Vocabulary Mastery Quiz

What does the word "attain" mean?

• To lose something

• To reach or achieve something

• To give up

• To throw away

What does "dangling" mean?

• Standing firmly

• Moving quickly

• Hanging or swinging loosely

• Running

What does "hovering" mean?

• To remain in one place in the air

• To sink

• To jump

• To run

Choose the word that means a significant or celebrated victory.

• Loss

• Triumph

• Failure

• Retreat

What is a "stanza" in poetry?

• A type of poem

• A single line in a poem

• A division of four or more lines having a fixed length, meter, or rhyming scheme

• The title of a poem

What does "connotation" mean?

• The dictionary definition of a word

• The emotional or cultural meaning attached to a word

• A word that sounds like another word

• The opposite of a word

What does "denotation" mean?

• The emotional or cultural meaning attached to a word

• The dictionary definition of a word

• A word that sounds like another word

• The opposite of a word

What does "repetition" mean in literature?

• The act of repeating something that has already been said or written

• A new idea

• A long story

• The climax of a story

Which word means to achieve a desired aim or result?

• Lose

• Attain

• Forget

• Ignore

What is the opposite of "hovering"?

• Sinking

• Flying

• Running

• Jumping