Unit 1 Vocabulary Review ENGLISH II

This is the information about the period, the place, and the events that created, influenced, or formed mood.

• Genre

• Cultural Context

• Theme

• Historical Context

Movies in the romantic _____ are often cheesy and fake.

• Mood

• Genre

• Historical Context

• scenario

This means not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.

• Status Quo

• Insular

• Precarious

• Memoir

He leaned _______ over the edge, making me nervous.

• Inhibit

• Precariously

• Tepid

• Insular

Insular means

• To block or hold back

• Narrow minded; detached

• unstable or not secure

• Inside

No longer an over-excited pup, our Max responds ____ to the sight of another dog.

• precarious

• sedately

• Insular

• Tepid

This is important because it provides the time period and current events that can set the mood and tone and an understanding of the society at the time.

• Cultural Context

• Status Quo

• Genre

• Historical Context

Which of the following is likely to be "tepid?"

• juice that was left out all night

• A freshly - poured cup of coffee

If you have ever had the sense that you have done something new before, you may be experiencing

• avant-garde

• deja vu

• coup d'etat

• status quo

The ___of a text helps the reader understand what is happening and why. It is made of up factors such as background, values, beliefs, and community.

• Historical Context

• Genre

• Cultural Context

• Theme