Questocn 1
chain of association, cluster, and spider web are all forms of what?

vocabulary-related web sites

theories of effective word choice

graphic organizers

dictionary systems

question 2

which of the following best describes a vocabulary system called word forms?

examine the roots, prefixes, and suffixes of words to make an educated guess as the the word's meaning.

learn how a root word changes when used as a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb to learn multiple related words at the same time.

learn the history of the changing forms of a word to identify its meaning.

none of the above.

question 3

if you learn words that are all associated with the same main idea, such as learning words associated with weather, what technique are you using?

cluster

word forms

graphic organizers

thematic groupings

question 4

what should you keep in mind when using a dictionary or thesaurus?

your goal as a writer is to communicate clearly and effectively with your audience, not impress them with your vocabulary.

if you are using words that you do not really know well, there is a danger you will use them incorrectly.

malaprops make your reader question your credibility.

all of the above.

question 5

peter is writing a love letter to helen, and he has decided that the word thin is not exactly the right word to use at one point. unable to think of a better word, he goes to a thesaurus, and he finds the following words: slender, svelte, skinny, scrawny, and anorexic. what should he keep in mind when choosing the best word for the letter?

the origin of the word.

the difference between the word's denotation and connotation.

the thematic form of the word.

how the words fit into a spider web.

the grammatically correct form of the word.

question 6

when george made the mistake of saying he liked the broncos before the big game, he started a raging war in the cafeteria.
this sentence is an example of which of the following?

denotation

overstatement

understatement

alliteration

metaphor

thematic grouping

question 7

let's just say that my mother was just a tad upset when i got home at dawn.
this sentence is probably an example of which of the following?

connotation

overstatement

understatement

alliteration

metaphor

simile

question 8

when sarah sauntered into the room, the men were moved to look up from their reading.
which of the following was the writer probably considering most when choosing the words in this sentence?

denotation

connotation

understatement

overstatement

alliteration

question 9

what criticism would most creative writing instructors make of the following passage?
"why are you late? " asked the teacher.
"because of the huge traffic jam on broadway," said fred.
"what traffic jam was that? " queried the teacher.
"the big jam that went from 10th to 35th," stated fred.
"what traffic jam? " the teacher reiterated. "i was on broadway just a few minutes ago, and it was wide open."

the writer is too worried about repeating words.

the dialogue is not realistic.

the punctuation marks are used incorrectly.

the writer should have used more colorful adjectives and adverbs.

question 10

in talking to a mixed class of students, a teacher says, "when someone knows the answer, i would like him to raise his hand."
in the past, this was the grammatically correct way to phrase it, but it is not consider proper today. which of the following ways of saying the same thing is now considered appropriate?
i. anyone who knows the answer should raise his hand.
ii. when someone knows the answer, i would like them to raise their hand.
iii. anyone who knows the answer should raise his or her hand.
iv. i would like to see a raised hand from anyone who knows the answer.

i and ii

iii only

ii and iii

iii and iv

all of the choices are correct