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WorksheetsList 8 AP Academic Vocab
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Words that refer to a noun.
predicate noun
adjective
pronoun
protagonist
Few Some Each Everyone Someone Nobody Anyone Many
This That These Those
pronoun
adjective
noun
preposition
A literary device that gives human characteristics to nonhuman things
anachronism
anthropomorphism
personification
hyperbole
A desire to return in thought or fact to a former time
hyperbole
plot
nostalgia
deus ex machina
In literature, a recurrent device, formula, or situation that serves as a signal for the appearance of a character or event
evidence
motif
character trait
euphemism
A form of understatement which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve intensity
litote
dichotomy
didactic
deductive
Placing two items side-by-side to create an certain effect
parallelism
juxtaposition
isocolon
antithesis
The use of angry, insulting language in satirical writing
expletive
invective
litote
isocolon
Parallel structure of a text in grammar and length
anaphora
juxtaposition
isocolon
dichotomy
Affording evidence tending to prove or disprove the matter at issue or matter under discussion
irrelevant
revelant
indirect object
main idea
An exact copy of someone else's words, usually enclosed in quotation marks and credited to the original author or speaker
cite
quote
paraphrase
summarize
The character who drives the action of a story
antagonist
character trait
characterization
protagonist
A writing style that doesn't follow a structure of rhyming or meter but a structure arranged into sentences and paragraphs
poem
prose
figurative language
plot
Subjective, Objective, and Possessive are the three types of what?
people
abstract
pronoun case
predicate noun
The form a noun or pronoun takes depending on its function in a sentence
pronoun case
predicate adjective
gerund
inifinitive
Immediate, first-hand accounts of a topic, from people who had a direct connection with it
cite
quote
primary source
secondary source
A group of words consisting of a preposition, its object, and any words that modify the object
preposition
object of the preposition
prepositional phrase
adjective clause
A noun connected to the subject of the sentence by a linking verb
predicate adjective
predicate noun
direct object
indirect object
The sequence of events in which each event affects the next one through the principle of cause-and-effect
fluence
plot
climax
exposition
The unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author represented as one's own original work
plagiarism
prose
etymology
argument
"We are not amused." (Queen Victoria)
rhetorical question
apostrophe
litotes
personification
Juxtaposition is...
The figurative comparison between two unlike things
Placing two things side by side, usually to show contrast
A position on the football field
What readers do when they compare and contrast
Why is this an example of juxtaposition?
Because it shows foods that all belong in a freezer
Because there is a figurative comparison between ice cream and lean cuisine
Because the presence of the ice cream next to the lean cuisine emphasizes the contrast in this diet
Because we all scream for ice cream!
This image is an example of?
isocolon
semicolon
motif
imagery
The image is an example of?
euphemism
anaphora
epigraph
juxtaposition
A sense of ______ passed over the high school reunion attendees as their school song played.
nostalgia
hermit
loaf
placid
(n.) a longing for something past; homesickness
nostalgia
meticulous
belligerent
cursory
A motif is...
a representation of an idea
an idea that is repeated
a symbol
a motif
Motifs are meant to...
draw the reader's attention away from something specific in a text.
draw the reader's attention to something specific in a text.
catch the reader's attention to keep them engaged in reading the text
to make a text more realistic in nature.
Motifs can highlight something specific about a character to ...
to establish the mood of the text
to help the reader better understand a specific character
to help the reader better understand a character and/or establish the mood of the text.
to help the reader identify the minor vs major characters in a story
An understatement with ironic undertones.
litote
hyperbole
asyndeton
juxtaposition
"Ferris does not have what we consider to be an exemplary attendance record " (Principal Rooney, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off).
hyperbole
juxtaposition
litote
invective
“I’ve had a perfectly lovely evening, but this wasn’t it.”
invective
argument
didactic
irony
“Have a break … Have a Kit Kat.”
chiasmus
isocolon
juxtaposition
relevant
How is a motif different from a symbol?
For something to be a motif, it must repeat throughout the story, whereas a symbol doesn't have to
Something not important to the text
something distinct in literature
None of the above
Which of these could be a symbol but NOT a motif?
A character repeatedly saying "life ain't fair"
A character always showing up in black
A dove that appears once in a story
The American Dream
Choose the correct effect of the mirror motif in Snow White:
It's a motif because it repeatedly comes up in the story
It represents the honest truth, and emphasizes just how hard it is for the queen to accept that she's no longer the most beautiful
It highlights the idea that lying to yourself and others is the best course of action
Evidence that DOES connect to the claim is _____________ evidence.
Relevant
Irrelevant
This paragraph is about the invention of the book. Which sentence is irrelevant?
Most people could never own a book.
Then sometime between 1450 and 1460, Johannes Gutenberg got the idea of carving separate letters and moving them to make new words.
Gutenberg died at the age of 68.
This was the invention of moveable type.
From then on, the numbers of books grew quickly.
Select the RELEVANT evidence for this claim: Schools should start later in the morning.
Students would be more awake in class for getting more sleep in the mornings.
Schools would get out later in the day, which gives students less time to complete homework or after school activities.
