Vocabulary Quiz

What does the word "relevant" mean?

• Contrary or opposed to fact

• To search look into

• To the point; relating to the matter at hand

• To make a suggestion to be thought over and talked about

What is the meaning of "bias"?

• The style or manner of expression which shows the attitude of the author

• Tendency to see things from a slanted or prejudiced viewpoint

• To pull information from a written text

• To be against something; to disagree

What does "accumulate" refer to?

• To make too much of; overstate

• To collect or gather

• To mark as different; set apart

• To be able to tell the difference between similar things

What is the definition of "theme"?

• An original cause of something that happened

• The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

• Central idea of a work of literature or what the author wants you to learn

• To expect or assume with confidence something for which there is no proof

What does "essential" mean?

• To make too much of; overstate

• To the point; relating to the matter at hand

• Important to the highest degree

• To be able to tell the difference between similar things

What does the term 'devise' mean?

• To argue or state intensely

• To invent or come up with a new idea or plan

• A standard on which a judgement or decision may be based

• To create or put together ideas in a structured order

What does it mean to 'characterize'?

• To create or put together ideas in a structured order

• To point out or describe an individual or group

• The events leading up to the climax

• A scene in a movie set in a time earlier than the main story

What does 'authentic' mean?

• A standard on which a judgement is based

• A story that is not true

• Original; one's own idea or work

• The part of the story where the action takes place

What is 'non-fiction'?

• A story that is not true or is made up

• A true story

• A scene in a movie set in a time earlier than the main story

• The part of the story where the climax occurs

What is 'fiction'?

• A true story

• Original; one's own idea or work

• A story that is not true or is made up

• The part of the story where the setting is described