Grammar: Exam 03
Question 1 (Worth 3 points)
Read the following sentence.
Some speakers decide to omit details that do not support their claims.
Using the context, the word "omit" means elaborate on touch on leave out simplify
Points earned on this question: 3
Question 2 (Worth 3 points)
Select the word that best completes the sentence:
Poe's stories are often read on Halloween because they _______________ a scary mood. evoke forsake elicit invoke
Points earned on this question: 3
Question 3 (Worth 3 points)
Which of the following sentences uses the word "deprivation" correctly? Some people feel it is an unfair deprivation for a teenager to be without a cell phone. The chubby baby's thorough deprivation showed clearly in her sparkling blue eyes. The greatest deprivation during the war occurred when food and mail were delivered. The best times for the family were when they experienced the deprivation of being together.
Points earned on this question: 0
Question 4 (Worth 3 points)
Read the following excerpt. Using the context of the paragraph, select the word that best completes the sentence.
The journalist spent a year researching the foreign government's sanctions. Finally, it was time to _____________________ all of the relevant information that he had learned. His editor asked him to write a comprehensive article for the first piece in the series that was sure to win awards, inform the public, and elicit significant change in foreign policy. synthesize elicit invoke evoke
Points earned on this question: 3
Question 5 (Worth 3 points)
Read the following excerpt.
The journalist spent a year researching the foreign government's sanctions. Finally, it was time to synthesize all of the relevant information that he had learned. His editor asked him to write a comprehensive article for the first piece in the series that was sure to win awards, inform the public, and elicit significant change in foreign policy.
Using the context, the word "elicit" means
Read the following sentence.
Some speakers decide to omit details that do not support their claims.
Using the context, the word "omit" means elaborate on touch on leave out simplify
Points earned on this question: 3
Question 2 (Worth 3 points)
Select the word that best completes the sentence:
Poe's stories are often read on Halloween because they _______________ a scary mood. evoke forsake elicit invoke
Points earned on this question: 3
Question 3 (Worth 3 points)
Which of the following sentences uses the word "deprivation" correctly? Some people feel it is an unfair deprivation for a teenager to be without a cell phone. The chubby baby's thorough deprivation showed clearly in her sparkling blue eyes. The greatest deprivation during the war occurred when food and mail were delivered. The best times for the family were when they experienced the deprivation of being together.
Points earned on this question: 0
Question 4 (Worth 3 points)
Read the following excerpt. Using the context of the paragraph, select the word that best completes the sentence.
The journalist spent a year researching the foreign government's sanctions. Finally, it was time to _____________________ all of the relevant information that he had learned. His editor asked him to write a comprehensive article for the first piece in the series that was sure to win awards, inform the public, and elicit significant change in foreign policy. synthesize elicit invoke evoke
Points earned on this question: 3
Question 5 (Worth 3 points)
Read the following excerpt.
The journalist spent a year researching the foreign government's sanctions. Finally, it was time to synthesize all of the relevant information that he had learned. His editor asked him to write a comprehensive article for the first piece in the series that was sure to win awards, inform the public, and elicit significant change in foreign policy.
Using the context, the word "elicit" means