"What is the Horror Genre" Vocabulary Quiz

What does the suffix "-ify" mean?

• To cause to be in a stated condition

• Action or result of

• Beside, beyond

• To make less intense

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which word means "to fill with horror or shock greatly"?

• Mystify

• Horrify

• Justify

• Intensify

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

What is the meaning of the word "convention"?

• A thing intended; an aim or plan

• A way in which something is usually done

• Notice taken of someone or something

• Something that has been invented

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does the root "para" mean?

• Action or result of

• To cause to be in a stated condition

• Beside, beyond

• To make more intense

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which word describes "events or phenomena that are beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding"?

• Paradox

• Paralegal

• Paranormal

• Parallel

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the word "critical" relate to?

• A condition involving danger or death

• A simple task

• A joyful event

• A routine check-up

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What is the meaning of the word "quest"?

• To relax and enjoy

• To seek, ask, or inquire

• To ignore and forget

• To complete and finish

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

What does "supernatural" refer to?

• Something ordinary and common

• Something attributed to a force beyond scientific understanding

• Something easily explained by science

• Something related to daily life

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 means "the action of inventing something"?

• Convention

• Intention

• Invention

• Situation

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the prefix "para-" mean?

• Above, over

• Beside, beyond

• Under, below

• Within, inside

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A