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WorksheetsVocabulary & Literary Review (list #7 mainly)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
expressing emotion in an excited way (adj)
a)
fervor
b)
vehement
c)
tumult
d)
acclaim
2.
to be wasted away (adj)
a)
amiable
b)
hedonistic
c)
orthodox
d)
emaciated
3.
danger! (noun)
a)
brevity
b)
slander
c)
jeopardy
d)
indolence
4.
a state of being alert (n)
a)
vigilance
b)
scrupulous
c)
elude
d)
lament
5.
unselfish (adj)
a)
intangible
b)
altruistic
c)
surreptitiously
d)
none of these
6.
a comparison using 'like' or 'as'
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
pun
7.
slyly or in a secretive way (adv)
a)
inadvertently
b)
incessantly
c)
complacently
d)
surreptitiously
8.
coming-of-age novel
a)
vignette
b)
bildungsroman
c)
haiku
d)
none of these
9.
appealing to emotions
a)
pathos
b)
logos
c)
ilios
d)
ethos
10.
appealing to reason
a)
pathos
b)
logos
c)
ilios
d)
ethos
11.
appealing to one's credibility
a)
pathos
b)
logos
c)
ilios
d)
ethos
12.
a direct comparison not using 'like' or 'as'
a)
simile
b)
alliteration
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
13.
chaos or commotion! (n)
a)
credulous
b)
tumult
c)
premonition
d)
ephemeral
14.
The book Night is all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
nonfiction
b)
memoir
c)
historical fiction
d)
part of a larger book
15.
Who wrote the play Oedipus Rex?
a)
Socrates
b)
Aristotle
c)
Plato
d)
Sophocles
16.
contrast/division between 2 things
a)
dialogue
b)
dogmatic
c)
dichotomy
d)
derive
17.
All of these are necessary parts of a convincing argument EXCEPT:
a)
counterclaim
b)
rebuttal
c)
evidence/support
d)
call-to-action
18.
Moment of Self-Awareness:
a)
Peripeteia
b)
Anagnorisis
c)
Hamartia
d)
Hubris
19.
The thesis of an essay:
a)
is the first sentence of the essay
b)
is the last sentence of the essay
c)
is the last sentence of the introduction
d)
doesn't matter where it appears in the essay
20.
True or False: It's acceptable to start or end a BODY paragraph of an essay with a quotation.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
to mourn the loss of someone/something (v)
a)
lament
b)
elude
c)
indolent
d)
acclaim
22.
something bad might happen (n)
a)
A. omen
b)
B. premonition
c)
C. obstinate
d)
A & B
23.
Reversal of Fortune:
a)
Peripeteia
b)
Anagnorisis
c)
Hamartia
d)
Hubris
24.
True or False: You now have to include the URL of websites on your works cited pages.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Repetition of Vowel Sounds:
a)
allegory
b)
assonance
c)
anaphora
d)
apostrophe
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