Academic Vocabulary #1 3rd Quiz

Which term refers to the main point or underlying message of a story?

• Central idea

• Main idea

• Details

• Summary

What type of sentence makes a statement and ends with a period?

• Imperative

• Interrogative

• Exclamatory

• Declarative

What is the term for a book that contains factual information on a wide range of subjects?

• Biography

• Encyclopedia

• Glossary

• Index

Which type of fiction is set in a time that has already passed?

• Contemporary realistic fiction

• Historical fiction

• Modern fantasy

• Biography

What do you call the words that have the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings?

• synonyms

• homonyms

• Conjunction

• antonyms

What literary device is used to give human characteristics to non-human objects or abstract ideas?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate possession or the omission of letters or numbers?

• Comma

• Apostrophe

• Colon

• Semicolon

What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things that uses 'like' or 'as'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things that does not use 'like' or 'as'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

This tells you the first and last word defined on the page in the dictionary

• guide word

• entry word

• pronunciation

• part of speech