Question

Choose the best answer.
Sherman was extremely dogmatic in his choice to stay one hour later than his coworkers to finish the task; their pleading to let it wait was not successful.

What is the best meaning of the boldfaced word?

compromising

determined

skeptical

undecided
2.
Choose the pair of words that completes each analogy. Use a dictionary as needed to help you with unfamiliar words.
didactic:educational


words:dictionary

effective:efficacious

lecture:boring

homonyms:pun
3.
Choose the best answer.
When Bridget learned that she would have to wear a cast on her leg for six weeks following the surgery, she exclaimed, "That's just how I wanted to spend my summer vacation."

What type of figure of speech is used in the following sentence?

pun

oxymoron

euphemism

verbal irony
4.
Which word best fits in the blank?
The mechanic was very _________; he could rebuild any engine, foreign or domestic.


dexterous

didactic

dynamic

dogmatic
5.
Choose the pair of words that completes each analogy. Use a dictionary as needed to help you with unfamiliar words.
-ly:adverb::


aud:root

noun:-ness

pre-:before

-ify:verb

Answer 1

1. determined

2. effective:efficacious

3. verbal irony

4. dexterous

5. -ify:verb