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9 English Less 1-5 Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

not easily upset or excited

a)

bemoan

b)

placid

c)

talisman

d)

misogynist

2.

to express discontent or sorrow over

a)

bemoan

b)

talisman

c)

placid

d)

pathos

3.

someone who hates women

a)

jinx

b)

talisman

c)

misogynist

d)

feminist

4.

hate

a)

abhor

b)

placid

c)

love

d)

talisman

5.

an object with "magical" properties to bring good luck

a)

agitated

b)

abhor

c)

jinx

d)

talisman

6.

synonym for abhor

a)

dislike

b)

placid

c)

love

7.

The supervisor's -- attitude led to an expensive lawsuit.

a)

diatribe

b)

logos

c)

placid

d)

misogynistic

8.

In many quest stories, an unlikely hero must deliver a --to its rightful owner.

a)

talisman

b)

logos

c)

narrator

9.

antonym for placid

a)

bemoan

b)

calm

c)

agitated

d)

abhor

10.

My students often -- vocabulary quizzes.

a)

jinx

b)

bemoan

c)

harangue

d)

ethos

11.

The English teacher's normally -- demeanor was soothing to the class.

a)

placid

b)

talisman

c)

haranguing

d)

jingoistic

12.

bovine

a)

something that deviates from what is expected or normal

b)

showing great knowledge or learning

c)

treating serious issues with inappropriate humor contrite

d)

dull, slow

in the manner of a cow

13.

What is the meaning of 'ubiquitous'?

a)

A) A forceful and bitter verbal attack

b)

B) Appearing everywhere

c)

C) A statement that does not logically follow a conversation’s flow

d)

D) Showing lack of care.

14.

What does 'non sequitur' refer to?

a)

A) A statement that does not logically follow a conversation’s flow

b)

B) A forceful and bitter verbal attack

c)

C) Showing lack of care

d)

D) Wicked or criminal.

15.

What is the 'storytelling arc'?

a)

A) Exposition, Rising action, Climax, Falling action, Denouement

b)

B) A forceful and bitter verbal attack

c)

C) A person or thing that comes before another

d)

D) Unable to be captured or broken into.

16.

What does 'slipshod' mean?

a)

Wicked or criminal

b)

Showing lack of care

c)

A person or thing that comes before another

d)

Unable to be captured or broken into.

17.

What is a 'precursor'?

a)

A) A person or thing that comes before another of a similar kind

b)

B) Unable to be captured or broken into

c)

C) Shy or modest

d)

D) Overly patriotic

18.

What is the meaning of 'jingoistic'?

a)

Overly patriotic

b)

Unable to be soothed

c)

A natural skill

d)

A woman who flirts to get what she wants.

19.

What does 'implacable' mean?

a)

Unable to be soothed

b)

A natural skill

c)

A woman who flirts to get what she wants

d)

Lecture at length in an aggressive way.

20.

What is 'affinity'?

a)

A) A natural skill

b)

B) A woman who flirts to get what she wants

c)

C) Lecture at length in an aggressive way

d)

D) An original model of a person.

21.

Which pronouns are used in 'First person narrator'?

a)

He, she, it

b)

They, them

c)

I, me, my

d)

You, your

22.

How is '3rd person omniscient' described?

a)

Told from a single character's perspective

b)

Told from an all-knowing, God-like perspective

c)

Told in a journalistic way

d)

Told from the author's perspective.

23.

What is '3rd person objective'?

a)

Told from a character's inner thoughts

b)

Told in a journalistic way with no character's inner thoughts

c)

Told from the author's perspective

d)

Told from a single character's perspective.

24.

What does 'facetious' mean?

a)

A) Treating serious issues with inappropriate humor

b)

B) Treating serious issues with respect

c)

C) Treating serious issues with anger

d)

D) Treating serious issues with indifference.

25.

What does 'contrite' mean?

a)

Deeply remorseful for a bad action

b)

Proud of a bad action

c)

Indifferent to a bad action

d)

Unaware of a bad action

26.

What is 'Direct characterization'?

a)

A) Things told to us

b)

B) Things we infer

c)

C) Things we imagine

d)

D) Things we ignore

27.

What is 'Indirect characterization'?

a)

A) Things we conclude or infer

b)

B) Things told to us

c)

C) Things we ignore

d)

D) Things we imagine

28.

narrator

a)

Someone who runs the library

b)

Fitting under the table

c)

The person telling the story

d)

Sitting on the table

29.

What is a 'paradox'?

a)

A) A seemingly contradictory statement that expresses truth

b)

B) A mathematical equation

c)

C) A type of animal

d)

D) A form of poetry

30.
Question Image

Match the following terms

a)

wicked or criminal  

1.

Nefarious

b)

epigraph

2.

short saying at beginning, reveals theme

c)

epithet

3.

descriptive title expressing a quality

d)

coquette

4.

a woman who flirts to get what she wants

e)

lacks conventional heroic attributes

5.

antihero

31.

The best piece we read in unit 2:

a)

Treasure Island

b)

Old Man

c)

My Last Duchess

d)

Phaëthon

32.

Making such a poor grade was an ​ (a)   for Pete, who was usually very ​ (b)   , refusing to be ​ (c)   in his work.

Choose from the below words
anomaly
erudite
slipshod