Week # 11 Vocabulary Quiz

What vocabulary word means the dictionary definition?

• connotation

• allegory

• denotation

• characterization

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which vocabulary word is shown in this example? The tallest building in town is the library — it has thousands of stories!

• connotation

• paradox

• pun

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

What literary term is shown in these examples? "crash landing," "freezer burn," and "living dead"

• paradox

• pun

• local color

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

What vocabulary word means writing which presents the mannerisms, dress, speech, and customs of a region.

• local color

• dialect

• denotation

• paradox

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What vocabulary word is a short narrative designed to teach a moral lesson?

• onomatopoeia

• connotation

• parable

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The words overweight and fat have very different ____________.

• denotations

• connotations

• meanings

• allegories

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What vocabulary word means a form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group?

• local color

• dialect

• slang

• fable

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What word means a statement that is seeming contradictory but proves to be true?

• allegory

• paradox

• parable

• pun

The following words are an example of what literary term?

Crash, boom, bam, snap, crackle, pop, and boing

• repetition

• allegory

• literal language

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which word fits best in the blank in the sentence and is an example of onomatopoeia?

The dry leaves _____ every time the breeze blew.

• danced

• moved

• rustled

• sang

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5