Using Good and Well

For each of the following sentences, choose the correct word.

For help with this exercise, see Chapter 21.

example

A (good, well) storyteller can hold an audience’s attention.

a. good

b. well

  1. Question

    Mark Twain’s ability to tell an amusing story is (good, well) documented.

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    		B.
    Using {em}Good{/em} and {em}Well{/em} - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct word.: Mark Twain’s ability to tell an amusing story is (good, well) documented.

  2. Question

    Twain’s famous story “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” is a (good, well) example of traditional American tale-telling.

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    		B.
    Using {em}Good{/em} and {em}Well{/em} - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct word.: Twain’s famous story “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” is a (good, well) example of traditional American tale-telling.

  3. Question

    The story is narrated by an Easterner whose proper speech contrasts (good, well) with the country dialect of Simon Wheeler, a storyteller he meets.

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    		B.
    Using {em}Good{/em} and {em}Well{/em} - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct word.: The story is narrated by an Easterner whose proper speech contrasts (good, well) with the country dialect of Simon Wheeler, a storyteller he meets.

  4. Question

    Wheeler may not be (good, well) educated, but he is a master of the tall tale.

    		A.
    		B.
    Using {em}Good{/em} and {em}Well{/em} - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct word.: Wheeler may not be (good, well) educated, but he is a master of the tall tale.

  5. Question

    The narrator claims that Wheeler has told him a “monotonous” story, but the tale is apparently (good, well) enough for the narrator to repeat.

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    		B.
    Using {em}Good{/em} and {em}Well{/em} - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct word.: The narrator claims that Wheeler has told him a “monotonous” story, but the tale is apparently (good, well) enough for the narrator to repeat.

  6. Question

    The frog in the story is famous for being a (good, well) jumper.

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    		B.
    Using {em}Good{/em} and {em}Well{/em} - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct word.: The frog in the story is famous for being a (good, well) jumper.

  7. Question

    Wheeler explains that the frog’s owner, Jim Smiley, lives (good, well) by gambling on the frog’s jumping ability.

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    		B.
    Using {em}Good{/em} and {em}Well{/em} - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct word.: Wheeler explains that the frog’s owner, Jim Smiley, lives (good, well) by gambling on the frog’s jumping ability.

  8. Question

    Jim Smiley makes the mistake of leaving the frog with a man he does not know (good, well).

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    		B.
    Using {em}Good{/em} and {em}Well{/em} - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct word.: Jim Smiley makes the mistake of leaving the frog with a man he does not know (good, well).

  9. Question

    The stranger makes the frog swallow heavy shot so that he can no longer jump (good, well).

    		A.
    		B.
    Using {em}Good{/em} and {em}Well{/em} - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct word.: The stranger makes the frog swallow heavy shot so that he can no longer jump (good, well).

  10. Question

    In Twain’s story, Simon Wheeler has such a (good, well) time telling stories that the narrator has to escape from him at the end.

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    		B.
    Using {em}Good{/em} and {em}Well{/em} - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct word.: In Twain’s story, Simon Wheeler has such a (good, well) time telling stories that the narrator has to escape from him at the end.