Select the RELEVANT evidence for this claim: Students should spend 3 weeks during summer preparing for the upcoming school year.
Students and teachers will spend less time reviewing old material and more time learning new information at the beginning of the school year.
Families will be able to spend more time on vacation before the school year starts.
What human characteristic is being given?
What is being personified?
What type of Figurative Language is this?
The sun smiled and chased away the clouds.
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Is this plagiarism?
Is this plagiarism?
Is this plagiarism?
Is this plagiarism?
Is this plagiarism?
Is this plagiarism?
Which of the following make plagiarism tempting?
deadlines
assignments feeling overwhelming
poor planning
everyone is doing it
Copying from which of these is plagiarism
Encyclopedias
web sites
video or audio
your own work
Citations should include
information about the author
title of the work
name and location of the publisher
date your copy was published
introduces the characters?
the most intense?
Place a check beside all sentences that have a linking verb.
She has three cats.
They are nice people.
He was singing on the sidewalk.
He always seems sad.
The soup smelled good.
My dad is a fireman. What is the word fireman?
predicate noun
predicate adjective
She was so sad. What is the word sad in this sentence?
predicate noun
predicate adjective
True or False? Sentences with action verbs cannot have predicate nouns or predicate adjectives.
true
false
She was eating spaghetti. Which of the following does this sentence have?
direct object
predicate noun
predicate adjective
They were the apple of her eye. Which of the following does this sentence have?
direct object
predicate noun
predicate adjective
none of these
Type the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: The fish jumped into the water.
(a)
Type the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: I sat beside Jack today.
(a)
Type the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: The book was about a giant and a little boy.
(a)
Singing is fun during the holidays.
Select which part of the sentence is a prepositional phrase. Select all that apply:
If you do business with me, you'll never get the better end of the deal.
If you do business
with me
you'll never get the better end
of the deal
Select which part of the sentence is a prepositional phrase. Select all that apply:
The eleven robbers broke into the casino vault with their perfectly executed plan.
The eleven robbers broke
into the casino vault
with their perfectly executed plan.
what is a memoir______?
Secondary Sources
Primary Sources
kpop is the best
hey best friend
A primary source document is... (Select ALL that apply)
evidence
written by people who were there
clothing, diary, weapons
explains an historical event
A history textbook is an example of a...
primary source
historical fact
historical point of view
secondary source
Questions you should ask before analyzing a primary or secondary source are?
What is the format?
What is it designed to do?
Who is the author?
What does it include and leave out?
Is this Essay Written by a student a Secondary or Primary Source?
Secondary Source
Primary Source
Identify the case of the underlined word.
Stanley made his way to the back of the bus.
nominative
possessive
objective
Identify the case of the underlined word.
Celeste offered me a chair.
nominative
possessive
objective
Identify the case of the underlined word.
We tried to get tickets for that concert.
nominative
possessive
objective
Prose is written in...
lines and stanzas
sentences and paragraphs
Poetry is written in...
lines and stanzas
sentences and paragraphs
There is another sky,
Ever serene and fair,
And there is another sunshine,
Though it be darkness there;
Never mind faded forests, Austin,
Never mind silent fields—
Here is a little forest,
Whose leaf is ever green;
Here is a brighter garden,
Where not a frost has been;
In its unfading flowers
I hear the bright bee hum:
Prithee, my brother,
Into my garden come!
This is an example of poetry.
This is an example of prose.
Iceland’s Fisheries and Agriculture Minister Kristjan Thor Juliusson announced the government’s decision to allow whalers to harpoon a maximum of 209 fin whales and 217 minke whales every year until 2023.
The government said the decision was based on recommendations from the country’s Marine Research Institute.
This is an example of prose.
This is an example of poetry.
Which genre is more artistic, has more emotion, and usually has elements of rhyme, rhythm and/or repetition?
prose
poetry
Articles, stories, and books are examples of...
prose
poetry
Can the protagonist be a bad person?
No
Yes
When you rewrite an idea exactly as it is written.
Summary
Quote
Paraphrase
Quoting means...
To copy a source with no changes
To copy the source's ideas but not the exact words
To copy the source with some slight changes
To copy a source but in your own words
Define: quote
Using the author's ideas, but your own words
Using your ideas, but the author's words
Shortening the passage using your own words
Using the authors exact words
Which quote is formatted correctly?
Amanda Gorman said, "We've learned that quiet isn't always peace, and the norms and notions of what just is isn't always just-ice."
"Amanda Gorman said, We've learned that quiet isn't always peace, and the norms and notions of what just is isn't always just-ice."
Amanda Gorman said, We've learned that quiet isn't always peace, and the norms and notions of what just is isn't always just-ice.
After a direct quote, you should... (MULTIPLE ANSWERS)
Give a page number like this: (page 11)
Surprise readers with another quote
Use reasoning to explain how it proves your claim
Include the name of who is saying the quote
What do you need to do to show a direct quote is an author's exact words?
Underline it
Put it in bold
Use quotation marks around it
Say that it is the author's exact words
When using a direct quotes, you have to use the entire sentence.
True
False
"People should remember the most important aspect of school is learning" (Cheslo 22).
paraphrasing
direct quote
summarizing
