Short Story Unit Vocabulary Review

English 9

Short Story Unit Vocabulary Review

"The Most Dangerous Game"

"The Possibility of Evil"

"Marigolds"

"The Cask of Amontillado"

Multiple Choice

Which of the following bedrooms is in wretched condition?

Multiple Choice

After the scandal broke, the politician lost everything: his family, his job, and his reputation. He lived the rest of his life in ________, unable to ever regain the lifestyle he lost.

• uncanny

• tangible

• degradation

• imperative

Multiple Choice

Which Monopoly Community Chest Card offers impunity?

Open Ended

Name five things that are tangible.

Multiple Choice

The _____ prisoner had no hope of escaping from the chains.

• destined

• fettered

• proverbial

• rapt

Multiple Choice

As soon as my current cellphone contract is _________, I plan on switching carriers.

• futile.

• impotent.

• terminated.

• elude.

Multiple Choice

Which vocab word is a synonym for fated.

• potential

• banished

• destined

• implore

Multiple Choice

The Fairy Tale ended with the ----------- line: "And they lived happily ever after."

• proverbial

• unchecked

• consequently

• bravado

Multiple Choice

The word repose means to _________

• sit up.

• lie dead, or at rest.

• move backward.

• move forward.

Multiple Choice

Which vocab word is a synonym for destitute; poor?

• subsides

• impoverished

• impotent

• unchecked

Multiple Choice

Why should a guidance counselor be affable?

• They should have a lot of experience.

• They should have a Master's Degree.

• They should be friendly, and easy to talk to.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following might be an amenity offered at a hotel; something that adds to ones comfort?

• bed

• sheets

• free breakfast

• towels

Multiple Choice

Which of the following activities does NOT require stamina?

Open Ended

List two things you have implored your parents for?

Multiple Choice

Recess is no fun if you are ---------- to the wall, and forbidden to play with your friends.

• perverse

• accost

• terminated

• banished

Open Ended

List two things NOT condoned in school?

Multiple Choice

Some comedians have the ______ ability to mimic and sound exactly like celebrities.

• potential

• uncanny

• reprehensible

Multiple Choice

Which thermometer shows evidence of a fever that has subsided from a temperature of 101.5•?

Multiple Choice

Which vocab word means deeply delighted; enchanted; awestruck?

• droll

• stoicism

• rapt

• preclude

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is it imperative to do prior to riding in a car?

• charge your phone

• put a seatbelt on

• turn the radio on

• make a Tik Tok

Multiple Choice

Part of the $1,000,000 donation was ______ to charities benefiting hurricane survivors.

• appropriated

• eluded

• deplorable

• reprehensible

Multiple Choice

Which vocab word is a synonym for genius?

• perverse

• impotent

• bravado

• virtuoso

Multiple Choice

It would be ________ to put a band-aid on a broken leg.

• imperative

• futile

• droll

• deplorable

Multiple Choice

A speech is considered poignant when it _______________.

• is delivered in front of a large audience

• makes people laugh

• is profoundly moving

• gets a million views on Tik Tok

Multiple Choice

Which image illustrates an unchecked child?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following precludes one from getting a bad grade?

• being on TikTok during class

• studying

• not handing in assignments

• handing assignments in late

Multiple Choice

Someone accosts you if they __________.

• smile when they see you

• ignore you when they see you

• offer to help you when needed

• attack you verbally or physically when they see you

Multiple Choice

Someone with a perverse sense of humor enjoys____________.

• witnessing others fail

• reading comic books

• watching stand up comedians

• making people laugh

Multiple Choice

Which image of Michael Scott best illustrates stoicism?

Multiple Choice

Which vocab word does this image represent?

• zealous

• potential

• bravado

• reprehensible

Multiple Choice

Impotent means ___________.

• effective; possessing strength

• helpful; having empathy

• powerless; lacking strength

• vulgar; lacking good taste

Multiple Choice

The stories in this book entitled Droll Stories must be ______.

• frightening and bizarre

• romantic and fanciful

• futuristic and innovative

• oddly comical and amusing

Multiple Choice

Never ________ or lower yourself to the level of a hater.

• degrade

• potential

• zealous

• elude

Multiple Choice

This graphic shows the _______ of flooding as a result of the storm.

• potential

• consequently

• deplorable

• zealous

Multiple Choice

Successfully playing Pac-Man requires moving strategically around the board in order to _____ capture.

• banish

• consequently

• elude

• poignantly

Multiple Choice

Which image has a message of compassion?

Open Ended

List three things a zealous football fan might do prior to a big game.

Multiple Choice

Which word is an antonym of reprehensible?

• praiseworthy

• deplorable

• disgraceful

• deserving of blame

Open Ended

List two things that might consequently happen if you were to break curfew.