WorksheetsNWEA Vocab, 4/27, Gass and Clupper
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Pieces that go into a story or book.
a)
literary device
b)
literary elements
c)
pages
d)
chapters
2.
To give a detailed account.
a)
irony
b)
parable
c)
narrate
d)
memorandum
3.
To discuss the pros (positives) and cons (negatives) of an issue.
a)
debate
b)
argue
c)
parable
d)
narrate
4.
Pieces of a story or description that help you understand what you have read.
a)
literary device
b)
poetry
c)
plot
d)
irony
5.
A term used for verbs that describe action that is happening right now.
a)
exposition
b)
future tense
c)
a pun
d)
present tense
6.
A short moral story (often with animal characters).
a)
fairy tale
b)
parable
c)
irony
d)
pun
7.
A written proposal or reminder.
a)
exposition
b)
story
c)
note
d)
memorandum
8.
An exposition is...
a)
a story with figurative language.
b)
a story with a strong moral or message.
c)
an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse.
d)
a story from a long time ago.
9.
Any piece of information that was created by someone who witnessed first-hand or was part of the historical events that are being described.
a)
primary source
b)
secondary source
c)
memorandum
d)
reference
10.
A pun is...
a)
a comparison between 2 things.
b)
a first hand account.
c)
a play on words.
d)
a flashback.
11.
Characters, conflict, and plot are examples of _______________.
a)
a memorandum
b)
a parable
c)
literary devices
d)
literary elements
12.
An unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience.
a)
pun
b)
flashback
c)
reference
d)
parable
13.
Referring to an encyclopedia to produce an answer is an example of using a ____________.
a)
reference
b)
flashback
c)
primary source
d)
book
14.
A comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem is an _______________.
a)
extended metaphor
b)
allusion
c)
exposition
d)
example of irony
15.
A scene is...
a)
a written proposal or reminder.
b)
a time period long ago.
c)
a play on words in a story.
d)
a place where something occurs or a setting in a story or play.
16.
The use of words where the meaning is the opposite of their usual meaning or what is expected to happen.
a)
irony
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
cliche
17.
The act of referring or consulting.
a)
reference
b)
talking
c)
debate
d)
flashback
18.
A letter from your pen pal is an example of a ____________.
a)
reference
b)
flashback
c)
primary source
d)
parable
19.
These are examples of ___________.
*Without geometry, life is pointless.
*I've been to the dentist many times so I know the drill.
*Without geometry, life is pointless.
*I've been to the dentist many times so I know the drill.
a)
puns
b)
flashbacks
c)
irony
d)
references
20.
Foreshadowing, metaphors, similes, and hyperboles are all examples of _______________.
a)
literary devices
b)
literary elements
c)
irony
d)
puns
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