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A library has 160 books. 3/8 are story books, 1/4 are poetry books and the remainder are books. What fraction is comic books?

Match the relationship in the second pair of words with that of the first pair.

ominous: threatening :: gigantic:          

A. enormous

B. minuscule

C. tiny

What should be included in the news story?

A. the author's ideas and opinions about why the event took place?

B. the name of the author's favorite food

C. where the news event took place

English has adopted many words from other languages. Which adopted word means "a high sea wave caused by a disturbance"?

A. etcetera - Latin

B. soi-disant - French

C. tsunami - Japanese

EUPHEMISM = a word or phrase intended to soften an unpleasant, embarrassing, or harsh word/phrase.

Jeb was "between jobs", and couldn't pay his bills.

This euphemism means

A. Jeb was "unemployed" and couldn't pay his bills.

B. Jeb was "working too hard" to pay his bills.

C. Jeb didn't have "enough time" to pay his bills.

Which of the following might seem ominous to you?

A. your favorite toy

B. a shiny red apple

C. an old scary house

What is the difference between an "anecdote" and just a reference to a story?

A. An anecdote actually tells the story; a reference just mentions it with few details.

B. An anecdote just mentions the story; a reference tells the whole story in detail.

C. An anecdote is short, and a reference to a story is long and very detailed.

Which answer shares a word part with the following word?

Word parts: prefix, suffix, root

  contempt (scorn, mockery)

A. commerce

B. comment

C. temptation

In the sample persuasive essay introduction, which sentence is the Context or topic?

A.  1. The burning of fossil fuels accounts for about three-quarters of the carbon emissions that...

B.  2. Many argue that the best way to prevent global warming & limit carbon emissions is to rely on...

C.  3. Solar power is clearly the most efficient renewable energy to use because it has a limited...

Based on the Cast of Characters from Romeo and Juliet, who is the servant to Romeo?

A. Benvolio

B. Balthasar

C. Paris

In a tragedy, the one who opposes the protagonist is the _______.

A. antagonist

B. postagonist

C. pretagonist

3. During a recent 10 years, 808,715,710 fans attended major league basketball games. What digit is in the ten millions place in 808,715,710?