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03.09 The Right Word Quiz
Started: Jan 21 at 2:44pm
Quiz Instructions
Flag question: Question 1
Question 13 pts
Select the word that best completes the sentence:
Ricardo spent the morning removing all of the information that was not _________________ to his claim. (3 points)
Group of answer choices
notorious
relevant
confined
keen
Flag question: Question 2
Question 23 pts
What is the meaning of the word "medium" as it is used in the following sentence?
The school selected radio as its medium for broadcasting its new policies. (3 points)
Group of answer choices
A halfway or midway point
A person who believes he or she can speak to the dead
Of average size, not small or large
The way that something is transmitted
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Question 33 pts
Which of the following sentences uses the word "connotation" correctly? (3 points)
Group of answer choices
Her connotation was so dreary by the end of the long day.
The connotation of the word "summer" has always been positive for me.
The professor was running late for his connotation with the expert.
I did not appreciate her connotation that I had cheated on the test.
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Question 43 pts
What is the meaning of the word "vocation" as it is used in the following sentence?
After volunteering at the hospital for a month, I felt I had discovered my vocation. (3 points)
Group of answer choices
Determination
Career calling
Comfort level
Ultimate challenge
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Question 53 pts
Select the word that best completes the sentence:
People who do not find ways to belong may feel ___________________ by others. (3 points)
Group of answer choices
enticed
invoked
engulfed
forsaken
Flag question: Question 6
Question 63 pts
Which of the following sentences uses the word "synthesize" correctly? (3 points)
Group of answer choices
I was so tired I feared that I might synthesize, which would be dangerous.
The Internet company was known for its excellent ability to synthesize.
The Coast Guard had to rescue the family when their sailboat synthesized.
The final exam asked students to synthesize what they had learned all year.
Flag question: Question 7
Question 73 pts
Match the word with its definition. (3 points)
Group of answer choices
constructive
[ Choose ]
strategic
[ Choose ]
comprehensive
[ Choose ]
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Question 83 pts
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 ______________. 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. (3 points)
Group of answer choices
mediums
vocations
activists
sanctions
Flag question: Question 9
Question 93 pts
Read the following excerpt. Using the context of the paragraph, select the word that best completes the sentence.
After writing for many hours, the journalist felt he had written an important piece that would improve the lives of others. He had written strategically and eloquently. He smiled with satisfaction; he may get paid for being a journalist, but he had discovered that being an activist was his true ______________. (3 points)
Group of answer choices
mandate
sanction
vocation
context
Flag question: Question 10
Question 103 pts
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 "comprehensive" means (3 points)
Group of answer choices
scandalous
lengthy
complete
understandable
Flag question: Question 11
Question 113 pts
Read the following sentence.
Activists such as Martin Luther King Jr. did not want to segregate children based on the color of their skin.
Using the context, the word "segregate" as it is used means (3 points)
Group of answer choices
reward
treat
promote
separate
