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This resource is intended for occasional
review of vocabulary used in the ISAT,
based on the DesCartes Vocabulary by
RIT document.
-Suggestion: Randomly select 8-10
words each time you use this with your
class
-The words are organized by RIT Band
to allow you to focus on a particular set
of skills. The RIT Bands are coded by
color.
- Definitions were taken from a generic
student glossary. You may choose to
change the definition to better fit your
curriculum or content, as needed.
Below 151
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Reading ISAT – 191-200
Question 1
A list of books used for
research that includes a
brief explanation of each
is an ______ ______.
A. Brief Biography
C. Thesis Paper
B. Annotated Bibliography
D. Ordered List
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Answer 1
Annotated
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Question 2
What kind of article,
often written by an
editor, expresses an
opinion?
A. Editorial
C. Sonnet
B. Newspaper
D. Quote
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Answer 2
Editorial
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Question 3
What kind of note
appears at the bottom of
the page of a research
paper?
A. Note cards
C. Footnote
B. Bibliography
D. Reference
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Answer 3
Footnote
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Question 4
What kind of figure of
speech uses one thing to
describe something else
that’s different?
Example: “All the world’s a stage”
(Shakespeare)
A. Metaphor
C. Oxymoron
B. Paradox
D. Figurative Language
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Answer 4
Metaphor
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Question 5
The part of a word that’s
heard between the beginning
and the ending sounds is the
______ ______.
A. First Syllable
C. Vowel Blend
B. Thesis Paper
D. Middle Sound
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Answer 5
Middle Sound
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Question 6
A short piece of writing
that highlights the main
points of a longer piece is
a ________.
A. Short Story
C. Editorial
B. Summary
D. Novel
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Answer 6
Summary
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Question 7
The base part of a word
that gives the word
its meaning is
the _____ _____.
A. Beginning Sound
C. Vowel Blend
B. Word Root
D. Homonym
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Answer 7
Word Root
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Question 8
What is it called when a
series of words all start with
the same sound, like in a
tongue twister?
Example: Patty planted pretty petunias.
A. Poem
C. Alliteration
B. Rhyme
D. Opposite
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Answer 8
Alliteration
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Question 9
What is it called when
words repeat a similar
vowel sound but don’t
actually rhyme?
Example: great gray whale
A. Assonance
C. Syllogism
B. Alliteration
D. Homonym
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Answer 9
Assonance
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Question 10
Something that is
believed to be true
without any proof is
an ________.
A. Ending Sound
C. Announcement
B. Novel
D. Assumption
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Answer 10
Assumption
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Question 11
Novels and other writings
written in England or other
parts of Great Britain are
part of _________
__________.
A. Short Stories
C. American Literature
B. British Literature
D. Personal Narrative
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Answer 11
British Literature
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Question 12
To _________ means to
describe the qualities or
distinctive features of
something.
A. Explain
C. Modify
B. Characterize
D. Persuade
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Answer 12
Characterize
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Question 13
Events listed in the order
that they happen, from
oldest to newest, are in
_________ order.
A. Chronological
C. Footnote
B. Alphabetical
D. Consonance
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Answer 13
Chronological
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Question 14
The problem or situation
in a story that needs to
be resolved is the
_______.
A. Setting
C. Conflict
B. Character
D. Chapter
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Answer 14
Conflict
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Question 15
What is it called when
words repeat a similar
consonant sound but don’t
actually rhyme?
Example: big angry gorilla
A. Alliteration
C. Poetry
B. Consonance
D. Antonym
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Answer 15
Consonance
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Question 16
A small piece of paper used
to get a discount when
buying something
is a _______.
A. Note card
C. Thesis Paper
B. Novel
D. Coupon
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Answer 16
Coupon
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Question 17
An organized argument
during which each
person defends their
opinion is a ______.
A. Recipe
C. Debate
B. Quote
D. Pun
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Answer 17
Debate
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Question 18
An __________ is when
something is described
as bigger or better than
it really is.
