The Scarlet Ibis Vocabulary Quiz

His doggedness helped him make it to the finish line after he fell during the race. What is the definition of the highlighted term?

• A belief that contradicts ordinary orthodox religion.

• Stubborn; persistent

• The inability to be wrong

• Coming from a foreign country

Identify all of the traits that are used to identify indirect characterization.

• Action, Relationships (Effects on Others), Looks, Speech, Thoughts

• Taste, Touch, Smell, Sight, Hear

• Crying, Laughing, Looking, Smiling, and Looking

What is the difference between a round character and a flat character?

This is the underlying message that a reader gets from a text.

• Action

• Song

• Plot

• Theme

I tell all of the events of a story from the exposition to the resolution. What am I?

• Setting

• Plot

• Conflict

• Climax

A simile compares two or more things using the two words______ or _______. Fill in the blanks.

When we were watching the action movie, we knew something was about to happen when the brakes gave out suddenly while the actor was driving around the sharp curve. This is an example of which type of danger?

• Iridescent

• Infallibility

• Imminent

• Invalid

When the friends get together, they have a special language that only they understand. Words no longer mean what they normally do. This is an example of ......

• Diction

• Connotation

• Conflict

• Exotic

What is the difference between a static character and a dynamic character?

What are the types of characterization?

• Diction

• Imminent

• Direct

• Indirect