Figure of Speech and Grammar Quiz

Literature and Language

• Rousseau advices to have a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion, referring to the importance of security and well-being in life.
• The figure of speech employed when the author states, "O souls and spirits of the martyred brave. Arise?" is an apostrophe.

Language and Grammar

• In the sentence "We buy only cherry plums since we like ______ best", the correct answer is "those".
• The word "scion" refers to a descendant of a wealthy patriarch, enjoying a good life.

Literature

• "Robinson Crusoe" by Daniel Defoe features a castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical island near Venezuela, encountering Native Americans, captives, and mutineers before being rescued.

Theater and Performance

• The main protagonist acted out the part with great enthusiasm and style, known as élan.

History and Culture

• There is a renewed interest in William Shakespeare's works due to his amazing psychological insights into both male and female characters.

Mechanical and Spatial Aptitude

• A good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion are essential for a comfortable life.
• Automotive systems: lubrication fluid is used in the transmission system; fuses and an alternator are used in the electrical system; and spark plugs ignite the fuel in the internal combustion engine.
• Mechanical Insight: density is not measured in pounds; expansion is to contraction as acceleration is to deceleration.
• Center of gravity: the place on an object where there is equal weight on either side.
• Rotated Blocks: various spatial awareness exercises.
• Matching Pieces and Parts: various mechanical aptitude exercises.
• Understanding Patterns: recognizing patterns in shapes and numbers.

Math and Logic

• A herd of cows gives 4 liters of milk each day; each cow gives one-third of the total milk each day; in six days, they give 24 liters milk; to find the number of cows.
• Simplify: √48 = 4√3.
• Sarah is twice as old as her youngest brother; the difference between their ages is 15 years; to find her youngest brother's age.
• If you purchase two stamps costing 60 centavos each and you give the cashier ₱2.00, what change should you receive?
• In a writing competition, the first place winner receives ½ of the prize money; the second runner-up receives ¼ of what the winner won; to find the total amount of prize money distributed.
• Series Reasoning: various logical reasoning exercises.