WorksheetsShort Story Unit: Vocabulary Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 21mins
a struggle between forces in the story
point of view
conflict
theme
resolution
1st person narrative, 3rd person narrative, 3rd person limited omniscient narrative
symbol
conflict
point of view
theme
any person, place, thing, or object that has a meaning in itself
and that also stands for something else
symbol
theme
point of view
conflict
the main idea of the story that the author wants you to take with you,
sometimes called the message or the claim
symbol
theme
climax
resolution
the story's most suspenseful or moment of high interest
climax
exposition
resolution
rising action
to prevent
meticulous
affectation
forestall
semblance
celestial
of the sky
of the earth
of the water
of the air
agreeing to something without protest
knell
goading
centrifugal
acquiescent
moved lightly through the air
wafted
renounced
swaggering
forestall
calmly, quietly
insolently
elaborately
simultaneously
placidly
a lack of common comforts
privations
sagacity
suavity
acute
boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior
incredulously
insolently
elaborately
sagacity
swaggering
energetic hand or arm gestures
seeing beyond what is obvious
urging into action
strutting, walking with a bold step
with doubt or disbelief
renounced
haggard
incredulously
insolently
graceful politeness
suavity
insolently
elaborately
incredulously
sensitive
haggard
derision
profound
acute
scorn, contempt, ridicule
sagacity
renouce
semblance
derision
energetic hand or arm movements, usually when talking
swaggering
gesticulations
centrifugal
meticulous
having a tired look
profound
acute
haggard
knell
having high intelligence and sound judgment
sagacity
dissimulation
affectation
semblance
crevice
extremely careful about details
tending to move away from the center
seeing beyond what is obvious
a narrow opening
