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AP Literature Vocabulary and Terms List 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does it mean to be naive?

a)

In debt

b)

silly

c)

inexperienced

d)

professional

2.

What does it mean to have a pedigree?

a)

A) You have a respectable lineage.

b)

You have a degree in pediatrics.

c)

You have good health.

d)

You enjoy dog food.

3.

When you disdain something, it means you have_______________________________.

a)

disgust for something

b)

psychic feeling about something

c)

craving for something

d)

fondness for something

4.

Colloquial language is also known as __________________

a)

formal language

b)

universal language

c)

everyday language

d)

encoded language

5.

To be ambiguous means to be _____________

a)

perfectly clear

b)

versatile

c)

vague

d)

insignificant

6.

To disparage means to _____________

a)

recycle

b)

applaud

c)

take apart

d)

criticize

7.

A person who is loquacious is someone who ________

a)

talks a lot

b)

studies a lot

c)

sleeps a lot

d)

exercises a lot

8.

To be sedate means to be _____________________

a)

sleepy

b)

composed

c)

satisfied

d)

reckless

9.

To be whimsical means to be ____________

a)

mathematical and logical

b)

unconventional and playful

c)

impulsive and dangerous

d)

cavalier and careless

10.

If someone is discreet, she is ____________

a)

cooperative

b)

silent

c)

inconspicuous

d)

discouraging

11.

A revelation could be described as ________________

a)

inappropriate

b)

tasteful

c)

surprising

d)

offensive

12.

One definition of subtle is ___________

a)

understated

b)

bland

c)

direct

d)

secretive

13.

To live in exile means to be ___________________

a)

selfless

b)

impoverished

c)

banished

d)

shamed

14.

Which of the following is an example of an allusion?

a)

the book title Things Fall Apart

b)

Owl Eyes in The Great Gatsby

c)

Edna swimming to her death in The Awakening

d)

Layla likes lazing lately

15.

Which of the following would be considered a ‘colloquialism’ for a contemporary short story?

a)

S’up?

b)

Good day, sir.

c)

Ixnay on the Anguagelay

d)

How very droll!!!!!!

16.

Rhetoric refers to ___________________

a)

flexibility

b)

oratory skill

c)

piousness

d)

irony

17.

Hyperbole is also known as _____________

a)

figurative language

b)

exaggeration

c)

metaphor

d)

rhyme scheme

18.

Onomatopoeia is exemplified all of the following words except _________________

a)

Slam!

b)

gurgle

c)

slurp

d)

gas

19.

Which of the following is written with passive voice?

a)

At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Harry.

b)

Beautiful giraffes roam the savannah.

c)

Sue changed the flat tire.

d)

We are going to watch a movie tonight.

20.

Which of the following is written with active voice?

a)

The obstacle course was run by me in record time.

b)

The entire stretch of highway was paved by the crew.

c)

the novel was read by Mom in one day.

d)

The staff is required to watch a safety video every year.