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CLEP College Composition
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Essay that presents information in order of specificity - beginning with a general theme and focuses on a specific topic of interest - often the 5 paragraph essay
paradox
circumlocution
generality organization
cause and effect
2. Innocence in perception - lack of worldly knowledge
naivete
syntax
false dilemma
indicative
3. Verb used to express conditional or counterfactual statements - i.e. 'If I were rich'
assertion
Auxiliary verb
subjunctive
hyperbole
4. A word that introduces a subordinate clause - i.e. 'Since you're awake - I'll turn on the radio'
colon
under
subordinate conjunction
abstract
5. That which comes before; the antecedent of a pronoun is the noun to which the pronoun refers
imperative
antecedent
paradox
anecdote
6. The assigning of human attributes - such as emotions or physical characteristics - to nonhumans - usually plants or animals. Differs from personification in that it is a pattern applied to a nonhuman character throughout the entire literary work
anthropomorphism
discretion
voice
abstract noun
7. Short narrative of an amusing - unusual - revealing or interesting event
third person limited
over generalization
wit
anecdote
8. A derogatory term used to described poorly written poetry of little or no literary value
tongue-in-cheek
doggerel
syllogism
apostrophe
9. A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting
syllogism
verb phrase
hypothetic example
truism
10. Consists of a single independent clause
propaganda
inference
thesis
simple sentence
11. Unconjugated verb with 'to' in front of it
infinitive
apostrophe
tone
anticlimax
12. An exception to a proposed general rule
counterexample
diatribe
synecdoche
comparison organization
13. A figure of speech in which two contradictory elements are combined for effect - i.e. 'random order'
Italian rhyme
oxymoron
ironic commentary
metonymy
14. A preference or inclination - especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
alliteration
bias
subordinate conjunction
antagonist
15. Vague - not easily defined
abstract
alliteration
bias
maxim
16. Essay that presents information about a problem followed by a description of one or more solutions
anecdote
vernacular
problem-solution organization
compliment
17. Neoclassical principles of drama
decorum
symbol
synecdoche
capital
18. A group of words acting as a noun - i.e. 'Playing the guitar is extremely difficult'
simile
substantive
Shakespearean rhyme
participle
19. Another way to say the writer used an analogy
analogical comparison
third person
assonance
chronological organization
20. Not taking a position
Alexandrine
neutrality
assonance
decorum
21. The speaker or writer's credibility - honesty
rebuttal
ethos
emphatic organization
vocative
22. A phrase that refers to a person or object by single important feature of that person or object
synecdoche
antithesis balanced
oxymoron
circular reasoning
23. A kind or more gentle word to dilute the meaning in order to evade responsibility for a more disturbing word - i.e. 'passed on' instead of 'died'
mock
caesura
euphemism
antecedent
24. Verb in present tense - 'Bettina plays with children'
voice
gerund
framing
indicative
25. Lines rhymed by their final two syllables - i.e. running and gunning
litotes
feminine rhyme
cadence
substantive
26. Rarely used - the writer uses the pronoun 'you' making the reader an active participant in the work
figurative language
subordinate conjunction
ironic commentary
second person
27. Condemn by seeming to offer praise - ie 'well - I could not have done better myself'
Spenserian rhyme
damn with faint praise
antithesis
synaesthesia
28. Expressly stated
colloquial
inference
over generalization
explicit
29. Ideas or things that can mean many things to many people - such as peace - honor
abstract noun
euphemism
double entendre
induction
30. Words whose sounds mimic their meaning - buzz - woof
apostrophe
feminine rhyme
Alexandrine
onomatopoeia
31. A reference to something in culture - history or literature that expands the depth of the text that allows the reader to make a 'connection'
idealism
allusion
anthropomorphism
exemplar
32. One of many prepositions
cause and effect
under
cause-effect organization
assonance
33. Imagined - even while it may possess truthful elements - it cannot be verified
participle
figurative language
accordingly
fiction
34. An error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence
problem-solution organization
compound sentence
tongue-in-cheek
fallacy
35. A phrase or saying that has two meanings - one being sexual or provocative in nature
colloquial
double entendre
feminine rhyme
consonance
36. The ordinary - everyday speech of a region
comparison organization
circular reasoning
diatribe
vernacular
37. Repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
consonance
qualifying a claim
thesis
syntax
38. Appearing in episodes - a long string of short individual scenes
innuendo
counterexample
predicate
episodic
39. The commentator does not mean what she writes
subordinate conjunction
predicate
ironic commentary
semicolon
40. A comparison of two unlike things in order to show or more clearly or in a new way
abstract
substantive
onomatopoeia
metaphor
41. Main idea of an essay - what the writer hope to prove is true
verb phrase
substantive
compound complex sentence
thesis
42. A verb used for issuing commands - 'Do it now!'
imperative
subordinate conjunction
cadence
negation
43. The use of parallel elements in sentences or in the structure of an essay or prose passage ie - essay consisting of 4 paragraphs - each beginning with a question followed by the answer
digress
parallel structure
paradox
since
44. Quality in literature that appeals to the audience's emotions
counterexample
subjunctive
maxim
pathos
45. To move off point
capital
rhetorical question
chronological organization
digress
46. Essay that presents information about two or more things - events - or ideas in order to compare them
second person
parallel structure
vocative
comparison organization
47. Referring to phrases that suggest an interplay of the senses - ie 'hot pink' or 'golden voice'
voice
imagery
synaesthesia
masculine rhyme
48. Example - this white wine goes well with this fish
metaphor
Auxiliary verb
complement
Italian rhyme
49. Words that mean the opposite of their literal meaning - i.e. 'how wonderful that you wrecked your car!'
imperative
Italian rhyme
metonymy
irony
50. ... - used to indicate omission of words or letters
ellipsis
mock
candor
qualifying a claim