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Question 1
Which literary device is used in 'The moon smiled down at me'?
Answer: personification. Giving a human action (smiling) to something non-human (the moon) is personification.
Question 2
Choose the word that best completes: 'The rescue team worked _____ through the night, refusing to rest.'
Answer: tirelessly. Working tirelessly means without stopping or resting - the right fit for a team refusing to rest.
Question 3
Which word is closest in meaning to "impeccable"?
Answer: perfect. "Impeccable" means faultless or perfect.
Question 4
What type of sentence is: "She ran quickly, but he walked slowly."?
Answer: Compound sentence. Two independent clauses joined by "but" make a compound sentence.
Question 5
Which sentence uses a modal verb to express possibility?
Answer: She can come tomorrow.. 'Can' expresses possibility or ability. 'Must' is obligation, 'will' is future, 'should' is a recommendation.
Question 6
What is the plural of 'child'?
Answer: children. 'Child' has an irregular plural: children, not childs.
Question 7
Which sentence has correct pronoun usage?
Answer: She and I went to the shop. Use the subject pronouns 'she' and 'I' when they are the subject of the sentence.
Question 8
What does 'profligate' mean?
Answer: Recklessly extravagant. 'Profligate' describes someone wasteful and extravagant with money or resources.
Question 9
Read: 'Despite the rain, the children played outside happily.' What does 'despite' suggest?
Answer: they played anyway. 'Despite' signals contrast - they played even though it was raining.
Question 10
Which of the following is spelled correctly?
Answer: achieve. 'i before e except after c': achieve is correct. Receive and conceive follow the 'after c' rule.
Question 11
Choose the correct definition of EPHEMERAL.
Answer: Lasting for a very short time. Ephemeral comes from the Greek for 'lasting a day' - short-lived or fleeting.
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