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Grade 8 Vocabulary words

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Complete this meaning:

FUGITIVES: people fleeing from ________

a)

pain

b)

danger

c)

money

d)

fun

2.

an account of someone's life written by someone else

a)

autibiography

b)

biography

c)

bibliography

d)

cartography

3.

conclusions we come to base on information in the text wand what we already know

a)

knowledge

b)

craft

c)

inference

d)

information technology

4.

characterization is ...

a)

the ways in which a writer reveals the personality of a character (direct or indirect)

b)

repeated grammatical constructions an author uses to emphasize something

c)

figurative language that refers to a well-known story

d)

repeated grammatical constructions

5.

.... what a character does throughout the story

a)

characterization

b)

character's actions

c)

parallelism

6.

the reason for one's actions

a)

motivation

b)

allusion

c)

characterization

d)

character

7.

dispel ...

a)

remain or stay longer

b)

messy or untidy

c)

ability to write or speak

d)

to scatter; drive away

8.

remain or stay longer

a)

longer

b)

linger

c)

wonder

d)

remain

9.

ability to write or speak powerfully and convincingly

a)

elegant

b)

eloquence

c)

elevate

d)

eliminate

10.

messy or untidy

a)

disheveled

b)

dismantled

c)

disobeyed

d)

disengaged

11.

to supply something gradually

a)

instill

b)

bestill

c)

instigate

d)

instrument

12.

sullen ..

a)

showing silent resentment

b)

to summon something/to bring it to mind

c)

methods authors use to make their writing lively and vivid

d)

repeated grammatical constructions

13.

evoke ...

a)

arrangement of words, phrases,

b)

methods authors use to make their writing lively and vivid

c)

to coax or urge gently

d)

to summon something/to bring it to mind

14.

arrangement of words, phrases, and clauses within sentences chosen to reflects author's intended style

a)

character's choice

b)

characterization

c)

syntax

d)

symbol

15.

to coax or urge gently

a)

cohort

b)

cajole

c)

convince

d)

contract

16.

repeated grammatical constructions an author uses to emphasize something or create rhythm

a)

pararllelism

b)

paranoid

c)

portal

d)

paragraph

17.

figurative language that refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object in order to make a comparison in the reader’s mind

a)

illusion

b)

allusion

c)

onomatopeia

d)

character's craft

18.

Use the word "fugitive" in a sentence.

4 lines
19.

author's craft ...

a)

conclusions we come to base on information in the text and what we already know.

b)

the ways in which a writer reveals the personality of a character

c)

methods authors use to make their writing lively and vivid

d)

repeated grammatical constructions

20.

Choose the correct sentence.

a)

The jury was instructed to draw adverse their cajole.

b)

The obvious evokeness was that he was having trouble adjusting to his new equipment.

c)

You are too timid in drawing your motivation.

d)

He certainly was not the only one to make that logical inference.