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Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a comparison of unlike things by saying that one thing is a dissimilar object or thing

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

irony

2.

the repetition of the same initial consonant sound among words

a)

alliteration

b)

assonance

c)

simile

d)

stanza

3.

what happens is the opposite of what we expect would happen

a)

irony

b)

metaphor

c)

idiom

d)

imagery

4.

a group of words whose collective meaning is quite different from their individual, literal meaning.

a)

idiom

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

alliteration

5.

giving human qualities to nonhuman things

a)

simile

b)

personification

c)

metaphor

d)

hyperbole

6.

a comparison that uses the words like or as

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

idiom

d)

personificatio

7.

an exaggeration that cannot possibly be true

a)

hyperbole

b)

simile

c)

idiom

d)

metaphor

8.

Which phrase is NOT a simile?

a)

its like the sun has disappeared!

b)

The shiny new bicycle was like a new toy.

c)

He acts like a bull in a china shop!

d)

A picture is worth a million words.

9.

She is a shining star.

a)
Simile 
b)
Metaphor
10.
Simile or Metaphor?
Kozmy is as good as gold.
a)
Simile 
b)
Metaphor
11.

The stars danced in the night.

a)

Not personification

b)

Personification

12.

I ate 10 chicken nuggets from McDonald's for dinner.

a)

Personification

b)

Not Personiciation

13.

The brownies were calling my name.

a)

Personification

b)

Not Personification

14.

New York City never sleeps.

a)

Personification

b)

Not Personification

15.
a)

The sun glistened, turning the lake into a pot of honey.

b)

The pond is beautiful.

c)

The pond was as cold as ice.

d)

The sun shone on the smooth surface of the pond.

16.

Hyperboles are phrases that

a)

compare two unlike things

b)

exaggerate

c)

give person-like qualities to animals and things

d)

have a different meaning than the words.

17.

I could sleep for an hour.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Not a hyperbole

18.
There was such a joyful sadness in her beautiful face. What is the oxymoron?
a)
Beautiful Face
b)
Such a
c)
Joyful Sadness
d)
Beautiful 
19.
deafening silence
a)
oxymoron 
b)
paradox
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
alliteration 
20.
An oxymoron is a figure of speech that uses self contradictory terms back to back.
a)
True
b)
False
21.

"Oh he's so beautiful--such a beautiful disaster," sings Kelly Clarkson.

a)

oxymoron

b)

paradox

22.

When your parents learn about your new plan to raise money, it's going to sink like the Titanic.

a)

pun

b)

allusion

c)

idiom

d)

metaphor

23.

Don't be a Scrooge!

a)

personification

b)

idiom

c)

pun

d)

allusion

24.

Don't let the cat out of the bag.

a)

idiom

b)

pun

c)

allusion

d)

metaphor

25.
A brief reference to a famous historical figure or event, like from a movie or a book. 
a)
Alliteration 
b)
Hyperbole 
c)
Assonance 
d)
Allusion
26.
A phrase that means something different than the literal meaning of the words
a)
Metaphor 
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Idiom 
d)
Allusion 
27.

After a busy day, Cammy couldn't wait to hit the hay.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

idiom

d)

personification

28.

Find the onomatopoeic word.

a)

Graceful

b)

Swooshed

c)

Into

d)

No onomatopoeic word

29.

Find the onomatopoeic word.

a)

Crruunch!

b)

Hey

c)

Dog

d)

Cat

30.
An oxymoron is a figure of speech that uses self contradictory terms back to back.
a)
True
b)
False
31.

The sea rumbled and hissed

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

allusion

32.

How would allusion be defined?

a)

a reference to a famous person, place, or event

b)

words that involve one of the five senses

c)

two lines working as a unit

d)

a form or wordplay with similar sounding sounds

33.

What is the common allusion for Goofy?

a)

to be a coward

b)

to be silly

c)

to be sinful

d)

all of the above

34.

What is the meaning of the allusion?

My brother is a regular Einstein! He always seems to know the answer!

a)

His brother is unintelligent

b)

His brother works hard

c)

His brother is intelligent

d)

His brother is lazy

35.
a phrase that has two opposite words
a)
Simile
b)
Irony
c)
Personification
d)
Oxymoron
36.
For lunch,the cafeteria was serving jumbo shrimp and rice.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Oxymoron
37.

Read the source of the allusion.


In Roman mythology, Cupid is the god of love. He often shoots arrows at people to make them love each other.


What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?


I know I'm playing Cupid, but I think Bob and my cousin should spend more time together.

a)

trying to make people fall in love

b)

sharing or expressing an unpopular point of view

c)

saying kind and pleasant things about people

38.

In Greek mythology, King Midas is granted his wish that everything he touches turn to gold.


What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?


When it comes to starting new businesses, Elon Musk seems to have a Midas touch.

a)

fortunate

b)

unusual

c)

unfortunate

d)

usual

39.

In a biblical parable, a Samaritan selflessly stops to help an enemy who has been beaten and stranded on the side of a road.


What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?


