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8th Grade Q1 ELA Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A time, place, or environment in which a story occurs

a)

setting

b)

annotation

c)

tone

2.

The main character in the story (often the good guy)

EX: Simba from the Lion King

a)

antagonist

b)

protagonist

c)

annotation

d)

tone

3.

the opponent of the main character traditionally the "bad guy"

EX: Scar from the Lion King

a)

antagonist

b)

protagonist

c)

setting

4.

critical or explanatory note added to a text

a)

annotation

b)

setting

c)

connotation

5.

having a lot of space inside/roomy

a)

vice versa

b)

wage

c)

capacious

6.

very skilled or proficient at something

a)

vice versa

b)

adept

c)

capacious

7.

the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks

a)

wage

b)

banter

c)

vice versa

8.

a fixed regular payment made by an employer to an employee

a)

vice versa

b)

capacious

c)

wage

9.

in reverse order from the way something has been stated

a)

vice versa

b)

banter

c)

wage

10.

a sudden sharp pain or painful emotion

a)

languish

b)

memoir

c)

pang

11.

a fierce or violent attack

a)

onslaught

b)

languish

c)

jurisdiction

12.

to grow weak and feeble

a)

jurisdiction

b)

languish

c)

memoir

13.

a historical account or biography written from person knowledge or special sources

a)

pang

b)

jurisdiction

c)

memoir

14.

the official power to make legal decisions and judgements

a)

jurisdiction

b)

onslaught

c)

pang

15.

the author's attitude toward a certain topic

a)

antagonist

b)

setting

c)

tone