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Goldfish Vocab Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of the word poignant?

a)

Something that has no effect on you

b)

Something that has an effect on you sometimes

c)

Something that has a little effect on you

d)

Something that has a strong emotional impact

2.

What is the definition of the word beleaguered?

a)

Troubled with many problems

b)

Able to express oneself clearly

c)

Always look very good in photos and videos

d)

A small scene or clip of a video or a memory

3.

Which word means to be able to express oneself clearly and easily

a)

Vignette

b)

Poignant

c)

Fluent

d)

Emergent

4.

Who is most likely to be wizened?

a)

a teenager

b)

a professor

c)

a teacher

d)

a pensioner

5.

Which word means small scenes or images

a)

Poignant

b)

Vignette

c)

Superimpose

d)

Beleaguered

6.

What is the definition of the word superimpose?

a)

To cover one thing with something else completely

b)

To layer two things on top of another so both can be seen

c)

To become a superhero that can see everything

d)

To look extremely good in photos or on film

7.

The story “What, of this Goldfish, Would You Wish” conveys the theme that

a)

Fairy tales do not relate to real life at all.

b)

Doing the right thing never works out.

c)

Wishes cannot buy happiness.

d)

Life in the Middle East is difficult.

8.

What is the last line of story “What, of this Goldfish, Would You Wish”: “Anything, the Russian said, not to be

a)

hurt.”

b)

caught.”

c)

afraid.”

d)

alone.”

9.

Which of the following is NOT an example of juxtaposition we covered in class?

a)

Yin and Yang

b)

Red and Blue

c)

Pink and Green

d)

Batman and The Joker

10.

What is the effect of juxtaposition?

a)

Creates chaos in a text by putting opposite next to each other

b)

Explains why things are different

c)

Helps us understand differences between colors

d)

Helps us notice specific qualities we can compare and contrast