Question

1. At this point the loony finished his concert, walked among the tables and after collecting fifty piastres from this one, a lira from that and a "Get outa here!" from others, he left, crestfallen. (1 point)
overjoyed
quickly
disappointed
noisily

Answer 1

1. At this point the loony finished his concert, walked among the tables and after collecting fifty piastres from this one, a lira from that and a "Get outa here!" from others, he left, crestfallen. (1 point)
overjoyed
quickly
disappointed
noisily
2. As [Siham] said goodbye [Ihsan] tried to put his arm around her waist, but she rebuffed him sharply. (1 point)
snubbed
welcomed
escaped
questioned
3. So ardent was their need that [the children] were about to fall out of the open door when they saw their father detaching himself from the knot of passengers and drivers standing in the road and making his way back to them. (1 point)
sudden
surprising
accurate
intense
4. So precarious was the position of my hero and my heroine that my first impulse was to stop and buy something, especially since Mini had called to the man. (1 point)
embarrassing
insecure
dishonest
expensive
5. [The headmaster said,] "And remember, every paper must be thoroughly scrutinized." (1 point)
marked
written
burned
examined
6. A number of scuba divers ______________ an underwater expedition. (1 point)
plans
was planning
have planned
has planned
7. June Walters, along with her friend, __________ baked some delicious cakes. (1 point)
have
has
have been
haven't
8. A team of explorers ___________ the ocean floor. (1 point)
were studying
are studying
have been studying
has been studying
9. Both light and heat _________ causes of the sofa's fading color. (1 point)
was
were
is
isn't
10. Physics ______ a very interesting subject to study. (1 point)
is
are
were
aren't
Matching

Match the description below to the correct word it defines.

a. encouraging someone to adopt a particular point of view
b. taking someone else’s work and passing it off as your own
c. overstating something for effect
d. the use of technology to hurt or embarrass someone
e. retelling the main points of a story
f. the feeling or atmosphere created in a literary work
11. exaggeration (1 point)

12. persuasive techniques (1 point)

13. mood (1 point)

14. summarizing (1 point)

15. cyberbullying (1 point)

16. plagiarizing (1 point)

Multiple Choice
17. If you want to find the answer to a question about grammar, usage, or mechanics for your formal writing, which professional resource would not be helpful? (1 point)
Essential Idioms in English
The Chicago Manual of Style
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
18. What is one disadvantage of accessing the Internet through a public search engine such as Google or Yahoo? (1 point)
It’s open to anyone, so the information comes from many different people.
You won’t be able to access documents that have not been published online.
A huge amount of information can be found at your fingertips.
The Internet changes continuously, so new sources keep cropping up.
19. Which of the following would always require a citation in a research paper? (1 point)
thesis statement
an anecdotal experience
a quotation
a humorous statemen

Answer 2

1. crestfallen - disappointed
2. rebuffed - snubbed
3. ardent - intense
4. precarious - insecure
5. scrutinized - examined
6. has planned (I think)because number is the subject.
7. has
8. has been studying
9. were
10. is
11. C
12. A
13. F
14. E
15. D
16. B
17. ?
18. ?
19. ?

I did what I could :)

Answer 3

6.Have planed
8. have been studying

Answer 4

17. A
18. B
19. C

Answer 5

those are the correct answers for any body how needs them

Answer 6

*who

Answer 7

@joseph211877 Thank you!

Answer 8

your welcome :D

Answer 9

Everything is corrected, EXCEPTED #8 which is "has been studying". Just did the test. ^^