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Allusion/ Illusion/ Delusion - Exercise 1

Direction: Choose the correct word in each sentence below. When you have finished, click on the "Check My Work" button to view the answers.

1. The professor gave only a brief (     ) to the work at hand.

2. Jane's sweet smile is only a/an (     ).

3. Daniel gave a slight (     ) to his history as a police officer at the beginning of the date.

4. I've found that believing in love is nothing more than a sad (     ).

5. Ryan doesn't like you. You believe in a/an (     ).

6. He didn't actually come out and say so. It was only an (     ).

7. That image isn't real. It's only a/an (     ).

8. The best (     ) is a close-held belief.

9. The author gave a small (     ) to her personal life.

10. My trust in religion is not a/an (    ).

             

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