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LOTF Chapter 2/3 Vocabulary Checkpoint

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The ________ notes on the board were hard to see. 
a)
impervious
b)
inscrutable
c)
cordon
d)
fervor
2.
Lucy was ________ by her classmates to attend the party. 
a)
fervor
b)
sauntered
c)
compelled
d)
inscrutable
3.
She felt that she had her parents' ________ approval to borrow the car.
a)
rebuke
b)
enmity
c)
tacit
d)
fervor
4.

The _________________ of the fire in the cafeteria was chaotic and made keeping everyone orderly and calm much more difficult.

a)

tumult

b)

flippant

c)

contemptuous

d)

mutinous

5.

the act of accusing in return; opposing another charge

a)

ebullience

b)

efflorescence

c)

decorous

d)

recrimination

6.

zestful or spirited enthusiasm

a)

efflorescence

b)

tumult

c)

tirade

d)

ebullience

7.

A change or variation; unexpected changes in life

a)

oppressive

b)

vicissitudes

c)

declivities

8.

Downward slopes, as of a hill

a)

declivities

b)

oppressive

c)

tacit

9.
Using gestures to emphasize certain words 
a)
Gesticulate
b)
Furtive
c)
Contemptuously
d)
Indignant 
10.

Characterization

a)

Comparison describing things in a way that isn’t meant to be taken literally

b)

When a character says/does something that he/she doesn’t fully understand, but the audience does.

c)

The central/universal idea of a piece of fiction (or the main idea of a nonfiction essay). Usually implicit.

d)

Representation of a character (what they look like, what they say, do think, and what others say, do, and think about them)

11.

Metaphor

a)

Comparison of two things that are different, using “like” or “as”

b)

The central/universal idea of a piece of fiction (or the main idea of a nonfiction essay). Usually implicit.

c)

Comparison describing things in a way that isn’t meant to be taken literally

d)

When a character says/does something that he/she doesn’t fully understand, but the audience does.

12.

Setting

a)

Using language to create mental images and sensory impressions. Can be for emotional effect.

b)

Use of symbols to represent abstract ideas in concrete ways

c)

Comparison describing things in a way that isn’t meant to be taken literally

d)

Time and place of a story. May include physical, cultural, or historical background also.

13.

Simile

a)

Comparison describing things in a way that isn’t meant to be taken literally

b)

A reference in a literary work to another work of literature, art, or real event. Usually brief and implied.

c)

Using language to create mental images and sensory impressions. Can be for emotional effect.

d)

Comparison of two things that are different, using “like” or “as”

14.

Theme

a)

A reference in a literary work to another work of literature, art, or real event. Usually brief and implied.

b)

The central/universal idea of a piece of fiction (or the main idea of a nonfiction essay). Usually implicit.

c)

Using language to create mental images and sensory impressions. Can be for emotional effect.

d)

Use of words in which the intended meaning is contrary to the literal meaning.

15.

_____?______ materials do not allow light waves to pass through.

a)

Opaque

b)

Transparent

c)

Translucent