Compound Words Quiz
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What are compound words?

  • Words compressed into metaphors
  • Short summaries of texts
  • Two words joined together to form new ones (correct)
  • Two-word phrases used in poetry

    • What are kennings?

  • Short summaries of texts
  • Two-word phrases that contain compressed metaphors (correct)
  • Words compressed into metaphors
  • Two words joined together to form new ones

    • What does 'whale road' stand for in Beowulf?

  • The sea (correct)
  • A hunting expedition
  • A journey on a ship
  • A dangerous adventure

    • What is GIST as a summarizing strategy?

    <p>Generating interactions between schemata and texts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a good summary?

    <p>To contain the main idea of the text together with the key points</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are compound words?

    <p>Two words joined together to form new ones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were kennings to the Anglo-Saxons?

    <p>Two-word phrases with compressed metaphors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main idea of summarizing according to the text?

    <p>A helpful learning strategy in comprehending texts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of GIST in summarizing?

    <p>Generating interactions between schemata and texts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are compressed metaphors according to the text?

    <p>Word-pictures commonly used in poetry</p> Signup and view all the answers

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