COMS 101 QUIZ CHAPTER 8 PRACTICE TEST
2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ cadence? Answer: the rhythm and flow of speech. (parallelism;
antithesis, repetition, alliteration)
◉ parallelism? Answer: using two or more clauses or sentences with
the same grammatical structure.
◉ antithesis? Answer: using two-part parallel structure in which the
second part contrasts in meaning with the first.
◉ repitition? Answer: using keyword or phrase more than once
◉ alliteration? Answer: repeating a consonant sound
◉ casual reasoning? Answer: relating to or involving more events
together in such a way as to conclude that one or more of the events
was caused by the others
◉ cause and effect organization? Answer: organization by sharing a
situation and its effects or a problem and its causes
, ◉ central idea? Answer: definitive point about a topic
◉ chronological organization? Answer: organization by time or
sequence
◉ coercion? Answer: the use of force to get another person to think
or behave as you wish
◉ cognitive dissonace? Answer: mental discomfort when you are
presented with information that is inconsistent with your current
attitudes, beliefs, values, or behaviors.
◉ complexity? Answer: arrangement of ideas from simplest to most
complex
◉ concrete word? Answer: a word that appeals to one of the five
senses and communicates an image clearly.
◉ correct words? Answer: a word that means what the speaker
intends and is grammatically correct in the phrase or sentence in
which it appears.
2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ cadence? Answer: the rhythm and flow of speech. (parallelism;
antithesis, repetition, alliteration)
◉ parallelism? Answer: using two or more clauses or sentences with
the same grammatical structure.
◉ antithesis? Answer: using two-part parallel structure in which the
second part contrasts in meaning with the first.
◉ repitition? Answer: using keyword or phrase more than once
◉ alliteration? Answer: repeating a consonant sound
◉ casual reasoning? Answer: relating to or involving more events
together in such a way as to conclude that one or more of the events
was caused by the others
◉ cause and effect organization? Answer: organization by sharing a
situation and its effects or a problem and its causes
, ◉ central idea? Answer: definitive point about a topic
◉ chronological organization? Answer: organization by time or
sequence
◉ coercion? Answer: the use of force to get another person to think
or behave as you wish
◉ cognitive dissonace? Answer: mental discomfort when you are
presented with information that is inconsistent with your current
attitudes, beliefs, values, or behaviors.
◉ complexity? Answer: arrangement of ideas from simplest to most
complex
◉ concrete word? Answer: a word that appeals to one of the five
senses and communicates an image clearly.
◉ correct words? Answer: a word that means what the speaker
intends and is grammatically correct in the phrase or sentence in
which it appears.
