Keori's English 11A Unit 1 Quiz

Diction is the literary term that means

• The connections we have with words

• An author's choice of words

• The definition of words

• The common way of speaking with friends

Mood refers to...

• The definition of words used in a text

• The choices an author makes in a text

• Relating to a text

• The emotional setting of a text

"Ten more steps. Eight. Seven. We were walking slowly, as one follows a hearse, our own funeral procession. Only four more steps. Three. There it was now, very close to us, the pit and its flames" (31)

What is the mood of this passage?

• Joyful

• Optimistic

• Angry

• Gloomy

"It was a beautiful day in May. The fragrances of spring were in the air. The sun was setting" (40)

What is the mood of this passage? What word or phrase best supports your answer?

• Energetic; "spring"

• Blissful; "beautiful day in May"

• Indifferent; "fragrances"

• Sad; "sun was setting"

Language that allows the reader to form a visual image

• connotation

• imagery

• slang

Language that we use in everyday speech, casual and relaxed

• formal

• informal

• slang

Language that is free of slang, idioms, colloquialisms, and contractions; often contains polysyllabic words and sophisticated syntax; used in professional meetings, speeches, academic writings, and so forth.

• formal

• informal

• slang

Which term refers to the feelings that a word evokes - positive, negative, or neutral?

• denotation

• connotation

• shades of meaning

Choose the word which would convey the greatest emotional intensity.

I was _________ when my best friend came back to visit after moving away.

• ecstatic

• happy

• pleased

Informal language that is ever-changing, and often particular to a certain group, used to create identity and exclude outsiders.

• colloqialism

• slang

• jargon