A Good Samaritan jumped in when my grocery bag broke and the contents spilled all over the sidewalk.

a)

a person who enjoys interacting with others

b)

a person who plays tricks on others

c)

a person who takes advantage of others

d)

a person who goes out of the way to help another

40.
Identify the paradox.
a)
The clouds drifted lazily in the sky.
b)
The person who wrote that book can’t write.
c)
The clown fish swam comically in the aquarium.
d)
I was confused by the lesson.
41.
Identify the paradox. 
a)
She is an awfully good singer.
b)
The blank page stared back at me.
c)
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.
d)
They danced in the moonlight. 
42.
Identify the paradox. 
a)
The dress cost a million dollars. 
b)
I’d rather be lucky than smart.
c)
It’s twelve minutes until midnight.
d)
She stood in the empty room. 
43.
A statement that seems to contradict itself but is, nevertheless true.
a)
Monologue
b)
Paradox
c)
Foil
d)
Dialogue
44.
What is a Pun?
a)
Words that sound the same but are spelled different 
b)
Play on words: a joke 
c)
An idiom 
d)
Pickle and onion mix
45.

A euphemism is:

a)

A situation or information that helps you understand something

b)

A lie used to hurt someone

c)

Intended to make someone believe something that is not true

d)

A polite word or expression used to make something less unattractive

46.
Act naturally
a)
Oxymoron
b)
Euphemism
47.
She's gone to a better place is a euphemism for...
a)
She's on vacation
b)
She's dead
c)
She's left the country
d)
She's in Florida
48.
Economically disadvantaged is a euphemism for...
a)
Lost
b)
Without a job
c)
Poor
d)
Rich
49.

An allegory is a story in which:

a)

Characters, setting and actions stand for something beyond their literal meaning

b)

a story in which characters, settings, and symbols have new definitions

c)

a story in which characters, settings, and symbols have magical powers

d)

a story in which characters, settings, and symbols know one another

50.

What does it mean to read "allegorically"?

a)

Read an allegory

b)

Take the words of the story to mean exactly and only what they say

c)

Take the words of a story as a hidden message for something else

d)

Read quickly

51.

____ is a brief, entertaining account of an incident or event.

a)

A narrative

b)

An anecdote

c)

A monologue

d)

Low comedy

52.
Define foreshadowing.
a)
A flashback of what happened previously
b)
A hint at something that will happen later
c)
Giving human-like characteristics to non-living things
d)
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
53.
 “Remember, Cinderella,” warned her fairy godmother, “you must leave the ball at midnight. If you stay later, everything will turn back as it was. Your coach will become a pumpkin again. Your gown will become rags. Promise me you will remember.”
“Of course, I’ll remember,” said Cinderella, but as her coach carried her toward the ball, the warning was replaced in her mind with images of dancing and music.
a)
Flashback
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
theme
d)
climax
54.

A recurring theme, subject or idea. Ex. An author frequently touching on dark vs. light or good versus evil. A candle could represent a light in darkness, or storm clouds could represent temporary darkness.

a)

Plot

b)

Setting

c)

Motif

d)

Theme

55.
Exclaiming “Oh great!” after failing an exam
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
56.
A pilot with a fear of heights
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
57.
What is verbal irony?
a)
When what is said is different than what is meant
b)
When what happens is the opposite of what is expected
c)
When the audience knows something a character doesn't know. 
58.
What is situational irony?
a)
When what is said is the opposite of what is meant
b)
When what happens is the opposite of what is expected
c)
When the audience knows something the character doesn't
59.
Choose the best alliteration definition:
a)

The repetition of vowel sounds close together

b)
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words.
c)

The repetition of vowel and consonant sounds within words.

60.

We make ourselves a place apart

Behind light words that tease and flout...

a)

alliteration

b)

assonance

c)

consonance

61.

And multiplication's school

of fish times fish,

whose silver bodies breed

beneath the shadow

of a boat

a)

alliteration

b)

assonance

c)

consonance

62.

And multiplication's school

of fish times fish,

whose silver bodies breed

beneath the shadow

of a boat

a)

alliteration

b)

assonance

c)

consonance

63.
In which quotation below are the underlined words an example of sound effects created by alliteration?
a)
“What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore / Meant in croaking ‘Nevermore.’”
b)
“Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken! / Leave my loneliness unbroken!—quit the bust above my door!”
c)
“Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning, / Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before.”
d)
“On this home by Horror haunted—tell me truly, I implore— / Is there—is there balm in Gilead?—tell me—tell me, I implore!”
64.

"Tell me why thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!"

This lines makes an allusion (reference) to the Greek God of --

a)

war

b)

the night

c)

heaven

d)

the underworld

65.

"each separate dying ember"

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

allusion

e)

hyperbole

66.

"on the Night's Plutonian shore"

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

allusion

e)

hyperbole

67.

"the stillness gave no token"

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

allusion

e)

hyperbole

68.

"the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain"

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

allusion

e)

hyperbole

69.

" is there balm in Gilead"

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

allusion

e)

hyperbole

70.

"within the distant Aidenn"

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

allusion

e)

hyperbole

71.

"On the pallid bust of Pallas"

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

allusion

e)

hyperbole

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