Vocabulary Test 01/22/21

Which connotation is more negative? We bought _____ souvenirs at the amusement park.

• cheap

• inexpensive

• two

• enough

Which connotation is more positive? Some of the monkeys made ______ faces.

• amusing

• funny

• hilarious

• entertaining

The following is an example of ________________.

"If you want my final opinion on the mystery of life and all that, I can give it to you in a nutshell. The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination is locked up in the safe." Peter De Vries, Let Me Count the Ways.

• a metaphor

• an analogy

• an idiom

Select the sentence that illustrates the use of proper parallel construction.

• He wanted three things out of college: to learn a skill, to make good friends, and to learn about life.

• He wanted three things out of college: to learn a skill, to make good friends, and learning about life.

Select the sentence that illustrates the use of proper parallel construction.

• Coach Espinoza was a brilliant strategist, a caring mentor, and friend.

• Coach Espinoza was a brilliant strategist, a caring mentor, and a wise friend.

The strategies and tools an author uses to build a text, such as figurative language and point of view, are referred to as:

• irony

• elements of structure

• metaphor

• connotation

Word choice by an author can _________ a text in terms of tone and mood.

• ruin

• push

• impact

What are italics?

• a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification

• the slanting of text to draw attention to a word or phrase.

• When a part of text causes emotions (stress and anxiety) in the reader.

What is tension in literature?

• To draw attention to something and make it seem important

• the slanting of text to draw attention to a word or phrase.

• When a part of text causes emotions (stress and anxiety) in the reader.

When there is a shift in tone or mood, it means there was a ________.

• change

• connotation

• beginning