Unit 3 Vocabulary Practice Quiz

What does the term "anachronistic" mean?

• Being in its correct historical time

• Not being in its correct historical or chronological time

• Being futuristic

• Being timeless

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is the climax of a story?

• The beginning of a story

• The resolution of a story

• The turning point when tension and conflict are most intense

• The introduction of characters

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which of the following is an example of direct characterization?

• Showing a character's actions

• Describing a character's thoughts

• Telling the readers about the characters with specific descriptive language

• Revealing a character's emotions through dialogue

What does the noun "barrage" refer to?

• A slow and steady stream of something

• A rapid and overwhelming quantity of something

• A small and insignificant amount of something

• A single, isolated event

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which term refers to informal, everyday speech?

• Connotation

• Dialect

• Colloquial language

• Derogatory

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does "cultivate" mean?

• To treat someone in a dehumanizing way

• To promote or improve the growth of something

• To express hatred or disrespect

• To show a critical attitude

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which word is an adjective that means "without the basic necessities of life"?

• Derogatory

• Destitute

• Culpable

• Dehumanize

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What part of speech is "cultivate"?

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Which word is used to describe a form of language spoken by a particular group?

• Dialect

• Connotation

• Colloquial language

• Cognitive bias

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which term refers to the social, cultural, and emotional associations of words?

• Cognitive bias

• Connotation

• Colloquial language

• Cultivate

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4