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Unit 2A Week 3 Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the 4 vocabulary words that are literary terms.

a)

literary device

b)

characterization

c)

mood

d)

foreshadowing

e)

stocky

2.

Choose the 3 words that are literary terms.

a)

setting

b)

theme

c)

topic

d)

contempt

e)

skirt

3.

Choose the 3 words that are nouns. (I find it quite interesting, a noun's a person, place, or thing. . . or idea.)

a)

contempt

b)

hoodlum

c)

trousseau

d)

obstinate

e)

stocky

4.

Choose the 2 words that are verbs. (action words)

a)

skirt

b)

ration

c)

lanky

d)

contempt

e)

mood

5.

Choose the 3 words that are adjectives

a)

stocky

b)

lanky

c)

obstinate

d)

trousseau

e)

characterization

6.

Buford’s _?_ physique is appropriate for a stereotypical bully; he is broad and sturdy and gives the impression of being strong.

a)

stocky

b)

lanky

c)

obstinate

d)

contempt

7.

Did you notice the _?_ in chapter 2, where the main character talked about his long-lost identical twin brother? I bet that brother’s going to show up later in the story.

a)

foreshadowing

b)

theme

c)

ration

d)

obstinate

8.

Emmalyn can take a long time to form an opinion about something, but once she does, she is rather _?_; she won’t change her mind no matter what arguments you use.

a)

obstinate

b)

foreshadowing

c)

mood

d)

theme

9.

Hooligan is to _?_ as hero is to protagonist.

a)

hoodlum

b)

stocky

c)

lanky

d)

trousseau

10.

I think the _?_ of this poem is melancholy; the atmosphere the poet creates is very gloomy.

a)

mood

b)

theme

c)

literary device

d)

foreshadowing

11.

I think the _?_ of this story is Anne and Gilbert falling in love.

a)

topic

b)

theme

c)

setting

d)

characterization

12.

I think the _?_ of this story is young love.

a)

theme

b)

setting

c)

characterization

d)

mood

13.

I think the author did a great job with the _?_ in this novel; the characters seem like real people you might really meet.

a)

characterization

b)

literary device

c)

foreshadowing

d)

obstinate

14.

In the past, wealthy young women would have a whole new wardrobe made for after their marriage; their _?_ was one of the fun parts of preparing for the wedding.

a)

trousseau

b)

obstinate

c)

stocky

d)

ration

15.

In times of war, it has often been necessary for countries to _?_ things like food, rubber, and electricity to make sure the soldiers had the supplies they needed to be successful.

a)

ration

b)

trousseau

c)

obstinate

d)

foreshadowing

16.

Maisie looked at me with _?_ when I suggested that we could just get plain red tee shirts from Wal-Mart instead of expensive personalized jerseys.

a)

contempt

b)

obstinate

c)

mood

d)

characterization

17.

Mrs. Lewis gave each group a _?_ to define and explain to the class; then we had to find examples of each one in the poem. Ours was irony.

a)

literary device

b)

characterization

c)

theme

d)

contempt

18.

Teresa is tall and thin and still rather clumsy; she hasn’t quite gotten used to her new, _?_ body after her growth spurt over the summer.

a)

lanky

b)

stocky

c)

characterization

d)

contempt

19.

The _?_ of the book is autumn in the countryside of France.

a)

setting

b)

theme

c)

characterization

d)

foreshadowing

20.

The kids were careful to _?_ the swampy place near the river, but the villains following them thought they would take a short-cut through it and got stuck.

a)

skirt

b)

obstinate

c)

stocky

d)

contempt