LEAP English I and II language and vocabulary overview quiz quiz

As isolated word lists to memorize

By counting syllables

Only through spelling tests

In context, asking what a word means as it is used in the passage

A pattern of squares

A written order for money

To inspect

To restrain or hold back

A clue based on syllable count

A clue that reveals meaning by pointing to an opposite, often signaled by 'but' or 'unlike'

A clue that gives an example

A clue that restates the word's definition

maladjusted

benevolent

malevolent

malfunction

Keeps it a verb

Makes it an adjective meaning 'able to be persuaded'

Makes it a plural noun

Reverses its meaning

Connotation is the spelling

Denotation is the plural form

They are the same

Denotation is the literal dictionary meaning; connotation is the positive or negative feeling a word carries

stingy

frugal

they are identical

thrifty

are

is

have been

were

When Maria spoke to Jordan, Maria was nervous.

It was late, so they left.

They said it was fine.

When Maria spoke to Jordan, she was nervous.

The storm passed; we went outside.

The storm passed we went outside.

The storm passed, and we, went outside.

The storm passed, we went outside.

Because she had trained all summer.

She finished the race.

The team celebrated.

They went home happy.

They are only tested in poetry

They count only on the reading items

They are tested in editing items and also scored in the Knowledge of Language and Conventions dimension of the writing rubrics

They only matter once

By removing the verb from one clause

With a comma alone

With a comma plus a coordinating conjunction, a semicolon, or a period

With no punctuation

Context is never reliable

Word parts alone are always correct

Word parts predict a likely meaning, and context confirms or refines it, since English is not perfectly regular

You should use neither