Vocabulary Quiz for Students

What is the meaning of Allusion?

• Reference to a well-known person, event, or text

• Implied meaning beyond the literal definition

• Dictionary definition of a word

• Sentence structure and word order

What does Connotation refer to?

• Implied meaning beyond the literal definition

• Dictionary definition of a word

• Placing two things side by side for comparison

• Word choice used by the author

What is the Denotation of a word?

• Dictionary definition of a word

• Sentence structure and word order

• A story that represents a deeper meaning

• Using humor or exaggeration to criticize

What does Syntax refer to?

• Sentence structure and word order

• Placing two things side by side for comparison

• Word choice used by the author

• A statement that contradicts itself but may be true

What is Juxtaposition?

• Placing two things side by side for comparison

• A story that represents a deeper meaning

• Using humor or exaggeration to criticize

• A question asked for effect, not for an answer

What does Diction refer to?

• Word choice used by the author

• A typical example of something in literature

• A misleading clue in a text

• Hints about what will happen later

What is an Allegory?

• A story that represents a deeper meaning

• Using humor or exaggeration to criticize

• A statement that contradicts itself but may be true

• Two opposite words used together

What does Satire mean?

• Using humor or exaggeration to criticize

• Extreme exaggeration

• A phrase that doesn’t mean what it literally says

• Making something seem less important than it is

What is a Paradox?

• A statement that contradicts itself but may be true

• Two opposite words used together

• Informal or conversational language

• Something that can have multiple meanings

What is an Oxymoron?

• Two opposite words used together

• A misleading clue in a text

• Hints about what will happen later

• A contrast between expectation and reality