Set 2: Reading Vocabulary 211-220

Which word introduces the characters, describes the setting and establishes the problem in the story?

• foreshadowing

• flashback

• exposition

• rising action

Which word describes the parts of a story after the climax and before the very end?

• exposition

• rising action

• falling action

• foreshadowing

Which word is a past event that interrupts the forward action of a play, movie, novel, or the like?

• exposition

• foreshadowing

• flashback

• falling action

Which word means to signal or indicate beforehand?

• flashback

• foreshadowing

• hyperbole

• idiom

Which word is an obvious and deliberate exaggeration or overstatement, intended for effect and not to be taken literally?

• hyperbole

• idiom

• imagery

• irony

Which word is a common word or phrase that means something different from its literal meaning?

• hyperbole

• idiom

• irony

• imagery

Which word is when a writer uses very descriptive language to appeal to all of your senses?

• idiom

• hyperbole

• imagery

• foreshadowing

Which is an outline of how something is to be done?

• instruction

• irony

• memo

• exposition

Which word is a contrast that is usually interesting or surprising between what one would normally expect and what the real thing or situation is?

• hyperbole

• idiom

• irony

• imagery

Which word is a short written note to help a person remember something?

• exposition

• memo

• flashback

• instruction