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Vocabulary Quiz #8

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The most exciting moment of the story; turning point

a)

falling action

b)

resolution

c)

rising action

d)

climax

2.

The root meaning: bad

a)

mal

b)

geo

c)

sol

d)

aud

3.

The time and place of a story

a)

rising action

b)

theme

c)

climax

d)

setting

4.

Connecting the vocabulary term to clues in the story

a)

setting

b)

connections

c)

context clues

d)

climax

5.

An exaggeration

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

hyperbole

6.

A group of lines in a poem

a)

meter

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

stanza

7.

Characteristics of a character in the story based on text evidence

a)

fract

b)

traits

c)

drama

d)

climax

8.

End of the story where loose ends are tied up

a)

climax

b)

rising action

c)

resolution

d)

falling action

9.

The root meaning: hand

a)

peri

b)

bio

c)

man

d)

ped

10.

The written text of a play

a)

script

b)

scene

c)

playwright

d)

dialogue

11.

The root meaning: moon

a)

sol

b)

lun

c)

geo

d)

sub

12.

The problem in the story; man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. nature, man vs. society

a)

conflict

b)

climax

c)

resolution

d)

rising action

13.

A division of an act into smaller parts; when this changes, the setting changes

a)

theme

b)

act

c)

scene

d)

script

14.

The root meaning: earth

a)

auto

b)

bio

c)

geo

d)

aud

15.

A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader

a)

metaphor

b)

hyperbole

c)

foreshadow

d)

rising action

16.

The root meaning: to build

a)

rupt

b)

script

c)

ject

d)

struct

17.

The root meaning: water

a)

sens

b)

hydr

c)

inter

d)

peri

18.

The root meaning: self

a)

bio

b)

aud

c)

astro

d)

auto

19.

The root meaning: life

a)

auto

b)

aud

c)

geo

d)

bio

20.

The root meaning: poison

a)

mal

b)

bio

c)

auto

d)

tox