Question 1
1.
PAVCS
is a(n):
Answer
a. affix
b. oxymoron
c. acronym
d. spoonerism
2 points
Question 2
1.
Brunch is
an example of a(n):
Answer
a. portmanteau
word
b. palindrome
c. acronym
d. metonymy
2 points
Question 3
1.
Saying that the United States signed a treaty is an example of a(n):
Answer
a. coinage
b. colloquial
c. diminutive
d. metonymy
2 points
Question 4
1.
Dan
is an example of a(n):
Answer
a. diminutive
b. oxymoron
c. affix
d. palindrome
2 points
Question 5
1.
Silent scream is an example of a(n):
Answer
a. affix
b. colloquial
c. metonymy
d. oxymoron
2 points
Question 6
1.
Rotor
is an example of a(n):
Answer
a. palindrome
b. portmanteau
word
c. spoonerism
d. acronym
2 points
Question 7
1.
Shake a tower for take a shower is an example of a(n):
Answer
a. coinage
b. colloquial
c. spoonerism
d. metonymy
2 points
Question 8
1.
-ing and -ed are examples of a(n):
Answer
a. acronym
b. affix
c. metonymy
d. diminutive
2 points
Question 9
1.
Google
is an example of a(n):
Answer
a. coinage
b. affix
c. colloquial
d. spoonerism
2 points
Question 10
1.
I'm chillin' is
an example of a(n):
Answer
a. coinage
b. colloquial
c. affix
d. diminutive
2 points
Question 11
1.
An example of conclusive evidence at a crime scene:
Answer
a. an
b. a
old shirt
wallet
c. footprints
d. DNA
evidence
2 points
Question 12
1.
An unequivocal answer to the question, "May I cheat on my test?":
Answer
a. Absolutely
b. We'll
c. I'll
not!
see.
think about it.
d. When
is it?
2 points
Question 13
1.
Something that is indeterminate:
Answer
a. length
b. age
of a mile
of an antique necklace
c. distance
d. today's
to Mars
weather
2 points
Question 14
1.
A precarious place for a car:
Answer
a. in
the driveway
b. in
the garage
c. in
a lake
d. on
the street
2 points
Question 15
1.
An event you would most likely feel apprehensive about:
Answer
a. a
picnic
b. a
unit test
c. a
nap
d. a
birthday party
2 points
Question 16
1.
The way voters view a political candidate who vaccilates on his position:
Answer
a. not
trustworthy
b. likely
c. very
to win
sincere
d. opinionated
2 points
Question 17
1.
A categorical school rule:
Answer
a. no
chewing gum
b. no
talking
c. no
reading
d. no
cheating
2 points
Question 18
1.
Something a person is most likely to have qualms about doing:
Answer
a. going
to a picnic
b. playing
c. eating
d. lying
football
dinner
to your parents
2 points
Question 19
1.
What you would most likely say if you were dubious about someone's statement:
Answer
a. I'm
b. Of
excited!
course!
c. I'm
anxious.
d. Are
you sure?
2 points
Question 20
1.
A tentative travel schedule makes this easier to do:
Answer
a. make
reservations
b. relax
and enjoy
c. change
d. book
plans
a flight
2 points
Question 21
1.
Most likely to be found in a provincial area:
Answer
a. farms
b. smog
c. traffic
d. skyscrapers
2 points
Question 22
1.
An animal often characterized as wily:
Answer
a. cow
b. turkey
c. fox
d. horse
2 points
Question 23
1.
An example of ignoble behavior:
Answer
a. abusing
animals
b. volunteering
c. giving
at the hospital
to charity
d. assisting
the elderly
2 points
Question 24
1.
A positive quality most likely to be beguiling:
Answer
a. jealousy
b. dishonesty
c. cruelty
d. humor
2 points
Question 25
1.
A person most likely to deal with a feral animal:
Answer
a. teacher
b. pet-store
owner
c. animal-control
officer
d. dentist
2 points
Question 26
1.
A benevolent act:
Answer
a. doing
your homework
b. volunteering
at the hospital
c. cleaning
your room
d. studying
for a test
2 points
Question 27
1.
An example of decorum while attending a movie:
Answer
a. talking
on your cell phone
b. speaking
c. turning
loudly to your neighbor
off your cell phone
d. kneeling
on your seat
2 points
Question 28
1.
Possible topic of a paper on ninteenth-century American mores:
Answer
a. political
parties
b. medical
advances
c. technological
d. rules
advances
of dating
2 points
Question 29
1.
Behavior that would be unseemly at a dinner party:
Answer
a. coughing
on the food
b. placing
your napkin on your lap
c. passing
the salt and pepper
d. chewing
with your mouth closed
2 points
Question 30
1.
Description of someone with a friendly demeanor:
Answer
a. jealous
b. pleasant
c. popular
d. healthy
2 points
Question 31
1.
The ____ animal was ____ about the ____ act of the jogger; therefore, it ____ between accepting
the food and running away.
Answer
a. feral...unseemly...provincial...mores
b. feral...mores...benevolent...qualms
c. feral...provincial...ignoble...beguiled
d. feral...apprehensive...benevolent...vacillated