AP Lit Diction Quiz

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English
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11th - 12th Grade
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Jean Maguire
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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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