Perturbed = disturbed; agitated
– Effervescent = bubbling; lively
Question 2 - 50
• Detracting is to complimentary as brooding is
to _____
– A) Melancholy
– B) Insolent
– C) Didactic
– D) Blithe
– E) Frenetic
Answer 2 – 50
• D) Blithe!!!
– DETRACTING and COMPLIMENTARY are opposites.
• Detracting = to take away; put down
• Complimentary = flattering
– Brooding = preoccupied with depressing, morbid,
or painful thoughts.
– You’re looking for a word that is the opposite of
brooding.
• Melancholy = sad
Didactic = instructive
• Insolent = boldly rude
Frenetic = frantic
• BLITHE = joyous, glad, cheerful
Question 3 - 10
• A millennium is 1000 _____.
– A) Hands
– B) Birds
– C) Farms
– D) Meters
– E) Years
Answer 3 – 10
• E) Years
• Millennium
• Enni = years
Question 3 - 20
• Which one of the following would refer to a
highway that ran through more than one
state, connecting them together?
– A) Interstate
– B) Intrastate
Answer 3 – 20
• B) Interstate
– Inter = between, among, jointly
– Intra = within, inside
– An intrastate would be something that only
existed inside one state.
Question 3 - 30
• Which of the following means “through,
throughout?”
– A) Path
– B) Ped/i/e
– C) Pent/a
– D) Per
– E) Peri
Answer 3 – 30
• D) Per
• Per = through, throughout
Peri = around, enclosing
Path = feeling, emotion
Ped/i/e = foot, feet
Pent/a = five
Question 3 - 40
• Someone who studies elocution studies the
art of _____.
Answer 3 – 40
• Public speaking
• Elocution
• Locu = speak
Question 3 - 50
• Cognition is the process of acquiring _____.
Answer 3 – 50
• Knowledge
• Cognition
• Cogni = know
Question 4 - 10
• Identify the correct spelling of the word…
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A) Completly
B) Completlly
C) Completely
D) Completelly
E) Completily
Answer 4 – 10
• C) Completely
Question 4 - 20
• Which of the following is used as a VERB?
• A) Effect
• B) Affect
Answer 4 – 20
• B) Affect
• Affect…A for Action (verbs are actions)
Question 4 - 30
• Identify the correct spelling of the word…
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A) Prejustice
B) Prejedice
C) Prejidice
D) Prejudice
E) Prejudace
Answer 4 – 30
• D) Prejudice
Question 4 - 40
• Correct the misspelled word in the following
example. If there are no misspelled words,
then the answer is No Error.
• That instance, their door flew open, and
everyone began to jump and scream.
Answer 4 – 40
• “instance” should be changed to “instant”
Question 4 - 50
• Which of the following is the correct word to
use as a possessive pronoun?
• A) There
• B) Their
• C) They’re
Answer 4 – 50
• B) Their
• Their = possessive; Their book…the book
belongs to them.
• There = a place, which means it’s a noun
• They’re = contracted form of they are, which is
a pronoun and verb
Question 5 - 10
• Which of the following is a grammatically
correct sentence?
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A) I ate cookies and pie.
B) I ate cookies, and pie.
C) I ate cookies and.
D) Because I ate cookies and pie.
E) I ate cookies and I ate pie.
Answer 5 – 10
• A) I ate cookies and pie.
• B) I ate cookies, and pie. (fragment)
• C) I ate cookies and. (fragment)
• D) Because I ate cookies and pie. (dependent
clause)
• E) I ate cookies and I ate pie. (run-on)
Question 5 - 20
• Which of the following does NOT contain an
apostrophe error?
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A) Jon’s and Stephany’s project is great!
B) Mrs. Mehren’s chocolate is gone!
C) I looked at it’s contents and was pleased.
D) Shes the reason I was late.
E) Tomorrow’s another day.
Answer 5 – 20
• E) Tomorrow’s another day.
– Tomorrow IS another day.
• A) Jon’s and Stephany’s project is great!
– Should be Jon and Stephany’s
• B) Mrs. Mehren’s chocolate is gone!
– Should be Mrs. Mehrens’
• C) I looked at it’s contents and was pleased.
– Should be its contents
• D) Shes the reason I was late.
– Should be she’s (or she is)
Question 5 - 30
• Which of the following contains a passive
verb?
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A) I was running to the store.
B) I was angry at the manager.
C) They were singing at the top of their lungs.
D) Emma wants to sing.
E) Jaime kicked the table.
Answer 5 – 30
• B) I was angry at the manager.
– No action
• A) I was running to the store. (active verb)
• C) They were singing at the top of their lungs.
(active verb)
• D) Emma wants to sing. (active verb)
• E) Jaime kicked the table. (active verb)
Question 5 - 40
• An appositive phrase is a phrase that modifies
(or describes) what?
Answer 5 – 40
• A noun
• Example: The elephant, grey and wrinkly,
stomped down the street.
Question 5 - 50
• Translate the following Roman Numeral into
an Arabic Numeral:
• XXXIV
Answer 5 – 50
• 34
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X = 10
V=5
I=1
XXX = 10 + 10 + 10
IV = 5 – 1
XXX + IV = 30 + 4 = 34