Download English style tests
1. When we intentionally omit words from an original text, we replace them with ?
– hyphen
– ellipsis mark
– dot
– space
2. For what purposes do we use the ellipsis?
– to indicate a pause in the flow of the sentence
– to introduce further details
– to mark an unfinished statement
– to indicate a pause when someone is speaking
3. What is the other name of the ellipsis mark?
– dot dot
– spaced periods
– suspension point
– suspensive point
4. Can we leave out punctuation that is in original, when we use ellipsis?
– absolutely no
-only comma
– all the punctuations
– yes some of them such as comma
5. Which figure of speech is used when a positive is stated by negating its opposite?
– jargon
– irony
– litote
– antonomasia
6. What do we call the language that is used by a select group of people?
– litote
– symbolism
– antonomasia
– jargon
7. The jargon is usually used by ?
– Star Tekkies
– Medical Professionals
– Educational Professionals
– none of them
8. Which of these parts of speech can be descriptive words?
– pronoun
– only adjective
– adjective
– adverb
9. How many senses belong to descriptive words?
– 4
– 3
– 5
– all the senses
10. “The room looks tidy” Which part of speech is used for the descriptive word?
– adverb
– verb
– adverbial modifier
– adjective
11. Which one of these terms doesn’t concern to figurative language?
– hyperbole
– symbolism
– synecdoche
– essay
12. What is symbol?
– an ordinary object to which we attach extraordinary meaning
– an extraordinary thing to which we attach in significance
– an ordinary event to which we attach significance
– a word replaced by another word
13. If the writer take a new object, makes it embodiment of human concern, the symbol is ?
– inherited
– invented
– inherited or invented
– it will not be a symbol
14. Are we able to articulate fully what a certain symbol means?
– generally no
– when it is inherited
– if the two objects are similar
– if it is powerful and well chosen
15. Characters and settings stand for something beyond themselves when we use …
– symbolism
– metonymy
– allegory
– personification
16. What is the aim of an allegory?
– to increase knowledge
– to teach a moral lesson
– to describe an object
+ to make comment about goodness
17. Which figure of speech is used in this sentence? ” You are my sunshine”
– metaphor
– metonymy
– simile
– hyperbole
18. “He is brave as a lion” Here is used…
– synecdoche
– irony
– metaphor
– simile
19. Please, find the sentence with the symbolism
– Her head was spinning from the latest news
– An apple pie represents a traditional American lifestyle
– Time is a thief
– Busy as a bee
20. “Peter Pan is a symbol for eternal childhood” , what kind of symbol is it?
– inherited
– handed down over time
– invented
– it is an allegory
21. Where is the word irony came from?
– from the Greek ” eiron”
– from the Latin ” eiron”
– from the Latin “iron”
– from the Greek ” airon”
22. In which of these sentences speech goes about synecdoche?
– its intended meaning is different from the actual meaning
– it replaces the name of a thing with another name
– a part of something represents the whole or vice versa
– larger groups refer to smaller groups or vice versa
23. Please find the sentence with the Simile
– It is like shooting fish in a barrel
– The soldiers were equipped with steel
– What a great idea!
– She is as cute as a lion
24. The final paragraph of an essay is called ?
– introduction
– conclusion
– body
– target
25. Topic sentence, details and examples, concluding transition sentence belong to the ____ of an essay
– conclusion
– introduction
– title
– body
26. Which part of an essay can be three or more paragraphs long?
– body
– introduction
– conclusion
– none of them
27. Name the three important things as you write an essay?
– subject, audience, purpose
– introduction, conclusion, body
– beginning, middle, end
– subject, body, purpose
28. Choose the right order in the structure of an essay ?
– body, introduction, conclusion
– introduction, conclusion, body
– conclusion, introduction, body
– it is okay if it is mixed
29. Can we use hyperbole as a joke?
– yes, by exaggerating certain characteristic
– yes, by adding certain characteristic
– never
– it is always used as a joke
30. Please find the example of hyperbole
– The sky misses the sun at night
– She is happy as a clam
– Opportunity knocked at his door
– He is as skinny as a toothpick
31. What we should do before writing an essay?
– read the essay aloud to ourselves
– evaluate the topic in relation to the audience
– adapt our topic and language appreciate to the audience
– understand the audience’s perspectives
32. Narrative essay is the essay which…
– recalls an event or series of events
– explains, clarifies, illustrates
– write summaries that contain the main idea
– clarify, illustrates, explains
33. What is the purpose of an expository essay?
– to recall an event or series of events
– to explain, clarify, illustrate
– to write summaries that contain the main idea
– to cite facts from different sources
34. Response to the Literature shows that…
– you don’t understand the literally work and ask from audience
– you make conclusion of the story you have read
– you understand a literary work and make judgment with the audience
– you want to apply for employment
35. What type of an essay write summaries that contain the main idea?
– summaries essay
– expository essay
– narrative essay
– response to literature
36. “Do not act like Mr. Bean, hey you, curly hair!” Where is the antonomasia?
– Mr. Bean
– hey you
– curly hair
– curly
37. What is the function of antonomasia ?
– to give an appropriate appellative, epithet to someone or something
– to put a nickname to a person or thing
– to replace the names of two things
– to replace the abusive words with a satisfactory words
38. What is the purpose of descriptive words?
– to explain what something or someone is like
– visualize, describe, define information about someone or something
– how someone takes action or something is done
– to specify the time when something is done
39. What is simile?
– a figure of speech which compare two things without using “like” or “as”
– a figure of speech which replaces the origin name with a new name
– a figure of speech which directly compare things using the words “like” or “that”
– it doesn’t differ from metaphor
40. When do we use exaggeration?
– in daily life
– in political news
– on TV programs
– only in literature
41. What is hyperbole?
– it is the most spectacular thing in the history of the entire world
– it is used to spread information
– it is intentional exaggeration
– it is used to make less of something
42. Metaphor is a figure of speech which…
– compares two things by using the words “like” or “as”
– It is intentional exaggeration
– come from Greek
– compares thing by stating that one thing is anoter thing
43. Please, find the sentence that is not metaphor
– He is like an ox
– He is an ox on the fight
– He is a lion
– She was his life all the time
44. Please find the types of metaphor
– dramatic
– implied
– sustained
– dead
45. Synecdoche is always confused with…
– metonymy
– metaphor
– simile
– hyperbole
46. It helps the writer to achieve brevity, for instance, using “steel” instead of using “knives, swords, arrows”. The speech is going about
– hyperbole
– simile
– metaphor
– synecdoche
47. Please, find the example of antonomasia
– Pardon me please, oh my Lord
– Hey Nicole, look out otherwise you may slip
– You look today so beautiful
– My cat is nice
48. ” Hey, Cinderella how about going to the cinema?” Find the antonomasia, please
– cinema
– hey
– Cinderella
– going to the cinema
49. What is the difference between simile and metaphor?
– we use “like” or “as” in metaphor
– we use ” like” or ” as” in simile but not in metaphor
– the have no difference
– we can use both of them in any case
50. Which suggestion is not satisfactory for writing the perfect essay?
– use informal language
– read the essay aloud to yourself in order to notice errors
– use formal English
– understand your audience’s interest