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Vocabulary (Lit Devices & Academic)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Someone pushed the button

and the wind wove a tapestry

of particles in flight.

Lovely artistry of the night.

Which line contains alliteration?

a)

Line 1

b)

Line 2

c)

Line 3

d)

Line 4

2.

Life is a highway. I wanna ride it all night long.


This line is an example of

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Realism

3.

In September 2017, hurricanes Irma and Maria ripped through the United States Virgin Islands. Both hurricanes caused mass destruction on all three islands.

a)

Irony

b)

Setting

c)

Figurative Language

d)

Theme

4.

Carl and his wife, Jessica decided to get a divorce. They battled for almost three month to see who should get full custody of the four children.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Conflict

d)

Alliteration

5.

Cassie's late night studying paid off; she was named class valedictorian. Jack's campaigning paid off; he was chosen class president. As he sat on the couch, Justin thought, "one day I will get lucky."

What is a possible theme for this passage?

a)

Popular students always get what they want.

b)

Jealousy and Envy

c)

Bad luck is better than no luck.

d)

Work smart and hard for what you want to achieve.

6.

I got the eye of a tiger, a fighter. Dancing through the fire. Cause I am a champion and you're gonna hear me roar.


This verse contains __.

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Irony

7.

Which of the following is an example of irony?

a)

I dressed up my dog like a cat for Halloween.

b)

I held the Bible close to my heart.

c)

Larry needs to work on his Santa Claus impression.

d)

A writer is composing a romance story.

8.

Goldfish - The snack that smiles back.

a)

Realism

b)

Personification

c)

Theme

d)

Simile

9.

This movie was like watching paint dry.


This is an example of ___.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Conflict

c)

Simile

d)

Irony

10.

The author writes about ordinary people who are frustrated after the disaster. He details their social situations and how they are limited by everyday circumstances.

a)

Irony

b)

Realism

c)

Figurative Language

d)

Theme

11.

The attention of the attendees was arrested by the woman who wept and __ at the back of the room.

a)

wail

b)

wailed

c)

wails

d)

wailing

12.

Although the child __ Cliff's presence at the house, she soon adapted to him as her stepfather.

a)

afflicted

b)

loathed

c)

relented

d)

plighted

13.

Many thought this illness had changed him from a slightly arrogant young man into one who was sympathetic to the __ of others.

a)

plight

b)

afflicting

c)

aghast

d)

balefulness

14.

My wife and I loved the house, but we were __ at its unreasonably high price.

a)

relenting

b)

afflicted

c)

loathed

d)

aghast

15.

When we suffer from bodily pain, there is bound to be mental ___ as well.

a)

plight

b)

affliction

c)

wailing

d)

loathing

16.

What is missing is a constant, __ pressure to provide the best service for customers.

a)

unrelenting

b)

baleful

c)

afflicted

d)

plight

17.

How far he was thwarted by the __ influence of Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. and his cabinet members remains to a large extent a matter of conjecture.

a)

affliction

b)

aghast

c)

baleful

d)

relenting

18.

Had there been any attacks, they would have been too __ for words.

a)

ghastly

b)

loathed

c)

relentlessly

d)

afflicted

19.

The queen ran to the door; the scream ceased and she heard the __ of an infant.

a)

bale

b)

relent

c)

wail

d)

plight

20.

I found this assessment __

a)

Very difficult

b)

Somewhat difficult

c)

Somewhat easy

d)

Very easy