Deck 16: Words on Words

Question 1

Synopsis means

A)comparison
B)revision
C)summary

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
synopsis
concrete
succinctly
verbatim
metaphorically
abstraction
glib
syntax
colloquial
clichés
She was speaking when she told her husband that he was just chasing his own tail, but her four-year-old wanted to see his father's tail.

Answer 2

metaphorically

Question 3

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
synopsis
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succinctly
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The writer had a relaxed, tone that made readers ready to accept his point of view, even when, in other contexts, they disagreed with it.

Answer 3

colloquial

Question 4

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
synopsis
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The professor told the students to illustrate an like fear or gratitude with a personal experience that would clarify its meaning.

Question 5

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
synopsis
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Quotations taken from published writings must be enclosed in quotation marks.

Question 6

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
synopsis
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A noun is one that describes a person or a thing, like a firefighter or a pencil, instead of an idea, like courage or intelligence.

Question 7

Metaphor means

A)a comparison of seemingly dissimilar things
B)a comparison of unlike things using like or as
C)ideas

Question 8

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
synopsis
concrete
succinctly
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Seventeenth century Puritan ministers tended to speak in long sentences that had a very complicated
.

Question 9

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
synopsis
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Greeting cards rely heavily on that have been used many times before.

Question 10

Concrete means

A)related to objects
B)related to ideas
C)wordy

Question 11

Glib means

A)word for word
B)brief
C)smooth talking

Question 12

Syntax means

A)a comparison of unlike things
B)word order
C)tired expressions

Question 13

Verbatim means

A)using the original words
B)using the original words incorrectly
C)unclear

Question 14

Abstract means

A)in the world of objects
B)in the world of ideas
C)brief

Question 15

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
synopsis
concrete
succinctly
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The speeder offered the policeman a very explanation for her haste, and he was clearly unimpressed.

Question 16

Succinct means

A)revealing similarities
B)brief and direct
C)critical

Question 17

Cliché means

A)an overused expression
B)a comparison
C)a comparison using like or as

Question 18

Colloquial means

A)conversation-like
B)long winded
C)old-fashioned

Question 19

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
synopsis
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The professor required the students to write a of each article they read.

Question 20

Fill in each blank with one of the words from the chapter
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To write , follow this advice: Never use two words when one will do.