TEST #5

1. building : _____ :: city : ____  a) capitol/capitol  b) capital/capitol  c) capitol/capital  d) capitol/capitle
2. renter : ____ :: line : ____ a) border/border  b) boarder/border  c) boreder/border  d) boarder/boerder
3. group : ___ :: center : ___a) corpse/core  b) core/corpse  c) corps/corp  d) corps/core
4. piece : __ :: rank : __  a) cernel/kernel  b) colonel/kernel  c) kernel/kernal d) kernel/colonel
5. hotel : _____ :: unfriendly : ___ a) hostle/hostel  b) hostel/hostile  c) hostile/hostle  d) hostile/hostel
6. advise : ___ :: committee : ___ a) councel/council  b) counsel/council  c) council/counsel  d) counsil/council
7. hay : ___ :: jail : ___ a) baile/bale  b) bale/baile  c) bail/bale  d) bale/bail
8. inactive : ____ :: hero : ____ a) idole/idol  b) idel/idol  c) idle/idol  d) idol/idle
9. steep : ____ :: shave : _____ a) shear/sheer  b) sheer/shear  c) sheere/shear  d) shear/sheer
10. administrator : ____ :: belief : ____ a) princapal/princaple  b) principal/principle  c) principle/principal  d) prinsipal/prinsiple
11. Cheerios : _____ :: #25489 : ____ a) serial/cereal  b) cereal/cerial  c) cerial/serial  d) cereal/serial
12. praise : ____ :: match : ___ a) complement/complemint  b) compliment/complemint  c) compliment/complement  d) complement/compliment
13. homophones : sound :: synonyms : _______  a) core  b) spelling  c) meaning  d) pronunciation  e) queso
14. illegal : illicit :: pure : ______a) shear  b) sheer  c) hysterical  d) principle  e) vain
15. boycott : patronize :: respect : ________  a) sheer  b) complement  c) core  d) patronize  e) vain

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16. Every time Dr. Pavlov rang a bell, he _______(ed) a response from the dog, who thought he was going to be fed. a) illicit  b) vain  c) mimic  d) elicit  e) patronize
17. Please be _____ when someone tells you a secret. a) discrete  b) discreet  c) mimic  d) vain  e) illicit
18. The comedian ____(ed) the famous politician. a) mimic  b) elicit  c) hysterical  d) feud  e) illicit
19. Buck Merrill sometimes bootlegged _____ alcohol. a) patronize  b) elicit  c) hysterical  d) feud  e) illicit
20. The process is made up of many ____ steps. a) discreet  b) elicit  c) hysterical  d) discrete  e) illicit
21. clueless : discreet :: nonchalant : ______ a) patronize  b) elicit  c) hysterical  d) feud  e) mimic
22. "You're so __. You probably think this song is about you."a) discrete b) discreet c) mimic d) vain e) illicit
23. The teacher tried to __ the correct response from the students by giving hints. a) patronize  b) elicit  c) hysterical  d) feud  e) illicit
24. It was very (in)_____ to get caught cheating on the test. a) discrete  b) discreet  c) mimic  d) vain  e) illicit
25. I __(ed) an angry response from my mom when I lied to her. a) mimic  b) elicit  c) hysterical  d) feud  e) illicit
26. dumbfounded : nonchalant :: legal : ____ a) discreet  b) elicit  c) hysterical  d) discrete  e) illicit

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27. "'I do,' said Marcia. She _____ finishing the Coke Dally gave her." a) is  b) was  c) had  d) has  e) be
28. "It was almost four months ago. I _____ walked down to the DX to get a bottle of pop." a) was  b) did  c) had  d) done  e) has
29. "We ___ walking because we had left Steve's car at the station." a) was  b) had  c) been  d) must  e) were
30. "He _________ hunting our football to practice a few kicks." a) had been b)  been  c) were being    d) were  e) none of the above
31. ID the helping verb(s)/main verb(s): "Too many things could happen when you're drunk." a) things/could  b) many/could  c) many could/happen  d) could/happen  e) none of the above
32. ID the helping verb(s)/main verb(s): "Who are you callin' bums?" a) are/you  b) are/callin'  c) who are/callin'  d) are callin/bums  e) none of the above
33. We are weird. The word are is being used as a... a) helping verb  b) main verb  c) linking verb  d) a and c  e) b and c
34. Which one is not a form of the word be?  a) are  b) is  c) been  d) was  e) did
35. _______ you ever hear of Harriet Tubman?  a) have  b) has  c) did  d) had  e) does