Literary Terms and Vocabulary

What is the definition of genre?

• type or style of literature, art, movies, or music

• a person who writes novels

• a place where art is displayed

• a tool used for painting

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Which of the following is NOT an example of a genre in literature?

• Horror

• Realistic fiction

• Mathematics

• Science fiction

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CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

The narrator describing his ability to hear what others cannot ______________ what happens later when he hears the old man's heartbeat.

• foreshadows

• vexes

• derides

• cancels

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The narrator's description of watching the old man sleep every night builds ____________.

• suspense

• boredom

• clarity

• relief

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The narrator in "The Tell Tale Heart" is ______________ because he is insane (crazy).

• unreliable

• dependable

• trustworthy

• reliable

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

The sound of the beating heart ___________ the suspense in the story.

• intensifies

• diminishes

• derides

• vexes

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Fill in the blank: The word that means 'moving in the same direction; happening at the same time' is ________ (adjective).

• parallel

• perpendicular

• divergent

• opposite

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Fill in the blank: The word that means 'annoy, bother' is ________ (verb).

• vex

• admire

• enlighten

• comfort

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CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

Fill in the blank: The word that means 'smother or suppress' is ________ (verb).

• stifle

• expand

• ignite

• proclaim

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

What is the meaning of the noun 'derision'?

• mockery; the act of laughing at or making fun of someone disrespectfully

• a feeling of deep respect or awe

• a state of confusion or disorder

• the process of gradual improvement

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C