AP Lit Diction Quiz

AP Lit Diction Quiz

11th - 12th Grade

14 Qs

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AP Lit Diction Quiz

AP Lit Diction Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th - 12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.8.3, L.11-12.6, RL.11-12.4

+19

Standards-aligned

Created by

Jean Maguire

Used 30+ times

FREE Resource

14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

Diction is best defined as

figurative language

word choice

unimportant

the dictionary definition of words

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

words that express ideas or concepts: love, time, truth

concrete

diction

abstract

bombast

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

words that can be perceived by the senses

concrete

diction

abstract

cliche

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

old-fashioned language. (Thee, thou, thine, ye olde)

archaic

bombast

cliche

portmanteau

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

Pretentious, exaggeratedly learned language. Trying to be eloquent by using the largest, most uncommon words.

archaic

bombast

cliche

epithet

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color.

connotation

denotation

diction

cliche

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a word or phrase used in place of a person's name or in association with it. (Alexander the Great, Material Girl, Ms. Know-it-all)

epithet

portmanteau

bombast

denotation

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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