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List 5 Academic Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

autobiography/memoir

a)

a factual story a person writes about his or her own life

b)

any story about a person's life

c)

a historical fiction story about a person's life

d)

a factual story writen about a person's life

2.
mood
a)
the attitude a writer takes toward his or her writing
b)
the feeling or atmosphere a write creates for the reader
c)
the emotional meaning of a word
d)
a story that is scary
3.
organizational structure
a)
the feeling or atmosphere a writer creates for a reader
b)
the beginning of a story or paper
c)
the middle of a story or paper
d)
the order in which an author presents the ideas
4.
metaphor
a)
a comparison between similar things
b)
a comparison between to unlike things using "like" or "as"
c)
a direct comparison of two unrelated things
d)
the differences between two things
5.
alliteration
a)
words that rhyme
b)
words that are opposites
c)
words that are the same
d)
repetition of the same beginning consonant sound
6.
idiom
a)
a comparison between two unlike things
b)
the incorrect definition of a word
c)
A common, often used, expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.
d)
words that rhyme
7.
biography
a)
a fictional account of a person's life
b)
a factual story written about another person's life
c)
a story person writes about his/her own life
d)
a story written about another person's life
8.
protagonist
a)
the main character of a story
b)
a static character in the story
c)
the friend of a main character in a story
d)
A character or force in conflict with the main character
9.
simile
a)
a comparison between two different things without using the words "like" or "as"
b)
A direct comparison of similar things
c)
a comparison between two similar things without using the words "like" or "as".
d)
a comparison between two different things using the words "like" or "as".
10.

theme

a)

a comparison between two ideas

b)

central idea of a work of literature that reveals a life lesson

c)

the topic sentence of an argumentative paper

d)

a static character in a story

11.

imagery

a)

description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

b)

a picture

c)

a drawing in the book

d)

a picture of the author in the back of the book

12.
contribute
a)
help to cause or bring about
b)
creating a response in the reader
c)
taking a position about the topic
d)
give money to a cause
13.
conflict
a)
an evil character in a story
b)
a comparison between two unlike things
c)
the emotional meaning of a word
d)
a struggle between opposing forces, a problem within a story
14.

figurative language

a)

a humorous piece of writing

b)

description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

c)

language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.

d)

the emotional meaning of a word

15.

antagonist

a)

main character in a story

b)

the force or character that opposes the main character

c)

a static character in a story

d)

the friend of the main character in a story