Vocabulary in Context
Q: What does "tempest" most likely mean?
a) gentle breeze
b) violent storm
c) small wave
d) peaceful night
b) violent storm
"The sun smiled down on the children." What is this an example of?
a) metaphor
b) simile
c) personification
d) hyperbole
C) Personification
Recycling reduces pollution. What structure is used?
a) chronological
b) cause and effect
c) compare and contrast
d) description
b) Cause and effect
What is the time and place of a story called?
a) setting
b) mood
c) theme
d) conflict
A) Setting
What does the prefix "pre-" mean?
a) after
b) before
c) again
d) opposite
b) before
Q: What does "mournful" mean in the sentence "The speaker’s tone was mournful"?
a) joyful
b) angry
c) gloomy
d) excited
C) Gloomy
"Her heart was a fragile glass." What type of figurative language is used?
a) metaphor
b) simile
c) personification
d) alliteration
A) Metaphor
A biography listing events from childhood to adulthood uses what structure?
a) chronological
b) cause and effect
c) problem and solution
d) description
A) Chronological
What describes the message or lesson of a story?
a) plot
b) theme
c) dialogue
d) setting
B) Theme
What does "-logy" mean in "biology"?
a) life
b) the study of
c) body
d) research
b) the study of
What does "innovative" mean in "The artist’s innovative designs won praise"?
a) boring
b) creative
c) messy
d) colorful
B) Creative
What tone is created by the diction: "The warrior charged with unrelenting fury"?
a) calm
b) harsh
c) playful
d) cheerful
B) Harsh
A news report showing two candidates' differences uses:
a) cause and effect
b) problem and solution
c) chronological
d) compare and contrast
D) Compare and contrast
What explains why a character acts a certain way?
a) plot
b) setting
c) characterization
d) dialogue
c) Characterization
In "disagree," the prefix "dis-" means:
a) together
b) opposite of
c) again
d) before
b) opposite of
Q: What does "famished" mean after a long hike?
a) satisfied
b) exhausted
c) very hungry
d) confused
C) Very Hungry
"Like a feather floating on the wind" is an example of:
a) metaphor
b) personification
c) simile
d) hyperbole
C) Simile
A story where characters solve a misunderstanding uses:
a) cause and effect
b) problem and solution
c) chronological
d) description
B) Problem and solution
What is the mood of a story?
a) words the narrator uses
b) the feeling the reader experiences
c) character traits
d) setting details
b) the feeling the reader experiences
The root "graph" means:
a) to write
b) to see
c) to speak
d) to move
a) to write
What does "valiant" mean in "The knight was valiant in battle"?
a) fearful
b) brave
c) reckless
d) foolish
B) Brave
"Her words were music, floating across the room." What figurative language is used?
a) metaphor
b) simile
c) personification
d) hyperbole
A) Metaphor
A passage describing the layers of the rainforest uses:
a) chronological
b) cause and effect
c) description
d) compare and contrast
C) Description
A struggle between opposing forces in a story is called:
a) setting
b) theme
c) conflict
d) mood
C) Conflict
What does the suffix "-ive" mean in "transformative"?
a) becoming smaller
b) tending to or pertaining to
c) fighting against
d) moving ahead
b) tending to or pertaining to