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WorksheetsVocabulary Unit 8: Language
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 18mins
Fernanda told me the funniest __________ yesterday about what happened to her at the gym.
attribute
anecdote
analogy
alternative
Being respectful to others is a great _________ to have; everyone should be kind when they speak to others.
attribute
anecdote
analogy
alternative
An example of an __________ is "Thomas is my rock. I depend on him every day."
attribute
anecdote
analogy
alternative
Instead of complaining about your problems, an ___________ would be to find a solution to fix the problem.
attribute
anecdote
analogy
alternative
The play was very exciting, but its ending had an (a) .
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?"
The journalist chose words with negative (a) to report on the speeches of the politicians whom she disliked.
Novels are sometimes written from the point of view of an imagined, all knowing person who is the (a) narrator.
the use of irony, humor, or ridicule to criticize someone or something hurtful or foolish
satire
a brief, well-known statement expressing popular wisdom or advice
proverb
a description that uses words in an unusual way or compares different things in order to create a clear picture for the reader
figure of speech
the legal ownership of a creative work
copyright
_______ 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.
colloquial
critical
classic
lucid
After a ________ assessment of the library, Dr. O'Reilly reported to the committee that its services were excellent.
colloquial
critical
classic
lucid
The play recently staged in Paris is a ________ example of modern theater.
colloquial
critical
classic
lucid
When I visited my grandpa in the hospital, he was not ____; he did not know who I was.
colloquial
critical
classic
lucid
When he speaks in public, Troy is always (a) and fluent.
The young actress was brilliant in her performance as a (a) , lost child.
Rodrigo's plan was a (a) way of getting the job done. Everyone on his team accepted his proposal and began working.
It is not easy to (a) fact from fiction in essays that a mix of autobiography and imagination.
