1. Which word fits best in the blank?
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A. commonly
B. as to
C. as
D. on
Answer explanation
Collocation:
49. refer: referred to (as)
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
2. Which of the following best matches the meaning and connotation of SCOURGE?
A. curse
B. change
C. blessing
D. audacity
Answer explanation
Connotative and Denotative Meanings
Scourge = thing that causes great trouble/suffering
Clues from context: 'it spells the decline and fall of literacy' = negative connotation
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
3. What word fits best in the blank?
A. Subsequently
B. Nevertheless
C. Rather
D. Purposefully
Answer explanation
Implications and Inferences
Logical Connection
A - Chronological (A then B)
B - Conjunction (A and B, surprising)
C - Disjunction (A or B)
D - Cause/Effect
It's not A, it's B.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
4. What does John McWhorter imply with the sentence “If humanity had existed for 24 hours, then writing only came along at about 11:07 p.m.?”
A. Writing is not as important as spoken language.
B. Humans have existed for a very long time.
C. Humans should have developed writing at an earlier stage in their history.
D. The history of writing is very short compared to human history.
Answer explanation
Implications and Inferences
Logical Connection
If, then = Implication.
One thing can only happen if some condition if fulfilled
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
5. Why does the author include the information that just about everyone learns to speak, though not everyone learns to write?
A. To refute the idea that speaking is not important for communication.
B. As evidence that speaking is the basic way in which humans communicate.
C. As an example of why writing is a kind of artifice.
D. To explain how speaking and writing differ.
Answer explanation
Implications and Inferences
Understanding Why
Speaking is a fundamental mode of human communication.
For one... = evidence
Moreover, ... = conjunction (both things happen)
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
6. Which word fits best in the blank?
A. develops
B. begs
C. faces
D. provides
Answer explanation
Collocation:
35. opportunity: provide an opportunity
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
7. Which word fits best in the blank?
A. follow
B. convey
C. suit
D. pose
Answer explanation
Collocation:
31. message: convey a message
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