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speak vocabulary fourth quarter

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

extremely bad; appalling.

a)

abysmal

b)

deprive

c)

tenacious

d)

errant

2.

the male head of a family or tribe

a)

tenacious

b)

patriarch

c)

faction

d)

abysmal

3.

tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely

a)

tenacious

b)

savant

c)

errant

d)

abysmal

4.
For most of the book Melinda wants to be ______ and alone. 
a)
inconspicuous
b)
xenophobic
c)
tenacious
d)
demre
5.
Mr. Neck could be described as _______ in the chapter First Amendment. 
a)
xenophobic
b)
demure
c)
maladjusted
d)
submissive
6.

The language that appeals to the senses

a)

Imagery

b)

Tone

c)

Figurative Language

d)

Narration

7.

Compares two unlike things without using like or as

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Theme

d)

Plot

8.

Giving an inanimate object human characteristics

a)

Characterization

b)

Personification

c)

Setting

d)

Metaphor

9.

The vantage point from which a writer tells a story

a)

Point Of View

b)

Voice

c)

Tone

d)

Direct Quotation

10.

The life message of a story

a)

Plot

b)

Theme

c)

Setting

d)

Narration

11.

The attitude a writer takes toward a subject, a character, or the audience

a)

Tone

b)

Voice

c)

Narration

d)

Dialogue

12.

The writer's or speaker's distinctive use of language in a text

a)

Narration

b)

Dialogue

c)

Voice

d)

Tone

13.

Obnoxious

a)

moves with a sudden jerk

b)

Highly offensive

c)

wasteful of time and energy

d)

killed by lack of oxygen

14.

flutter

a)

complained

b)

to look with eyes partly closed

c)

to move with a quick waving motion

d)

highly offensive

15.

analyze

a)

Relation to the branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders

b)

moves with sudden jerk

c)

complained

d)

to study the nature or meaning of something

16.

asylum

a)

A demonstration of bad temper

b)

moves with sudden jerk

c)

A place of protection, safety, or care

d)

to proceed quickly

17.

twitches

a)

Living tissue surgically moved from one part of the body to another

b)

moves with a sudden jerk

c)

highly offensive

d)

wasteful of time and energy

18.

psychiatric

a)

Relation to the branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders

b)

killed by lack of oxygen

c)

complained

d)

highly offensive

19.

grafts

a)

a place of protection, safety, or care

b)

to proceed quickly

c)

Living tissue surgically moved from one part of the body to another

d)

a demonstration of bad temper

20.

asphyxiated

a)

to look with eyes partly closed

b)

to study the nature or meaning of something

c)

complained

d)

killed by lack of oxygen