Types of Assertions Quiz

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What is the term used to describe a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Appositive

Antonym

Structural Analysis

Simile (correct)

Which of the following is an example of a denotative meaning?

Arson, a malicious burning of another person's property, is widely recognized as a serious crime.

The manager did not get the money in the envelope, proving he is incorruptible. (correct)

Her eyes are like bright stars that glistened in the sky.

When there is a problem, her father is silent, but her mother is also garrulous that the whole neighborhood knows about it.

What is the term used to describe a word that means the opposite of another word?

Antonym (correct)

Appositive

Connotation

Simile

Which of the following is an example of a connotative meaning?

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Which of the following is an example of an appositive?

Arson, a malicious burning of another person's property, is widely recognized as a serious crime. Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the process of analyzing the parts of a word to determine its meaning?

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Which of the following is an example of critical reading?

The manager did not get the money in the envelope which proves that he is incorruptible. Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe a word or phrase that represents the whole to illustrate the meaning of a word?

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Which of the following is a characteristic of connotative meaning?

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What is the term used to describe a construction in which a noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanation?

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Types of Assertions Quiz

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What is the term used to describe a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Which of the following is an example of a denotative meaning?

What is the term used to describe a word that means the opposite of another word?

Which of the following is an example of a connotative meaning?

Which of the following is an example of an appositive?

What is the term used to describe the process of analyzing the parts of a word to determine its meaning?

Which of the following is an example of critical reading?

What is the term used to describe a word or phrase that represents the whole to illustrate the meaning of a word?

Which of the following is a characteristic of connotative meaning?

What is the term used to describe a construction in which a noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanation?

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