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Degree of Generality Among Individual Words or Expressions



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Choose the most general word or phrase in the set.
A.
company
C.
partnership
B.
organization
D.
government agency
 

 2. 

Choose the most general word or phrase in the set.
A.
animal
C.
amphibian
B.
mammal
D.
reptile
 

 3. 

Choose the most general word or phrase in the set.
A.
dolphin
C.
elephant
B.
man
D.
mammal
 

 4. 

Choose the most general word or phrase in the set.
A.
addition
C.
subtraction
B.
calculation
D.
multiplication
 

 5. 

Choose the most general word or phrase in the set.
A.
secretary
C.
teacher
B.
employee
D.
police officer
 

 6. 

Choose the most general word or phrase in the set.
A.
anger
C.
emotion
B.
revulsion
D.
fear
 

 7. 

Choose the most general word or phrase in the set.
A.
brochure
C.
reading matter
B.
novel
D.
magazine
 

 8. 

Choose the most general word or phrase in the set.
A.
cartoonist
C.
painter
B.
artist
D.
sculptor
 

 9. 

Choose the most general word or phrase in the set.
A.
dolphin
C.
sea lion
B.
sea anemone
D.
sea creature
 

 10. 

Choose the most general word or phrase in the set.
A.
increase
C.
reduce
B.
affect
D.
darken
 

 11. 

Choose the most general word or phrase in the set.
A.
cardiologist
C.
pediatrician
B.
doctor
D.
intern
 

 12. 

Choose the most general word or phrase in the set.
A.
knife
C.
cutting implement
B.
scalpel
D.
tool
 

 13. 

Choose the most general word or phrase in the set.
A.
fuel
C.
oil
B.
wood
D.
gas
 

 14. 

Choose the most general word or phrase in the set.
A.
living matter
C.
vegetation
B.
grass
D.
tree
 

 15. 

Choose the most general word or phrase in the set.
A.
glider
C.
airliner
B.
jet plane
D.
aircraft
 

 16. 

Choose the most general word or phrase in the set.
A.
widen
C.
increase
B.
lengthen
D.
multiply
 

 17. 

Choose the most general word or phrase in the set.
A.
head of state
C.
monarch
B.
king
D.
emperor
 

 18. 

Choose the most general word or phrase in the set.
A.
tea
C.
juice
B.
coffee
D.
beverage
 

 19. 

Choose the most general word or phrase in the set.
A.
vessel
C.
oil tanker
B.
fishing boat
D.
ocean liner
 

 20. 

Choose the most general word or phrase in the set.
A.
crimson
C.
red
B.
scarlet
D.
brick-red
 



 
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