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Section 1: Multiple Choice questions


#1 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.



#2 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Anticlimax



#3 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Pedantry



#4 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Synaesthesia



#5 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")



Section 2: True/false questions


#6 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Motif

The dictionary definition of a word







#7 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Digression

a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing







#8 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Damning with faint praise

Repetition of vowel sounds







#9 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Epiphany

A moment of sudden revelation or insight







#10 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Colloquial

Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing









Triple-checked your answers?