Regents English 11th Grade Vocabulary 4

Question 1

In literary analysis, 'ambiguous' text is text that:

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can be interpreted in more than one way

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has only one clear and obvious meaning

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is written in an archaic style

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contains many factual errors

Question 2

A 'didactic' work is primarily intended to:

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teach a moral or instructional lesson

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entertain through humor and wit

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express the author's personal emotions

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describe a historical event objectively

Question 3

The root 'chron-' appears in words like 'chronological' and 'anachronism.' It refers to:

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time

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color or light

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space or place

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sound or voice

Question 4

Which word best replaces 'sad' to convey the deepest level of grief?

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desolate

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melancholy

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displeased

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somber

Question 5

An 'anachronism' in a story is when:

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something appears in a time period where it doesn't belong

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two characters have the exact same name

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the narrator is unreliable about facts

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the plot ends without resolving the conflict

Question 6

Which sentence uses 'pragmatic' correctly?

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He took a pragmatic approach, focusing on what was realistic and workable.

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Her pragmatic idealism led her to dream of impossible solutions.

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The pragmatic poet wrote only about abstract emotions and fantasies.

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She was too pragmatic to ever accept the simple, obvious answer.

Question 7

The suffix '-ous' in words like 'tenacious,' 'vivacious,' and 'audacious' indicates that the word is a/an:

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adjective meaning full of or having a quality

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noun meaning a state of being

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verb meaning to perform an action

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adverb meaning in a manner of