Quiz 2

What does poetry focus on?

• Facts and statistics

• Imagination, ideas, images, and emotions

• Scientific experiments

• History and geography

What is a requirement for poetry?

• It must have at least 10 stanzas

• It has to contain onomatopoeias

• It cannot have repetition

• It must be written in prose

Which of the following best describes an onomatopoeia?

• A word that mimics a sound

• A type of rhyme scheme

• A literary device used in essays

• A type of poetic structure

The suffix "-ize" means:

• A person who does something

• To make, to become, or to cause something to be

• A state or condition

• A small version of something

The suffix "-ist" is used to indicate:

• A person who practices or is an expert in something

• A person who dislikes something

• A type of object

• A scientific term

The word "performance" comes from the suffix "-_____", which means a state, quality, or action.

• -ist

• -ous

• -ance

• -ize

Which of the following words is spelled correctly?

• Brilianse

• Brilliance

• Briliance

• Brilliense

The suffix "-ous" can be found in which of the following words?

• Courageous

• Preference

• Scientist

• Optimist

Which of these words contains the suffix "-ist"?

• Physicist

• Adventurous

• Numerous

• Previous

What does the word "colonize" mean?

• To form a colony or settle in a new area

• To remove color from something

• To measure distances

• To destroy a place