Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Use it in a Sentence
Words from Short Story
Short Story
100

Important ideas from a piece of writing. 

What are key ideas?

100

An educated guess about future events.

What is a prediction?

100

The ___________ of the short story revealed the climax of the story in the last sentence, which created suspense and shock.

What is structure?

100

The definition of hasten. 

What is "to hurry"?

100

The conflict, or problem, of the short story. 

What is Mr. Mallard was killed in a train accident?

200

A character's memory from the past in a written text. 

What is flashback?

200

A category of literature.

What is genre?

200

What __________ do you have to support your theory of aliens living in New Mexico?

What is evidence?

200
The definition of repress.

What is "to restrain or subdue"?

200

The physical condition that Mrs. Mallard suffers from. 

What is a heart condition?

300

The act of combining many items into one cohesive piece of writing.

What is synthesize?

300

An educated guess based on evidence. 

What is inference?

300

In what ___________ would it be appropriate to wear a shirt with that crude language on it?

What is context?

300

The definition of elusive.

What is "difficult to find, catch, or achieve"?

300

The thoughts that Mrs. Mallard had while sitting in her bedroom. 

What is "I am free"?

400

The opposite of one's opinion not based on facts.

What is evidence?

400

The word that is listed twice on your vocabulary worksheet.

What is context?

400

In Harry Potter, Harry has ___________ of a bright green light that was the curse that Voldemort used to kill Harry's parents when he was an infant.

What is flashback?

400

"The face that never looked upon her, save with love."

In the above sentence, the definition of save.

What is "except"?

400

What is the climax of the story?

What is Mr. Mallard walked into the house and was not dead?

500

The organizational method of a text.

What is structure?

500

The act of adding notes to a text to better derive its intent.

What is annotate?

500

The author ______________ several horrible characteristics about the character to create the ultimate antagonist.

What is synthesized?

500

The definition of impose.

What is "to force"?

500

The resolution of the short story.

What is Mrs. Mallard died from a heart attack?