EOY Vocabulary Quiz #1

What is a concise and unbiased summary of the main points or events in a text without personal opinions or interpretations?

• a) Protagonist

• b) Objective Summary

• c) Genre

• d) Setting

Which term refers to the category or classification of literature, such as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, mystery, or science fiction?

• a) Objective Summary

• b) Genre

• c) Characterization

• d) Allusion

Which of the following describes the grammatical mood used to express commands, requests, or advice?

• a) Indicative Mood

• b) Subjunctive Mood

• c) Imperative Mood

• d) Conditional Mood

Which literary device describes a situation in a narrative where the audience or reader knows something that one or more characters do not?

• a) Hyperbole

• b) Simile

• c) Dramatic Irony

• d) Alliteration

What is the main point or theme that the author is trying to convey through a literary work called?

• a) Objective Summary

• b) Central Idea

• c) Setting

• d) Plot

Which term refers to language that uses figures of speech, such as metaphor, simile, personification, or hyperbole, to convey meaning beyond the literal interpretation?

• a) Figurative Language

• b) Genre

• c) Idiom

• d) Connotation

What is the term for a verb form ending in "-ing" that functions as a noun?

• a) Gerund

• b) Participles

• c) Infinitive Phrase

• d) Metaphor

What do we call the process of deducing or concluding information from evidence or clues within a text that is not explicitly stated?

• a) Central Idea

• b) Dramatic Irony

• c) Infer/Inference

• d) Genre

Which term refers to the perspective from which a story is narrated or told?

• a) Central Idea

• b) Point of View

• c) Dialogue

• d) Plot

Who is the character or force that opposes the protagonist in a story, creating conflict and obstacles for them to overcome?

• a) Protagonist

• b) Antagonist

• c) Genre

• d) Plot