A. Oxymoron
C. Index
B. Exaggeration
D. Homonym
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Answer 18
Exaggeration
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Question 19
What kind of writing is
intended to give
information and to
explain difficult material?
A. Exposition
C. Bibliography
B. Short Story
D. Novel
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Answer 19
Exposition
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Question 20
The events in a book
that come after the
plot’s climax are the
_______ _____.
A. Rising Action
C. Falling Action
B. Ending Sound
D. Summary
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Answer 20
Falling Action
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Question 21
What kind of resource book
includes information about
local plants, animals, and
trails?
A. Encyclopedia
C. Short Story
B. Field Guide
D. Dictionary
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Answer 21
Field Guide
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Question 22
What literary device is
used to tell about a past
event during a story?
A. Metaphor
C. Paradox
B. Flashback
D. Allusion
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Answer 22
Flashback
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Question 23
What is the title of a
newspaper article
called, which is intended
to get attention?
A. Editorial
C. Headline
B. Billboard
D. Coupon
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Answer 23
Headline
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Question 24
Writing that is intended
to teach something is
written for the purpose of
_______.
A. Entertainment
C. Humor
B. Literature
D. Instruction
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Answer 24
Instruction
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Question 25
What literary device uses
words to express
something different or
opposite from their actual
meaning?
A. Antonym
C. Contradict
B. Irony
D. Syllogism
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Answer 25
Irony
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Question 26
A technique that an author
uses to create a specific
effect in a story is a
________ _______.
Examples: figure of speech, flashback
A. Extended Metaphor
C. Literary Device
B. Topic Sentence
D. Viewpoint
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Answer 26
Literary Device
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Question 27
Each part of a story, such
as the plot, characters,
setting and theme,
is an example of
a ______ _______.
A. Literary Element
C. Folk Tale
B. Reference Material
D. Novel
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Answer 27
Literary Element
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Question 28
A short note intended to
provide information, and
often abbreviated as
“memo,” is a _________.
A. Memorial
C. Memorandum
B. Footnote
D. Reference
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Answer 28
Memorandum
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Question 29
To tell a story or explain
the events in a story is
to _________.
A. Persuade
C. Contrast
B. Quote
D. Narrate
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Answer 29
Narrate
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Question 30
The sequence that
things happen in a
story is the
_____ ___ _______
A. ABC Order
C. Order of Events
B. Problem and Solution
D. Thesis Paper
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Answer 30
Order of Events
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Question 31
A story that is told to
explain a moral lesson
is a ________.
A. Parable
C. Novel
B. Fairy Tale
D. Paradox
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Answer 31
Parable
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Question 32
Someone who is able to
get others to change their
minds about an issue can
be described as _______.
A. Opinionated
C. Loud
B. Persuasive
D. Oxymoron
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Answer 32
Persuasive
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Question 33
What tense is used to
tell a story that is
happening right now?
A. Future Tense
C. Present Tense
B. Past Participle
D. Current Events
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Answer 33
Present Tense
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Question 34
What kind of source
comes from the people
who were really there?
Examples: letters, diaries
A. Pathetic Fallacy
C. Biography
B. Primary Source Historical Documents
D. Reference
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Answer 34
Primary Source
Historical Document
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Question 35
A ______ is a play on
words, which is often
humorous.
A. Pun
C. Rhyme
B. Cartoon
D. Homonym
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Answer 35
Pun
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Question 36
The exact words that a
person says are a
_______.
A. Editorial
C. Autobiography
B. Quote
D. Reference
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Answer 36
Quote
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Question 37
Something that is
referred to in order to
get information is a
_________.
A. Sonnet
C. Reference
B. Note
D. Novel
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Answer 37
Reference
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Question 38
What kind of paper
summarizes information
from several sources and
often includes a title page
and a bibliography?
