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Standard CL 9 Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The listeners, views or readers of a work

a)

Sentence fluency

b)

Word Choice

c)

Audience

d)

Tone

2.
The definition of author's style is...
a)
a writer's unique way of communicating ideas using word choice, sentence structure, imagery, point of view, voice, and tone.
b)
a writer's attitude toward his or her subject such as serious, humorous, sarcastic, and respectful.
c)
giving human qualities to an animal, object, phenomenon, idea, or anything that is not specifically human.
d)
a form of language that is spoken in a particular region by people who live there.
3.

"A writer's reason for crafting a particular work" is the definition for which term:

a)

Author's Perspective

b)

Author's Tone

c)

Author's Purpose

d)

Author's Style

4.

Author's voice is mainly about the ______ of the author.

a)

word choice

b)

tone

c)

thoughts

d)

Feelings

5.
In the line below, what technique is the author using to create his/her style?
"As he paced the deck, he noticed what he and his mates called 'Whiskers 'round the Light'--tiny splinters of ice in the air, fine as dust, that gave off myriads of bright colors whenever caught in the glow of the deck lights."
a)
imagery
b)
tone
c)
point of view
d)
sentence length
6.
Treasure Island (an excerpt) 
by Robert Louis Stevenson

I remember him as if it were yesterday, as he came plodding to the inn door, his sea-chest following behind him in a hand-barrow – a tall, strong, heavy, nut-brown man, his tarry pigtail falling over the shoulder of his soiled blue coat, his hands ragged and scarred, with black, broken nails, and the sabre cut across one cheek, a dirty, livid white. I remember him looking round the cover and whistling to himself as he did so, and then breaking out in that old sea-song that he sang so often afterwards.
What does the IMAGERY used in the first paragraph tell the reader about the captain?
a)
He is in need of first aid.
b)
He is likely carrying treasure in his sea-chest.
c)
He has grown frail and tired with old age.
d)
He has had a rough and adventurous life.
7.

What is a creation myth?

a)

A true story about how the world began.

b)

A false story about how the world began.

c)

A story told by animals.

d)

A story told by mystical creatures.

8.

Match the vocabulary term with the following definition:

is showing great care, attention, and effort

a)

Proficient

b)

Assiduous

c)

Travesty

d)

Unilateral

9.

Match the definition with the vocab term:

(of an action or decision) performed by or affecting only one person, group, or country involved in a particular situation, without the agreement of another or the others

a)

Unilateral

b)

Meticulous

c)

Panacea

d)

Bolster

10.

to support, strengthen, or fortify

a)

bolster

b)

resilient

c)

estrange

d)

criteria

11.

Rules, standards or tests by which something is measured

a)

Criteria

b)

Cryterria

c)

Criterria

d)

Critteria

12.

The lack of a response to the student's complaint was a _____________.

a)

impediment

b)

travesty

c)

pedant

d)

divestment

13.

My sister's recent moodiness has ________ (ed) some of her old friends.

a)

estrange

b)

harm

c)

disrespect

d)

dislike

14.

Choose the best definition of the italicized word.

The pilot made a meticulous check of his fuel supply, engine, and other vital equipment.

a)

required

b)

very careful

c)

hasty

d)

superficial

15.

Pick the vocab word that best fits this question: An athlete gets injured and comes back that same game.

a)

resilient

b)

expendable

c)

remit

16.

FIll in the sentence. You are mistaken if you think that making more money will be a __________ for all your troubles.

a)

Bolster

b)

Panacea

c)

Criteria

d)

Proficient

17.

When you become good at doing something, one could say you are ________ at that skill.

a)

proficient

b)

estrange

c)

resilient

d)

travesty