Short Story Vocabulary Quiz

Imagine Lily, David, and Jackson are on a time-traveling adventure! They stumble upon an object that seems out of place. What would you call such an object that belongs to another time?

• An anachronism

• A destroyer

• A tyrant

• A persistent

James, Liam, and Oliver are having a heated debate. They are trying to identify the term that refers to motivation derived from ethical or moral principles. Can you help them out?

• Scruples

• Descendant

• Signifies

• Connotation

Mia, Avery, and Emma are playing a game of 'Word Masters'. They stumbled upon a tricky question: 'What is the denotation of a word?'

• A connection (positive or negative) that Mia, Avery, or Emma has to a word

• The most direct or literal meaning, like in a dictionary that Emma uses

• The act of Avery adding notes

• An artifact that belongs to another time, like Mia's antique collection

Imagine Kai, Elijah, and Luna are playing a game of 'Word Warriors'. Kai uses the word 'ravage'. Can you help Luna guess what it means?

• An artifact that belongs to another time

• Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

• A cruel and oppressive dictator

• Be persistent, refuse to stop

Aiden, Abigail, and Lily are having a debate about the meaning of the word 'connotation'. Can you help them out? What is the connotation of a word?

• A connection (positive or negative) that a person has to a word

• The most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression

• The act of adding notes

• An artifact that belongs to another time

Aria, Noah, and Luna are playing a game where they need to demonstrate a certain quality to keep going and not give up. What is this quality called?

• Persevere

• Descendant

• Signifies

• Connotation

Imagine Harper, Anika, and Olivia are discussing historical figures like Kim Jong Un, Hitler, and Joseph Stalin. What word do you think they would use to describe these leaders?

(a)  

Imagine David wants to surprise his partner, Evelyn, with a bouquet of flowers to show his love and appreciation. Which term best describes this action?

• Ravage

• Signifies

• Annotation

• Tyrant

Imagine Taha adding notes to his short story because he wants an A in ELA! What is the term to match what he's doing?

(a)  

Imagine your family tree~ your grandfather has many kids and grandkids. You're actually one of his...

• Tyrants

• Scruples

• Descendants

• Signifies