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Short Story Unit: Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a struggle between forces in the story

a)

point of view

b)

conflict

c)

theme

d)

resolution

2.

1st person narrative, 3rd person narrative, 3rd person limited omniscient narrative

a)

symbol

b)

conflict

c)

point of view

d)

theme

3.

any person, place, thing, or object that has a meaning in itself

and that also stands for something else

a)

symbol

b)

theme

c)

point of view

d)

conflict

4.

the main idea of the story that the author wants you to take with you,

sometimes called the message or the claim

a)

symbol

b)

theme

c)

climax

d)

resolution

5.

the story's most suspenseful or moment of high interest

a)

climax

b)

exposition

c)

resolution

d)

rising action

6.

to prevent

a)

meticulous

b)

affectation

c)

forestall

d)

semblance

7.

celestial

a)

of the sky

b)

of the earth

c)

of the water

d)

of the air

8.

agreeing to something without protest

a)

knell

b)

goading

c)

centrifugal

d)

acquiescent

9.

moved lightly through the air

a)

wafted

b)

renounced

c)

swaggering

d)

forestall

10.

calmly, quietly

a)

insolently

b)

elaborately

c)

simultaneously

d)

placidly

11.

a lack of common comforts

a)

privations

b)

sagacity

c)

suavity

d)

acute

12.

boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior

a)

incredulously

b)

insolently

c)

elaborately

d)

sagacity

13.

swaggering

a)

energetic hand or arm gestures

b)

seeing beyond what is obvious

c)

urging into action

d)

strutting, walking with a bold step

14.

with doubt or disbelief

a)

renounced

b)

haggard

c)

incredulously

d)

insolently

15.

graceful politeness

a)

suavity

b)

insolently

c)

elaborately

d)

incredulously

16.

sensitive

a)

haggard

b)

derision

c)

profound

d)

acute

17.

scorn, contempt, ridicule

a)

sagacity

b)

renouce

c)

semblance

d)

derision

18.

energetic hand or arm movements, usually when talking

a)

swaggering

b)

gesticulations

c)

centrifugal

d)

meticulous

19.

having a tired look

a)

profound

b)

acute

c)

haggard

d)

knell

20.

having high intelligence and sound judgment

a)

sagacity

b)

dissimulation

c)

affectation

d)

semblance

21.

crevice

a)

extremely careful about details

b)

tending to move away from the center

c)

seeing beyond what is obvious

d)

a narrow opening