10.
In the following sentence, "Abraham Lincoln was a widely admired politician,” which statement is correct? (1 point)
Add a hyphen between widely and admired.
Add a hyphen between admired and politician.
Add a hyphen between Lincoln and was.
No hyphen is needed.
11.
In which of the following cases are quotation marks not necessary? (1 point)
to enclose the title of a song
to enclose an indirect quotation
to enclose parts of a divided quote
to enclose a word-for-word quotation
12.
In the following sentence, where is a colon needed?
There are three candidates Barbara, Ursula, and Kendra. (1 point)
after candidates
after are
after Barbara
after and
13.
Where is a semicolon needed to fix the following run-on sentence?
He ordered soup I ordered a sandwich. (1 point)
between ordered and soup
between I and ordered
between soup and I
between ordered and a
14.
Which of the following compound words is spelled incorrectly? (1 point)
earthquake
filmaker
cheesecloth
copywriter
15.
Which of the following is an example of an acronym? (1 point)
FAQ
Mrs.
Ave.
don't
16.
Borrowed words are a result of (1 point)
children not knowing the correct word to use.
language becoming more technical.
contact between two cultures.
misspellings of foreign words.
17.
The original meaning of the word awesome is "inspiring great admiration or fear." Which of the following is the best synonym of the word as it is used most commonly today? (1 point)
great
scary
okay
fancy
18.
The word telephone comes from the French words télé-, meaning “far" and phone, meaning "sound." Which of the following words does not derive from the word phone? (1 point)
microphone
phonics
headphones
phony
My Answers:
10)A
11)C
12)A
13)C
14)B
15)A
16)C
17)A
18)D
Are these correct Ms. Sue???
11 years ago
11 years ago
My new Answers-
10)D
11)B
Ok umm did I get them right now??
11 years ago
Yes! They're all correct now. :-)
11 years ago
THANK YOU! :)
11 years ago
You're welcome.
11 years ago
Actuley, #14 is A.
Earthquake is spelled correctly.
11 months ago
Based on your answers, here is the correct feedback:
10) The correct answer is: No hyphen is needed. There is no need to add a hyphen in this sentence.
11) The correct answer is: To enclose an indirect quotation. Quotation marks are not necessary for the other cases mentioned.
12) The correct answer is: After Barbara. A colon is needed after Barbara to introduce the list of candidates.
13) The correct answer is: Between soup and I. A semicolon is needed to separate the two independent clauses.
14) The correct answer is: Filmaker. The correct spelling is actually "filmmaker."
15) The correct answer is: FAQ. FAQ stands for "Frequently Asked Questions" and is an example of an acronym.
16) The correct answer is: Contact between two cultures. Borrowed words often result from the interaction between different cultures and languages.
17) The correct answer is: Great. The word "awesome" is commonly used today as a synonym for "great" or "excellent."
18) The correct answer is: Phonics. The word "phonics" does not derive from the word "phone."
Based on these corrections, here are the revised answers:
10) No hyphen is needed.
11) To enclose an indirect quotation.
12) After Barbara.
13) Between soup and I.
14) Filmaker.
15) FAQ.
16) Contact between two cultures.
17) Great.
18) Phonics.
Hope this helps!