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Vocabulary Unit 8: Language

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fernanda told me the funniest __________ yesterday about what happened to her at the gym.

a)

attribute

b)

anecdote

c)

analogy

d)

alternative

2.

Being respectful to others is a great _________ to have; everyone should be kind when they speak to others.

a)

attribute

b)

anecdote

c)

analogy

d)

alternative

3.

An example of an __________ is "Thomas is my rock. I depend on him every day."

a)

attribute

b)

anecdote

c)

analogy

d)

alternative

4.

Instead of complaining about your problems, an ___________ would be to find a solution to fix the problem.

a)

attribute

b)

anecdote

c)

analogy

d)

alternative

5.

The play was very exciting, but its ending had an ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
anticlimax
irony
omniscient
connotation
6.

Comedians often use ​ (a)   to make people laugh; for example, when they ask a quiet, dull audience, "Why are you all so happy and lively?"

Choose from the below words
irony
omniscient
connotation
anticlimax
7.

The journalist chose words with negative ​ (a)   to report on the speeches of the politicians whom she disliked.

Choose from the below words
connotations
omniscient
anticlimax
irony
8.

Novels are sometimes written from the point of view of an imagined, all knowing person who is the ​ (a)   narrator.

Choose from the below words
omniscient
anticlimax
irony
connotation
9.
Question Image

Match the following

a)

the use of irony, humor, or ridicule to criticize someone or something hurtful or foolish

1.

satire

b)

a brief, well-known statement expressing popular wisdom or advice

2.

proverb

c)

a description that uses words in an unusual way or compares different things in order to create a clear picture for the reader

3.

figure of speech

d)

the legal ownership of a creative work

4.

copyright

10.

_______ language is like when someone calls a shopping cart a "buggy," "basket," or "trolley." It just depends where you are from how you say it.

a)

colloquial

b)

critical

c)

classic

d)

lucid

11.

After a ________ assessment of the library, Dr. O'Reilly reported to the committee that its services were excellent.

a)

colloquial

b)

critical

c)

classic

d)

lucid

12.

The play recently staged in Paris is a ________ example of modern theater.

a)

colloquial

b)

critical

c)

classic

d)

lucid

13.

When I visited my grandpa in the hospital, he was not ____; he did not know who I was.

a)

colloquial

b)

critical

c)

classic

d)

lucid

14.

When he speaks in public, Troy is always ​ (a)   and fluent.

Choose from the below words
articulate
distinguish
pathetic
viable
15.

The young actress was brilliant in her performance as a ​ (a)   , lost child.

Choose from the below words
pathetic
distinguish
viable
articulate
16.

Rodrigo's plan was a ​ (a)   way of getting the job done. Everyone on his team accepted his proposal and began working.

Choose from the below words
viable
distinguish
articulate
pathetic
17.

It is not easy to ​ (a)   fact from fiction in essays that a mix of autobiography and imagination.

Choose from the below words
distinguish
articulate
pathetic
viable