Abcte Mse Full Study Guide Questions & Answers ( A+
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1. What is the definition of connotative?: Figurative meaning, suggests/implies
2. What is the definition of denotative?: Literal meaning
3. What is the definition of hyperbole?: Extreme exaggeration
4. What is the definition of onomatopoeia?: Word imitates the sound (zap, buzz)
5. What is the definition of simile?: Comparison using like or as
6. What is the definition of metaphor?: Comparison (no like or as)
7. What is the definition of alliteration?: Repetition of sounds
8. What is the definition of homonym?: Same spelling and sound, different meaning
9. What is the definition of homophone?: Same sound, different meaning
10. What is the definition of homograph?: Spelled the same, different meaning
11. What is the definition of expository reading?: Inform (little to no dialogue)
12. What is the definition of roman a clef?: Actual persons/events disguised as
fictional
13. What is the definition of grapheme?: Letters (A, B, C)
14. What is the definition of phoneme?: Smallest unit of sound
15. What is the definition of morpheme?: Smallest unit that carries meaning
16. What is the definition of digraph?: Two letters that make one sound (ch)
17. What is the definition of diphthong?: Two vowels (ou "out")
18. What is the definition of gerund?: Ing (verb used as a noun)
19. What is the definition of syllable?: Beats in a word
20. What is the definition of morphology?: Structure of words and how it impacts
meaning
21. What is the definition of brackish water?: Mixture of fresh and salt water
22. What is the definition of estuary?: Where fresh and saltwater meet
23. What is the largest collection of brackish water?: Baltic Sea
24. What is the saltiest sea?: Dead Sea
25. What is the longest river in the world?: Nile River
26. What is the definition of fairytale?: Spirits, magic, "once upon a time"
27. What is the definition of legend?: Handed down from past to teach a lesson
28. What is the definition of fable?: Abstract moral ideas= concrete
, 29. What is the definition of folklore?: Traditional beliefs passed down
30. What is the antonym of abate?: Increase
31. What is the definition of homogeneous?: Same kind
32. What is the definition of heterogeneous?: Different, do not mix well
33. What is the formula for ferric acid?: FeO4
34. What is the natural form of quartz?: SiO2
35. What is the famous quote by Descartes?: "I think, therefore I am"
36. What is the famous quote by Machiavelli?: "The ends justify the means" (The
Prince)
37. What was on display at the Centennial Exposition?: Telephone
38. What is a decomposer?: Organism that breaks down dead matter
39. What does low pressure on a barometer indicate?: Storms
40. What does high pressure on a barometer indicate?: Mild weather
41. What type of clouds are associated with storms?: Cumulonimbus clouds
42. What is igneous rock?: When magma cools
43. What is sedimentary rock?: Compressed layers of sediment
44. What is silt?: Mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
45. Who built the transcontinental railroad?: Irish and Chinese
46. Who invented the first process for manufacturing steel?: Henry Bessemer
47. What is the Transatlantic Cable?: Ran from America to England and sent
messages using Morse code
48. Who was Frederick Douglass?: Former slave, abolitionist
49. Who was known as the 'Black Moses'?: Harriet Tubman (Underground Railroad)
50. Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?: Thurgood
Marshall
51. Who was Homer Plessy?: Black man arrested for sitting in white part of train
52. What was the ruling in Plessy vs Ferguson?: Separate but equal
53. What did Brown vs Board of Education challenge?: Segregation in public schools
54. What did the Civil Rights Act (1964) make illegal?: Discrimination
55. Who was Susan B. Anthony?: Women's suffrage activist
56. What is totalitarian rule?: Dictatorship that controls all aspects of life
57. What is containment?: Trying to keep Communism from spreading
58. What is a coup d'etat?: Overthrow of government by a small group
Graded 100% Verified)2024/2025!!!
1. What is the definition of connotative?: Figurative meaning, suggests/implies
2. What is the definition of denotative?: Literal meaning
3. What is the definition of hyperbole?: Extreme exaggeration
4. What is the definition of onomatopoeia?: Word imitates the sound (zap, buzz)
5. What is the definition of simile?: Comparison using like or as
6. What is the definition of metaphor?: Comparison (no like or as)
7. What is the definition of alliteration?: Repetition of sounds
8. What is the definition of homonym?: Same spelling and sound, different meaning
9. What is the definition of homophone?: Same sound, different meaning
10. What is the definition of homograph?: Spelled the same, different meaning
11. What is the definition of expository reading?: Inform (little to no dialogue)
12. What is the definition of roman a clef?: Actual persons/events disguised as
fictional
13. What is the definition of grapheme?: Letters (A, B, C)
14. What is the definition of phoneme?: Smallest unit of sound
15. What is the definition of morpheme?: Smallest unit that carries meaning
16. What is the definition of digraph?: Two letters that make one sound (ch)
17. What is the definition of diphthong?: Two vowels (ou "out")
18. What is the definition of gerund?: Ing (verb used as a noun)
19. What is the definition of syllable?: Beats in a word
20. What is the definition of morphology?: Structure of words and how it impacts
meaning
21. What is the definition of brackish water?: Mixture of fresh and salt water
22. What is the definition of estuary?: Where fresh and saltwater meet
23. What is the largest collection of brackish water?: Baltic Sea
24. What is the saltiest sea?: Dead Sea
25. What is the longest river in the world?: Nile River
26. What is the definition of fairytale?: Spirits, magic, "once upon a time"
27. What is the definition of legend?: Handed down from past to teach a lesson
28. What is the definition of fable?: Abstract moral ideas= concrete
, 29. What is the definition of folklore?: Traditional beliefs passed down
30. What is the antonym of abate?: Increase
31. What is the definition of homogeneous?: Same kind
32. What is the definition of heterogeneous?: Different, do not mix well
33. What is the formula for ferric acid?: FeO4
34. What is the natural form of quartz?: SiO2
35. What is the famous quote by Descartes?: "I think, therefore I am"
36. What is the famous quote by Machiavelli?: "The ends justify the means" (The
Prince)
37. What was on display at the Centennial Exposition?: Telephone
38. What is a decomposer?: Organism that breaks down dead matter
39. What does low pressure on a barometer indicate?: Storms
40. What does high pressure on a barometer indicate?: Mild weather
41. What type of clouds are associated with storms?: Cumulonimbus clouds
42. What is igneous rock?: When magma cools
43. What is sedimentary rock?: Compressed layers of sediment
44. What is silt?: Mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
45. Who built the transcontinental railroad?: Irish and Chinese
46. Who invented the first process for manufacturing steel?: Henry Bessemer
47. What is the Transatlantic Cable?: Ran from America to England and sent
messages using Morse code
48. Who was Frederick Douglass?: Former slave, abolitionist
49. Who was known as the 'Black Moses'?: Harriet Tubman (Underground Railroad)
50. Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?: Thurgood
Marshall
51. Who was Homer Plessy?: Black man arrested for sitting in white part of train
52. What was the ruling in Plessy vs Ferguson?: Separate but equal
53. What did Brown vs Board of Education challenge?: Segregation in public schools
54. What did the Civil Rights Act (1964) make illegal?: Discrimination
55. Who was Susan B. Anthony?: Women's suffrage activist
56. What is totalitarian rule?: Dictatorship that controls all aspects of life
57. What is containment?: Trying to keep Communism from spreading
58. What is a coup d'etat?: Overthrow of government by a small group
