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WorksheetsGothic Vocabulary
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
While Radu struggled, Willem stabbed him hard in the back with a red hot sword. When writing is really descriptive and gives the reader a picture, the technique is called...?
pictography
alliteration
imagery
rhetorical question
'She is as grumpy as a grisly bear' is a ...........
metaphor
imagery
personification
simile
Mrs Bessuges often ....... ........................ ..................... when the children are messing around and she doesn't really mean them to answer her.
asks rhetorical questions
screams out of the window
laughs out loud
buries her head in a book
While we were reading 'My Swordhand is Singing' we learned about what typical elements make up a gothic novel. These are call the ............................... .............................
gothic trees
gothic conventions
scary bits
business conventions
Which answer uses alliteration?
Are you hungry? Let's find a cafe for ________, __________ and __________.
egg, chips and cola
coffee, cakes and tea
coffee, cakes and cola
fish, chips and coffee
"When Tatiana walked through the store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her."
What is being personified?
Tatiana
The store
High heels
her
What is Empathy?
ability to feel sadness
Ability to understand how someone is feeling
Ability to see in someone else's head
All of the above
The storm clouds that were gathering over the castle looked ______________.
alliterate
ominous
empathetic
imminent
Inexplicable, strange, mystical are all synonyms of which word?
mysterious
superstitious
ominous
meagre
Definite, sure, clear are all antonyms of which word?
meagre
ominous
gothic
vague
Which of these is a common superstition?
It's good luck to say good morning to your dog.
It's bad luck to eat in the bathroom.
It's bad luck to open an umbrella indoors.
It's good luck to jump over a flower.
Due to the terrible weather, the farmers have had a __________ harvest this year.
mysterious
meagre
ominous
vague
Which of the following is not a typically Gothic setting?
Church
Castle
Wild remote place
Shopping centre
The weather in gothic literature usually consists of...
rain, clouds, fog, or snow
some sunshine and big, puffy clouds
sunshine and warm temperatures
Hail
