Readin', 'Ritin' and 'Rithmatic

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1. We start with Readin'! Which of the following words is the best choice for a synonym for 'prolix'? loquacious roseate impavid dilatory

2. Read the sentence from Jane Austen's 'Emma,' chapter 15. "Emma, in good spirits too, from the amusement afforded her mind by the expectation of Mr. Frank Churchill, was willing to forget his late improprieties, and be as well satisfied with him as before." What is the best definition for 'improprieties' as used in the sentence? quirky habits lavish expenditures angry curses bad manners

3. The following passage is from chapter 16 of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.' The monster speaks: "At length I wandered towards these mountains, and have ranged through their immense recesses, consumed by a burning passion which you alone can gratify. We may not part until you have promised to comply with my requisition. I am alone and miserable; man will not associate with me; but one as deformed and horrible as myself would not deny herself to me. My companion must be of the same species and have the same defects. This being you must create." Based on the passage, what is the monster asking Doctor Frankenstein to do? Operate on him to make him attractive Operate on another monster to make her attractive Build a beautiful creature to be his wife Build another monster to be his wife

4. Now for 'Ritin'! no, not magic rites, it's short for writing. Which of the following words best fits in the following sentence? "Eat, drink, and be merry," he said, in an ________ to the Bible. illusion allusion allegory imbroglio

5. Which of the following sentences has correct grammar and spelling? Its my belief that your wrong about their going. It's my belief that you're wrong about their going. It's my belief that you're wrong about they're going. It's my beleif that your wrong about their going.

6. Which of the following sentences is correct? You are suppose to clean your room. My grandfather emigrated from Russia in 1904. The honorable man felt strongly about his moral principals. I implied from the clues that the man was guilty.

7. Finally we come to the last of the three R's: 'Rithmetic! (Short for Arithmetic.) If 8x + 12 = 99, which of the following choices is CLOSEST TO (not necessarily exactly) x? -6 11 3 7

8. If Guy and I order a pizza, and I eat half the pizza, and Guy eats 1/8 of the pizza, how much pizza is left over? 3/8 1/2 1/8 5/8

9. If Cletus the Plumber has 72 inches of copper pipe and 42 inches of lead pipe, what is the largest size piece he can cut both pipes so that the pieces will all be the same size with none left over? thirty inches three inches two inches six inches

10. Final exam time. Pick the best choice for all THREE of the following blanks. George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' is an _________ for Soviet Russia. What word goes in this sentence? "I cannot _______ such shoddy work." What is the next number in this sequence? 1, 8, 16, 23, 46, 53, 106, __? aposiopesis, except, 119 aposiopesis, except, 113 allegory, accept, 113 allegory, accept, 119