A. Research Paper
C. Persuasive Essay
B. Narrative
D. Extended Metaphor
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Answer 38
Research Paper
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Question 39
One event in a story
or in a play is called a
_________.
A. Plot
C. Scene
B. Context
D. Fiction
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Answer 39
Scene
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Question 40
What kind of source tells
about an event, but is
written by someone who
wasn’t actually there?
A. Autobiography
C. Secondary Source
B. Letter
D. Narrative Essay
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Answer 40
Secondary Source
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Question 41
A ________ is a talk that
someone gives, or a
written copy of the talk
that someone gives.
A. Thesis Statement
C. Viewpoint
B. Summary
D. Speech
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Answer 41
Speech
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Question 42
Another name for a
short story is a
_______.
A. Novel
C. Historical Fiction
B. Tale
D. Play
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Answer 42
Tale
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Question 43
What kind of research
paper focuses on a
specific topic and is often
used in college classes?
A. Editorial
C. Persuasive Essay
B. Thesis Paper
D. Bibliography
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Answer 43
Thesis Paper
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Question 44
Puns and other
humorous uses of
words are called
_____ _____.
A. Literary Device
C. Word Play
B. Oxymoron
D. Pathetic Fallacy
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Answer 44
Word Play
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Question 45
Stories and other writings
written anywhere in the
world thousands of years
ago are part of world and
_______ _________.
A. Autobiographies
C. Ancient Literature
B. Problem and Solution
D. Historical Fiction
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Answer 45
World and Ancient
Literature
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Question 46
Stories and other writings
written in any country are
part of _________
__________.
A. Standard English
C. British Literature
B. World Literature
D. Fairy Tale
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Answer 46
World Literature
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Question 47
An indirect reference
to something is an
__________.
A. Allusion
C. Metaphor
B. Oxymoron
D. Allegory
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Answer 47
Allusion
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Question 48
The section at the end of
a book or research paper
that at additional
information is an
____________.
A. Bibliography
C. Footnote
B. Chapter
D. Appendix
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Answer 48
Appendix
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Question 49
The act of describing a
character by their
unique qualities is
____________.
A. Personification
C. Characterization
B. Viewpoint
D. Archtype
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Answer 49
Characterization
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Question 50
To ________ things
means to describe what
makes them different.
A. Compare
C. Contrast
B. Explain
D. Classify
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Answer 50
Contrast
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Question 51
A metaphor that is used
throughout an entire
poem or piece of writing is
an ________ ________.
A. Extended Metaphor
C. Pathetic Fallacy
B. Literary Element
D. Annotated Bibliography
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Answer 51
Extended
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Question 52
The letters at the top of a
dictionary page that indicate
what words are on that page
are _______ _______.
A. Page Numbers
C. Point of View
B. Guide Letters
D. Alphabetical Order
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Answer 52
Guide Letters
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Question 53
Two words that sound the
same but have different
meanings are __________.
Examples: their, they’re, there
A. Rhyme
C. Homophone
B. Alliteration
D. Homonym
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Answer 53
Homophone
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Question 54
A phrase with words that
seem to be opposites is an
__________.
Examples: “pretty ugly” or
“jumbo shrimp”
A. Word Play
C. Oxymoron
B. Paradox
D. Onomatopoeia
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Answer 54
Oxymoron
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Question 55
To _______ a problem
means to come to a
solution so that the
problem is over.
A. Plot
C. Narrate
B. Resolve
D. Debate
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Answer 55
Resolve
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Question 56
The anticipation or
excitement that builds up in
stories like a mystery novel
is called ________.
A. Problem and Solution
C. Suspense
B. Falling Action
D. Narration
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Answer 56
Suspense
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Question 57
An original model or
pattern that others
follow is an ________.
A. Allegory
C. Archetype
B. Primary Source Document
D. Syllogism
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Answer 57
Archetype
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Question 58
To express an opposing
opinion or to go against
an idea is to ________.
A. Contradict
C. Symbolize
B. Persuade
D. Contrast
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Answer 58
Contradict
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Question 59
A story told by someone who
is actually part of the story is
told in ______ _______.
