SAT 1
SAT 2
SAT 3
SAT 4
Literary Terms
100
Luke decided to _________________ the twigs to keep warm in the woods.
What is kindle?
100
The dog _______________ in fear when his master raised his hand to strike.
What is cowered?
100
He fell on a sharp rock and suffered a deep _______________ on his leg.
What is laceration?
100
The job was __________________ and Sean fell asleep in the back storeroom.
What is lackluster?
100
The opposition to the protagonist
What is an antagonist
200
She passed out from the _________________ fumes from the car.
What is noxious?
200
Katie and Hunter were lost in the ____________________ for hours, unable to find their way out even though Kristi was calling their names.
What is labyrinth?
200
He received a _____________________ on his sentence and only had to serve three years in jail, instead of the expected ten.
What is reprieve?
200
The president's ______________________ was excellent and everyone in the stadium could hear him clearly.
What is enunciation?
200
The high point of the continuing action, usually just before the turning point and ending of the story
What is the climax?
300
His beard was _____________________ as it rubbed up against his girlfriend's cheek.
What is abrasive?
300
The police officer ______________________ the teenager when he pulled her over for driving while texting.
What is harangued?
300
Connor offered a _______________________ explanation for not having his homework, saying he left it on the kitchen table.
What is plausible?
300
Kaitlin thought the teacher was ______________________ because she liked to give too many directions too quickly
What is abstruse?
300
A phrase that replaces a less pleasant one. Example: He passed away as opposed to he died.
What is a euphemism?
400
The rubix cube was ______________ and few people could solve it quickly.
What is knotty?
400
There were clear _____________________ that a tornado was coming, but the townspeople didn't recognize them as dangerous.
What is harbingers?
400
The jewelry the singer was wearing was ______________. It looked like she bought it at the dollar store.
What is tawdry?
400
Jess __________________ when the baseball came right at her head.
What is cringed?
400
A figure of speech in which animals or objects are given human or living characteristics.
What is personification?
500
In the early twentieth century, women were ______________________ in the United States.
What is enfranchised?
500
The principal offered strong ___________________ for the student who won the sportsmanship award.
What is plaudits?
500
It was _________________ that he _________________ to get to work because he ran right through the stop sign at 20 miles per hour!
What is blatant and hastened?
500
The ____________________ frogs ____________________ their croaking when they heard the owl scream.
What is crepuscular and tempered?
500
A simple story illustrating a moral or religious lesson.
What is a parable?
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