Plot Vocab
What is the most suspenseful moment in a story, where the twist or change occurs?
What is the climax?
What element of poetry is it when human qualities are given to a nonhuman object?
What is personification?
The monkey bars were starting to deteriorate. I could see the rust chipping away at the metal.
What is the best meaning of deteriorate?
a. to strengthen
b. to break down
c. to shine
d. to glow
What is to break down?
What is an educated guess based on background knowledge and text evidence?
What is an inference?
What are the events leading up to the climax?
What is rising action?
What is an exaggeration so extreme that it couldn't possibly be true?
What is a hyperbole?
My teacher was stifling a laugh. It was clear she did not want the class to think she found the comment amusing.
What is the best meaning of stifling?
a. to do something loudly
b. to cough
c. to withold
d. to show concern
What is to withold?
What is the most important point an author makes (main idea)?
What is the central idea?
What are the events following the climax?
What is the falling action?
What is a word used to show a sound something makes?
What is onomatopoeia?
Our teacher accidently omitted a question on the exam. The class was more than happy to answer fewer questions, however.
What is the best meaning of "omitted"?
a. added
b. left out
c. copied
d. reused
What is left out?
What is a speaker or character's attitude toward a subject?
What is tone?
What part of the story introduces background knowledge of the story?
What is the exposition?
What is a lesson learned from a fictional text?
What is theme?
Josie showed very good etiquette at the dinner. She placed her napkin in her lap and knew where all of the utensils were supposed to go.
What is the best meaning of the word etiquette?
a. polite behavior
b. compliment
c. rules
d. rude remarks
What is polite behavior?
What does it mean to break into parts and read closely for inference?
What is analogy?
What is when loose ends are tied up in a story?
What is the resolution?
What is a way of expressing oneself that does not use a word's strict or realistic meaning?
What is figurative language?
I will supersede Michael as president of the student government. It was time for him to move on anyway.
The closest meaning to supersede is:
a. invite
b. take the place of
c. share
d. examine
What is to take the place of?
What is it when the author makes you feel a certain way (using words, sensory details, etc.)?
What is mood?