1. The word settled
has more than one meaning. In which one of the following sentences is settled
used incorrectly?
A. As far as they
were concerned, the matter was settled.
B. Dust settled
slowly as the truck moved down the road.
C. Mavis decided
that small-town life was settled.
D. Immigrants from
Sweden settled in .
2. What do the
abbreviations after a word in the dictionary tell you about the word?
A. The tense
B. The word’s
origin
C. The part of
speech
D. The
pronunciation
3. What is an
antonym for delicate?
A. Rude
B. Robust
C. Fragile
D. Thoughtful
4. Tomas could not
find a trace of Nancy in the apartment; it was as if she had never been there
at all.
What is the meaning of the word trace in this sentence?
A. Draw
B. Sign
C. Find
D. Suggest
5. Channing had been
working for the lumber company for six years. He had taken extra shifts,
arrived early, and trained new employees. Now that the position of assistant
manager was opening up, he hoped all of his dedication and hard work was worth
it.
What is the central idea of this paragraph?
A. Channing is
hoping all of his years of service will result in a promotion.
B. Working at a
lumber company often means working longer hours than expected.
C. Being an
assistant manager requires Channing to take on additional responsibilities.
D. The best
employees know that it’s important to accept additional shifts.
6. Suppose you would
like to go ice-skating. To see if this is a good idea, you decide to check the
daily newspaper for a weather report. What specific information should you look
for?
A. The average
wind speed
B. The time of
sunrise and sunset
C. The temperature
D. The 90-day
forecast
7. Although they had
been talking online for six months, John felt some trepidation about meeting
Luisa face to face. Past girlfriends had called him insensitive, and one had
even claimed he was thoughtless.
In this context, what is a synonym for insensitive?
A. Understanding
B. Inconsiderate
C. Complex
D. Receptive
8. Charlotte was not
hungry that morning, so she just had a smidgen of cake at the office birthday
party.
Which words in this sentence provide a clue to the meaning
of smidgen?
A. not hungry
B. that morning
C. birthday party
D. of cake
9. Which one of the
following items would be most likely to have a list of chapter titles?
A. An article
B. A magazine
C. A novel
D. A newspaper
10. Scanning means
that the reader
A. searches for
the most important details.
B. looks for words
to catch his or her attention.
C. focuses on the
text’s conclusion.
D. reads every
single word of the article.
11. Suppose you need
to verify how to correctly use commas. You open your English textbook and scan
the chapter titles. In which one would you most likely find the information you
need?
A. Correct
Capitalization
B. Proper
Punctuation
C. Super Spelling
D. Grasping
Grammar
12. In what part of
a nonfiction book will you most likely find the names of the chapters?
A. Index
B. Title page
C. Glossary
D. Table of
contents
13. Consider the
following magazine titles. Which one would be recommended by a nutritionist?
A. Clean Eating
B. Budget Meals
C. Meals in 30
Minutes
D. Campfire
Cooking
14. What information
do all dictionaries provide for each entry?
A. History of the
word
B. Synonyms
C. Language origin
D. Definitions
15. Previewing is a
method used to
A. scan for
specific details or information.
B. summarize an
article’s main concepts.
C. pick up clues
about written material.
D. review text for
the central ideas.
.
16. Mark had lived
in a small city for all of his life, and local people thought of him as a solid
citizen.
In this sentence, the word solid most likely means
A. immovable.
B. popular.
C. dependable.
D. unbroken.
17. Reference books
that contain words of similar meaning and opposite meaning are called
A. textbooks.
B. encyclopedias.
C. dictionaries.
D. thesauruses.
18. As a new
reporter for the community magazine, Amanda was nervous about doing her first
interview with the state governor. She asked Cameron, a veteran reporter, for
some advice. Cameron told Amanda the first rule of an interview is to make the
other person feel comfortable. The second rule is to ask open questions, the
kind that requires more than a “yes” or “no” answer. Which
of these is a key idea in the paragraph?
A. A reporter is
about to expose a local politician in a feature story.
B. An older man is
providing suggestions on how to ask controversial questions.
C. A young woman
is seeking the help of someone more experienced.
D. An interview is
not going well because the reporter does not know what she is doing.
19. What tool can
help readers understand the meaning of an unfamiliar word?
A. Context clues
B. Spelling rules
C. Capitalization
D. Part of speech
20. The words brave
and courageous are examples of
A. inferences.
B. synonyms.
C. context clues.
D. antonyms.