A. Present Tense
C. First Person
B. Rising Action
D. Narrative Essay
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Answer 59
First Person
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Question 60
What common meter used in
poetry consists of sets of five
unaccented and accented
syllables?
Sounds like
“daDUM daDUM daDUM daDUM daDUM”
A. Poetry
C. Word Family
B. Iambic Pentameter
D. Assonance
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Answer 60
Iambic
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Question 61
The sets of syllables that
make up the pattern of poetry
are called _____ ______.
Hint: Iambic pentameter has
five per line
A. Standard English
C. Metric Feet
B. Falling Action
D. Pathetic Fallacy
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Answer 61
Metric Feet
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Question 62
Someone who knows
EVERYTHING is
____________.
A. Oxymoron
C. Antithesis
B. Archetype
D. Omniscient
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Answer 62
Omniscient
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Question 63
A statement that
appears to contradict
itself is a
_______________.
A. Paradox
C. Exposition
B. Scansion
D. Syllogism
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Answer 63
Paradox
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Question 64
Giving human emotions to
inanimate objects or nature
is _______ ______.
Example: “cruel wind”
A. Extended Metaphor
C. Allegory
B. Pathetic Fallacy
D. Metric Feet
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Answer 64
Pathetic Fallacy
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Question 65
What form of writing
uses the pronoun
“you”?
A. Stereotype
C. Second Person
B. Viewpoint
D. Persuasive Essay
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Answer 65
Second Person
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Question 66
A fourteen-line poem with
a fixed rhyming pattern is
a _________.
A. Scansion
C. Sonnet
B. Paradox
D. Metonymy
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Answer 66
Sonnet
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Question 67
Proper, grammatically
correct English is
referred to as
_______ English.
A. British
C. American
B. Standard
D. Literal
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Answer 67
Standard English
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Question 68
A conventional or commonly
held belief that is often
untrue or over simplified is a
__________.
Example: Blondes are dumb
A. Archetype
C. Stereotype
B. Synecdoche
D. Footnote
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Answer 68
Stereotype
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Question 69
The extra information
provided in a story that
makes it more interesting
and meaningful are
________ ________.
A. Footnotes
C. Secondary Source
B. Literary Element
D. Supporting Details
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Answer 69
Supporting
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Question 70
The use of symbols to
represent things or
events is __________.
A. Symbolism
C. Assonance
B. Allusion
D. Myth
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Answer 70
Symbolism
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Question 71
To represent or to act
as a symbol is to
_________.
A. Reference
B. Symbolize
C. Persuade
D. Contrast
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Answer 71
Symbolize
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Question 72
A story written about
other people, using
pronouns such as “they”
is written in what form?
A. Second Person
C. Metonymy
B. Folk Tale
D. Third Person
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Answer 72
Third Person
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Question 73
The position from
which an event or
object is seen is a
__________.
A. Stereotype
C. Viewpoint
B. Consonance
D. First Person
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Answer 73
Viewpoint
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Question 74
Something that is the
opposite is the
__________.
A. Exposition
C. Omniscient
B. Paradox
D. Antithesis
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Answer 74
Antithesis
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Question 75
A figure of speech in which a
word or phrase is substituted for
another word or phrase that is
closely related is ___________.
Example: “Washington” for
“United States government”
A. Metonymy
C. Allegory
B. Extended Metaphor
D. Irony
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Answer 75
Metonymy
Pronounced: me-TŏN-eh-mee
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Question 76
The analysis of the
metric patterns in
poetry is ________.
A. Metric Feet
C. Iambic Pentameter
B. Exposition
D. Scansion
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Answer 76
Scansion
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Question 77
A figure of speech in which
a part is used as the whole,
or the whole is used for a
part is a _________.
Example: “law” for “police officer”
A. Metonymy
C. Consonance
B. Synecdoche
D. Allusion
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Answer 77
Synecdoche
Pronounced: sin-EK-doh-kee
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