To test your understanding of this chapter's material, answer the following questions:
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Which pattern of development can be used to build a definition? |
| | A) | narration |
| | B) | illustration |
| | C) | classification |
| | D) | any pattern of development |
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Which of the following is an example of definition by negation? |
| | A) | "Shoppers come in three varieties." |
| | B) | "Milkweed is a disgusting plant." |
| | C) | "Tomatoes are not vegetables, but fruits." |
| | D) | "A dictionary is a book filled with definitions of words." |
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Which of the following is a synonym for "strange"? |
| | A) | normal |
| | B) | range |
| | C) | quickly |
| | D) | bizarre |
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Which of the following is an example of definition by comparison? |
| | A) | "Dating is a minefield." |
| | B) | "Poker is not a game, it's a skill." |
| | C) | "A stranger can be any person you don't know." |
| | D) | "Television is bad for young children." |
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Which of the following is a simile? |
| | A) | "Movies are like a breath of fresh air." |
| | B) | "Money is the lifeblood of society." |
| | C) | "Homework is the disease that sickens my life." |
| | D) | "The Montreal Canadians are the Roman empire of hockey." |
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Which of the following is an example of a formal definition? |
| | A) | "Mambo is a ballroom dance of Cuban origin." |
| | B) | "Mambo is the wildfire of the soul!" |
| | C) | "Mambo is like a precious diamond!" |
| | D) | "Mambo is not a skill, it's an art!" |
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Which of the following would you choose if you wanted to construct an extended definition using narration? |
| | A) | using vivid details to show something about a term |
| | B) | showing how the term is like and dislike other things |
| | C) | telling how some part of the term works |
| | D) | telling a brief story to make a point about the term |
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What is wrong with the following sentence: "The temper of a shark is it's own worst enemy." |
| | A) | apostrophe use in "it's" |
| | B) | "temper" is spelled wrong |
| | C) | needs a comma after "shark" |
| | D) | the sentence is fine the way it is |
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Which of the following are transition words? |
| | A) | also, immediately, consequently, for example |
| | B) | simile, metaphor |
| | C) | negation, comparison, formal |
| | D) | quickly, happily, angrily |
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Which of the following is an essential element of a good definition essay? |
| | A) | defining a term no one has heard before |
| | B) | keeping the essay as short as possible |
| | C) | using the same sentence structure throughout the essay |
| | D) | including thoroughly explained and detailed examples |
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