LEAP Vocabulary Practice

Alliteration refers to...

• The repetition of initial consonant sounds.

• An indirect reference to something.

• Describing a non-human with human characteristics.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

An allusion refers to...

• The repetition of initial consonant sounds.

• An indirect reference to something.

• Describing a non-human with human characteristics.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

An antonym is...

• A word with the SAME meaning as a different word.

• A word with the OPPOSITE meaning of a different word.

• A word used to describe another word.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

The climax of a story is when...

• The conflict is most intense.

• The characters and setting are first introduced.

• The story ends.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The conflict of a story is...

• A struggle between two or more forces.

• The turning point.

• Drama that happens between two characters.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Dialogue refers to...

• A conversation between characters.

• A comparison using like or as.

• The repetition of initial consonant sounds.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Hyperbole refers to...

• An indirect reference to something.

• The repetition of initial consonant sounds.

• An extreme exaggeration.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Figurative language is...

• An extreme exaggeration.

• A comparison using "like" or "as."

• Language not meant to be taken literally.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

A first-person story is narrated

• By the main character, using "I" or "me."

• From an outside perspective, using "he" or "she."

• Toward the reader, using "you."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Foreshadowing refers to...

• A repetition of initial consonant sounds.

• A strategy used by a writer to hint toward later events.

• Describing a non-human with human characteristics.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5