VR - 7/8

  1. What have you done that has brought you acclamation?

  2. Name an actor that has received acclamation for a recent performance.

  3. Who is the most affable person in your family?

  4. What was a recent dictum issued by Sr. Laura concerning the dress code for school dances?

  5. What is a simpler way to express the following circumlocution:

  6. The medical profession expresses disapprobation on the use of tobacco for entertainment purposes by those of the younger generation.

  7. Have you ever witnessed a clamor in public? What were the circumstances?

  8. Are there any political issues about which you might be inspired to declaim?

  9. Name a character in a novel whose diction is especially striking.

  10. What was your favorite childhood ditty?

  11. Name one edict Mr. Abel set that we must follow while we are in his class.

  12. Name three careers that involve forensics.

  13. Have you ever been part of a colloquium here at Preston? What was the topic of discussion?

  14. Have you ever discussed a topic in an online forum?

  15. Name a writer whose work is usually published with a gloss.

  16. Name three celebrities that have been indicted on criminal charges in recent years.

  17. What was the most ineffable experience of your freshman year?

  18. Do you think the interdiction against the use of cellphones in school is fair?

  19. Give an example of how the Church’s jurisdiction has been circumscribed in modern times.

  20. What languages are used as lingua franca in the following former colonies: Ghana, Senegal, Mozambique

  21. Name 3 careers that would suit a linguist or a polyglot.

  22. What is your favorite locution?

  23. Name 2 locutions that are presently popular in youth lingo.

  24. Name a TV or movie character that is especially loquacious.

  25. Do you believe that a witch’s malediction can really harm a person?

  26. Recite the American national anthem verbatim.

  27. Why is it not good to be verbose with three year olds?