Loser (by Aimee Bender) Vocabulary

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: I am a(n) _________ and don't believe in ghosts or UFOs.

• knack

• skeptic

• scam

• insistent

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

If an offer seems too good to be true, it could be a(n) ____________.

• knack

• skeptic

• scam

• insistent

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

I didn't want another piece of pie, but my aunt was ____________.

• knack

• skeptic

• scam

• insistent

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Take the broken phone to Olivia, who has a(n) __________ for fixing them.

• knack

• skeptic

• scam

• insistent

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which description best suits the word "foreshadowing"?

• A technique that reflects the shadow of your body in front of you.

• A technique that warns readers of future events.

• A technique that explains reasons for past events.

• A technique that explains possible reasons for the present situation.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What word best describes the placement of earlier events into the present action, often by having a character recall something that happened in the past?

• Foreshadowing

• Subplots

• Flashbacks

• Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Provide a word for the representation of persons in narrative and dramatic works.

• Construction

• Setting

• Climax

• Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is it called when extra information associated with a particular point in a document or other piece of information is provided?

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10