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WorksheetsSOL Terms: Part I
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
to make an educated guess
a)
oxymoron
b)
infer
c)
paradox
d)
allusion
2.
pronunciations, grammar, and vocabulary unique to a certain group of people or region
a)
setting
b)
plot
c)
dialect
d)
understatement
3.
the time and place of a story
a)
setting
b)
imagery
c)
theme
d)
plot
4.
what comes before and after a sentence that influences its meaning
a)
simile
b)
allusion
c)
overstatement
d)
context
5.
a character tells the story using "I, me, my"
a)
2nd person point of view
b)
3rd person limited point of view
c)
1st person point of view
d)
3rd person omniscient point of view
6.
A narrator tells the story, but only focuses on one character
a)
2nd person point of view
b)
3rd person limited point of view
c)
1st person point of view
d)
3rd person omniscient point of view
7.
when the writer addresses the reader directly using "you"
a)
2nd person point of view
b)
3rd person limited point of view
c)
1st person point of view
d)
3rd person omniscient point of view
8.
A narrator tells the story and knows everything about all character
a)
2nd person point of view
b)
3rd person limited point of view
c)
1st person point of view
d)
3rd person omniscient point of view
9.
language that is not meant to be taken literally
a)
understatement
b)
allusion
c)
dialect
d)
figurative language
10.
using something concrete (something that can be seen or touched) to represent something that isn't concrete (like an emotion or a concept)
a)
alusion
b)
symbolism
c)
imagery
d)
simile
11.
a comparison using "like" or "as"
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
imagery
d)
oxymoron
12.
a comparison NOT using "like" or "as"
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
imagery
d)
oxymoron
13.
giving human characteristics (behaviors, motivations, thoughts, emotions, etc) to something nonhuman
a)
simile
b)
imagery
c)
personification
d)
apostrophe
14.
when something that is dead or nonliving is spoken to as if it is living and can respond
a)
imagery
b)
apostrophe
c)
personification
d)
onomatopoeia
15.
two contradictory terms are used together
a)
symbolism
b)
allusion
c)
hyperbole
d)
oxymoron
16.
an extreme exaggeration
a)
allusion
b)
oxymoron
c)
hyperbole
d)
paradox
17.
emotions attached to a word
a)
dialect
b)
imagery
c)
connotation
d)
denotation
18.
the dictionary definition of a word
a)
connotation
b)
denotation
c)
infer
d)
imagery
19.
the writer's attitude toward the topic
a)
mood
b)
dialect
c)
tone
d)
personification
20.
the overall atmosphere of a story
a)
tone
b)
mood
c)
imagery
d)
apostrophe
21.
a conversation between two or more people
a)
dialect
b)
dialogue
c)
personification
d)
diction
22.
an author's word choice
a)
dialogue
b)
diction
c)
dialect
d)
personification
23.
when the ends words match from the vowel to the end of the word
a)
rhythm
b)
repetition
c)
rhyme
d)
onomatopoeia
24.
a musical quality produced by repetition in poetry
a)
rhythm
b)
repetition
c)
rhyme
d)
onomatopoeia
25.
repeating words or phrases or sounds
a)
rhythm
b)
repetition
c)
rhyme
d)
onomatopoeia
26.
words that sound like what they mean
a)
imagery
b)
symbol
c)
idiom
d)
onomatopoeia
27.
using the same consonant at the start of multiple words in a row
a)
imagery
b)
assonance
c)
idiom
d)
alliteration
28.
when vowel sounds match in the middle of words that are close together
a)
imagery
b)
assonance
c)
idiom
d)
alliteration
29.
also called "sensory language" - details that vividly describe how something looks, feels, smells, tastes, or sounds
a)
allusion
b)
imagery
c)
symbolism
d)
dialect
30.
play on words
a)
allusion
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
pun
d)
metaphor
31.
a phrase that is overused or lacks originality
a)
cliche
b)
image
c)
allusion
d)
symbol
32.
directly stated
a)
explicit
b)
implicit
c)
infer
d)
implied
33.
NOT directly stated--It needs to be figured out based on context
a)
explicit
b)
implied
c)
infer
d)
allusion
34.
a statement containing a contradiction that has an element of truth in it
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
allusion
c)
hyperbole
d)
paradox
35.
reference to something in history, literature, religion, sports, art, etc.
a)
symbolism
b)
allusion
c)
idiom
d)
paradox
36.
stating something so that is appears to be MORE than it is--an exaggeration (same as hyperbole)
a)
understatement
b)
paradox
c)
apostrophe
d)
overstatement
37.
stating something so that it appears to be LESS than it is
a)
understatement
b)
oxymoron
c)
apostrophe
d)
overstatement
38.
an expression that is unique to a specific culture and the meaning of it can't be determined by looking at the dictionary definitions of the individual words.
a)
diction
b)
dialect
c)
idiom
d)
imagery
39.
Her smile was like sunshine.
a)
imagery
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
oxymoron
40.
The highway was a ribbon of black.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
paradox
d)
oxymoron
41.
The trees danced in the wind.
a)
simile
b)
apostrophe
c)
imagery
d)
personification
42.
Oh, rose, how sweet you smell!
a)
personification
b)
apostrophe
c)
metaphor
d)
paradox
43.
Car, please get me to work today.
a)
symbolism
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
apostrophe
44.
jumbo shrimp
a)
oxymoron
b)
hyperbole
c)
allusion
d)
pun
45.
pretty ugly
a)
idiom
b)
pun
c)
oxymoron
d)
cliche
46.
I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse!
a)
oxymoron
b)
paradox
c)
hyperbole
d)
symbolism
47.
The car goes faster than the speed of light.
a)
hyperbole
b)
oxymoron
c)
paradox
d)
onomatopoeia
48.
It’s raining cats and dogs.
a)
allusion
b)
hyperbole
c)
oxymoron
d)
idiom
49.
My daughter is the apple of my eye.
a)
apostrophe
b)
idiom
c)
personification
d)
simile
50.
“bang,” “crash,” “boom,” “sizzle”
a)
assonance
b)
allusion
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
apostrophe
51.
“bouncing baby boy”
a)
assonance
b)
alliteration
c)
personification
d)
paradox
52.
“dancing down the dirty driveway”
a)
paradox
b)
allusion
c)
oxymoron
d)
alliteration
53.
Dead in the middle of little Italy
a)
paradox
b)
hyperbole
c)
alliteration
d)
assonance
54.
You shouldn’t write with a broken pencil; it’s pointless.
a)
pun
b)
idiom
c)
allusion
d)
symbolism
55.
I arrived just in the nick of time.
a)
oxymoron
b)
understatement
c)
cliche
d)
onomatopoeia
56.
She was as sly as a fox.
a)
allusion
b)
overstatement
c)
pun
d)
cliche
57.
“I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio’s.”
a)
hyperbole
b)
allusion
c)
oxymoron
d)
metaphor
58.
“He was a real Romeo with the ladies.”
a)
paradox
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
allusion
59.
I’m nobody.
a)
alliteration
b)
allusion
c)
paradox
d)
hyperbole
60.
You can save money by spending it.
a)
paradox
b)
assonance
c)
pun
d)
cliche
61.
Running a marathon in under two hours is a small accomplishment.
a)
overstatement
b)
understatement
c)
paradox
d)
allusion
62.
It isn't very serious. I just have a tiny little tumor on my brain.
a)
symbolism
b)
oxymoron
c)
cliche
d)
understatement
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