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Quiz about Readin Ritin and Rithmatic
Quiz about Readin Ritin and Rithmatic

Readin', 'Ritin' and 'Rithmatic Quiz


This quiz tests the traditional three R's. There will be vocabulary, grammar and math. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by ensiform. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
ensiform
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
267,634
Updated
Apr 07 23
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10
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Question 1 of 10
1. We start with Readin'! Which of the following words is the best choice for a synonym for 'prolix'? Hint


Question 2 of 10
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?
Hint


Question 3 of 10
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?
Hint


Question 4 of 10
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.
Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of the following sentences has correct grammar and spelling? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of the following sentences is correct? Hint


Question 7 of 10
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?
Hint


Question 8 of 10
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? Hint


Question 9 of 10
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? Hint


Question 10 of 10
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, __?
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. We start with Readin'! Which of the following words is the best choice for a synonym for 'prolix'?

Answer: loquacious

Loquacious and prolix both mean "long-winded or wordy."

In Charles Dickens' novel 'Little Dorrit,' Mr. Plornish is very prolix.

'Impavid' means fearless, 'roseate' means optimistic, and 'dilatory' means inclined to delay.
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?

Answer: bad manners

An impropriety is a thoughtless or inappropriate act. Think of it as the noun form of 'improper.' (In 'Emma," Frank Churchill's improprieties include paying undue attention to the title character when he really shouldn't.)
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?

Answer: Build another monster to be his wife

The monster is asking for a wife, "one as deformed and horrible as myself," with "the same defects." In other words, a monster like himself. He tells the doctor that if he gets a wife, they'll go off and never bother humanity. But if the doctor refuses, he will kill the doctor's entire family.
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.

Answer: allusion

An allusion is a reference to something, often oblique. An illusion is something unreal, such as a mirage. The two are often mixed up.
5. Which of the following sentences has correct grammar and spelling?

Answer: It's my belief that you're wrong about their going.

It's = It is. 'It is my belief,' not 'Its my belief.' 'Its' is the possessive form of it, as in "The house is nice, but its walls need painting."

You're = you are. 'You are wrong,' not 'your wrong.' Your is the possessive form, again, as in "Your belief is wrong."

In this sentence, 'their' is used as a possessive for the gerund (the noun form of a verb). 'Their going' is equivalent to 'their trip.' If you said 'they're going,' that would be correct by itself (meaning they are going), but not here, used as the prepositional object of this sentence.
6. Which of the following sentences is correct?

Answer: My grandfather emigrated from Russia in 1904.

To emigrate is to leave a country.

In the clean room sentence, the proper form is "You are supposed to."

In the guilty man sentence, the correct word is "inferred." You can infer something from hints and clues, but 'to imply' means to drop the hints, not receive them.

In the honorable man sentence, the correct term is "moral principles." A principal is the head of a school (among other things), but a principle is a basic truth or belief.
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?

Answer: 11

The exact value of x is 10.875, but I wanted it to be able to be solved mentally with no advanced calculations required.

You could do this with a calculator, subtracting 12 from both sides to get 8x = 87 and then dividing 87 by 8 to get 10.875. But if you just look at the equation and the possible answers and think a bit, you can see that 8 times 11 is 88, and 88 + 12 is 100, which is close enough to the given value of 99 to make 11 the correct choice.
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?

Answer: 3/8

The first part of this problem is simple fraction addition. 1/2 + 1/8 must be converted so that both addends have the same denominator. So write 1/2 as 4/8, then add 1/8 to get 5/8. That is how much of the pizza Guy and I ate.

But! The question did not ask how much we ate, but how much was LEFT OVER. So you must subtract the eaten amount, 5/8, from the whole (written as 8/8) to get the answer, 3/8.

If this is confusing you, think of a pizza with 8 slices and work it out from there. I eat four, which is half the pizza, and Guy eats one, which leaves... You guessed it. Three. 3/8.
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?

Answer: six inches

This question calls for the greatest common factor for both numbers. In this case, the GCF of 72 and 42 is six (there is no higher number that divides evenly into both those numbers).

So Cletus can cut the copper pipe into 12 six-inch pieces and the lead pipe into 7 six-inch pieces.
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, __?

Answer: allegory, accept, 113

An allegory is an extended analogy or other non-literal representation. Aposiopesis is the deliberate failure to complete a thought, used for effect, as in, "Why, I oughtta..."

To accept something is to take it (as work, or fate) or to welcome (as a person). To except something is to leave it aside so it can't be considered. If the work is shoddy, it logically follows that the best choice is that one couldn't accept it.

The sequence is as follows: x, x + 7, (x + 7)*2, [(x + 7)*2] + 7.... In other words, alternate adding seven, then doubling the result. One plus seven is eight, which is doubled to sixteen; that plus seven is 23, doubled becomes 46 and so on. So 106 + 7 = 113.
Source: Author ensiform

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