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ELA 9 Vocab Quiz 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the missing word:


Our funds are so low, short of begging on the corner we are in _______________ need of new sources of income.

a)

desperate

b)

entranced

c)

hallucination

d)

premonition

e)

meditative

2.

Fill in the missing word:


In that moment I was struck with an idea so _______________ that I knew it would change the world.

a)

zealous

b)

scruple

c)

amenity

d)

tangible

e)

profound

3.

Fill in the missing word:


I found myself _______________ by the fire in the trees, in awe of both the splendor and destruction.

a)

desperate

b)

entranced

c)

hallucination

d)

premonition

e)

meditative

4.

Fill in the missing word:


I found myself in a _______________ state of mind, moving deeper and deeper into my thoughts.

a)

desperate

b)

entranced

c)

hallucination

d)

premonition

e)

meditative

5.

Fill in the missing word:


I found his _______________ attitude both inspiring and disturbing as he seemed borderline fanatical.

a)

zealous

b)

scruple

c)

amenity

d)

tangible

e)

profound

6.

Fill in the missing word:


They way they fought made the room thick with tension, as if the air itself became _______________ enough to see.

a)

zealous

b)

scruple

c)

amenity

d)

tangible

e)

profound

7.

Identify the word that goes with the following definition:


A feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action.

a)

zealous

b)

scruple

c)

amenity

d)

tangible

e)

profound

8.

Identify the word that goes with the following definition:


A desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place.

a)

zealous

b)

scruple

c)

amenity

d)

tangible

e)

profound

9.

Identify the word that goes with the following definition:


Something perceived but has no reality.

a)

desperate

b)

entranced

c)

hallucination

d)

premonition

e)

meditative

10.

Identify the word that goes with the following definition:


A strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant.

a)

desperate

b)

entranced

c)

hallucination

d)

premonition

e)

meditative

11.

Select the correct answer:


What type of writing states the opinion of the writer and attempts to influence the reader.

a)

Expository

b)

Persuasive

c)

Narrative

d)

Descriptive

12.

Select the correct answer:


What is the attitude with which the speaker or narrator

treats his/her subject? Similar to hearing a person's voice but instead of sound is "heard" through words, language, and detail.

a)

Tone

b)

Mood

13.

Select the correct answer:


What is the emotional feeling or atmosphere a work of

literature produces in a reader? Developed through setting, theme, tone, and diction, it created the emotional setting that surrounds the reader.

a)

Tone

b)

Mood

14.

Identify the Tone:


Life's city ways are dark,

Men mutter by, the wells

Of the great waters moan.

O death, O sea, O tide,

The waters moan like bells.

No light, no mark,

The soul goes out alone

On seas unknown.

a)

Depressing

b)

Happy

c)

Whimsical

d)

Suspicious

15.

Select the correct answer:


What type of writing uses the five senses to create a picture in the reader’s head. The writer uses imagery and vivid details.

a)

Expository

b)

Persuasive

c)

Narrative

d)

Descriptive