WorksheetsAP Language Vocabulary I-P
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
a)
inference
b)
invective
c)
irony
d)
litotes
2.
an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attach using strong, abusive language
a)
metonymy
b)
invective
c)
litotes
d)
juxtaposition
3.
To contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant
a)
metaphor
b)
mood
c)
irony
d)
paradox
4.
When two words, phrases, images, ideas are placed close together or side by side for comparison or contrast
a)
oxymoron
b)
parallelism
c)
metonymy
d)
juxtaposition
5.
a figure of thought in which a point is affirmed by negating its opposite
a)
litotes
b)
narrative
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
loose sentence
6.
He's no fool.
a)
metaphor
b)
litotes
c)
oxymoron
d)
juxtaposition
7.
the main idea comes first, followed by an independent grammatical unit such as a phrase or clause
a)
mood
b)
narrative
c)
loose sentence
d)
inference
8.
a figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting similarity
a)
oxymoron
b)
invective
c)
irony
d)
metaphor
9.
a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it
a)
metonymy
b)
metaphor
c)
irony
d)
oxymoron
10.
The White House declared today a national holiday.
a)
metaphor
b)
metonymy
c)
irony
d)
loose sentence
11.
used only for factual sentences
a)
mood
b)
indicative mood
c)
imperative mood
d)
subjective mood
12.
Joe eats too quickly.
a)
mood
b)
imperative mood
c)
indicative mood
d)
subjective mood
13.
used to express conditions contrary to fact
a)
indicative mood
b)
imperative mood
c)
mood
d)
subjective mood
14.
If I were you, I'd get another job.
a)
imperative mood
b)
indicative mood
c)
mood
d)
subjective mood
15.
used for commands
a)
imperative mood
b)
indicative mood
c)
mood
d)
subjective mood
16.
Shut the door!
a)
imperative mood
b)
indicative mood
c)
mood
d)
subjective mood
17.
the prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work
a)
paradox
b)
parallelism
c)
mood
d)
narrative
18.
the telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events
a)
exposition
b)
argumentation
c)
description
d)
narration
19.
a figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words
a)
mood
b)
invective
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
description
20.
buzz, hiss, hum, crack, whinny, murmur
a)
inference
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
irony
d)
metaphor
21.
a figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox
a)
oxymoron
b)
juxtaposition
c)
paradox
d)
metaphor
22.
jumbo shrimp
a)
paradox
b)
irony
c)
oxymoron
d)
litotes
23.
a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains come degree of truth or validity
a)
irony
b)
inference
c)
loose sentence
d)
paradox
24.
the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity
a)
loose sentence
b)
narrative
c)
parallelism
d)
invective
25.
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch in credulity..."
a)
metonymy
b)
narrative
c)
parallelism
d)
juxtaposition
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