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UnitOneVocab(PartOne)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

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1.

Which of the following BEST describes the SETTING of a story?

a)

a struggle between opposing forces in a story

b)

the action that leads to the most exciting part of a story

c)

words that describe a character or event in a story

d)

the time and place when and where a story occurs

2.

Which of the following BEST describes CONFLICT?

a)

a struggle in a story between opposing forces

b)

words that describe a character, a setting, or an event

c)

the time and place when and where a story takes place

d)

the overall emotion of a text

3.

Which of the following is the best meaning of the word CONCISE?

a)

long and drawn out

b)

cut up into pieces

c)

short and to the point

d)

the exact, literal meaning of a word

4.

Which of the following is the best definition for the word FUNCTION?

a)

a compelling idea or statement at the beginning of a text

b)

conversation between characters

c)

how something is used

d)

a statement that can be proven

5.

Which of the following best describes the concept of IMAGERY?

a)

a struggle between opposing forces

b)

descriptive words use to create pictures in a reader's mind

c)

words that outline a story's plot sequence

d)

the time and place when and where a story takes place

6.

Which of the following is the BEST definition of the word ARCHETYPE?

a)

a person that doesn't occur frequently in stories

b)

a literary element that does not cross cultural barriers

c)

a character or story pattern common to the human experience

d)

a symbol that is unique to one particular story or culture

7.

Which of the following BEST describes MOOD?

a)

words that describe a character or event in a story

b)

the time and place when and where a story takes place

c)

a struggle between characters in a story

d)

the overall emotion of a text, created by language and tone

8.

Which of the following BEST describes the literary concept of POINT OF VIEW?

a)

the perspective from which a story is told

b)

the time and place in which a story occurs

c)

a struggle which occurs between characters in a story

d)

descriptive words that create pictures in a reader's mind

9.

Which of the following would NOT be a synonym for CONTEXT?

a)

circumstances

b)

background

c)

situation

d)

none - all words listed are synonyms for context

10.

Which of the following is the best definition for the word NUANCE?

a)

to deny or make ineffective

b)

a small difference or distinction in meaning

c)

the arrangement of several things in order to compare them

d)

a writer's representation of the meaning of his/her story