"Words Do Not Pay" Assessment Practice

Adding the Old English prefix mis- often does what to a word?

• It changes the form of the word from an adjective to an adverb.

• It creates an opposite or contrasting meaning of the base word.

• It means "out" and therefore must be on the exterior of a location.

• Makes it multisyllabic and therefore has more a more formal connotation.

If the price of a sweater is misadjusted during a sale, what is happening?

• The sweater is being sold at a discount.

• The cost of the sweater stays the same.

• There is a mistake in the sale price of a sweater.

• The sweater is no longer in stock.

If a can of green beans is misaligned in a cabinet, what is happening?

• It is upside down.

• It is past the expiration date.

• It is missing.

• It is not in line with the other similar cans.

What are the three meanings of the Old English prefix mis-?

• badly

• without

• often

• opposite

• wrongly

Which word has a similar connotation to the word liberated in this sentence: My hair was liberated from the ponytail band that held it.

• available

• freed

• allowed

• slavery

Which of the following sentences best illustrates the use of parallelism?

• At the store I managed to buy ripe bananas, sweet strawberries, and kiwi.

• I walked down the street, around the corner, and inside the store before I realized I forgot my wallet.

• I spent Sunday cleaning the floors, creating lesson plans, and to grade the assignments.

• At the wrestling tournament, I saw wrestlers being taken down, twisting in uncomfortable positions, and slammed into the mats all within 30 minutes.

Which of the following is the best way to create parallelism in the following sentence?

Mr. Miller felt that students should think independently, speak independently, and acting independently instead of following the group.

• Change "acting" to "act"

• Change "think" to "thinking"

• Change "acting independently" to "act for himself"

• It is correct as written.

Read this sentence.

Mr. Svihlik wants more intelligent conversation and less chatter.

Which of the following revisions best shows the use of parallelism?

• Mr. Svihlik wants more chatter and less intelligent conversation.

• Mr. Svihlik wants more intelligent conversation and less inane

  chatter.

• Mr. Svihlik wants more conversation and less inane chatter.

• It is correct as written.

Which of the following does not show a parallel construction?

• The teacher praised thinking, writing, reading, and speaking.

• I went around the corner, up the stairs, and into the room before the phone rang.

• Eating good food, sleeping 8 hours, and drinking water are all good daily choices.

• In practice, the basketball players practice dribbling, shoot, and score.

What is the best explanation of how the following sentences demonstrate parallelism?

I spent the day pulling weeds, cleaning chicken coops, and mowing the grass. Tomorrow I will be reading books, eating bonbons, and sleeping until noon.

• There are two sentences of approximately the same length.

• The author consistently uses the -ing form of the verb followed by a noun.

• There are six chores.

• The two sentences have opposite connotations.