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ELA Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
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1.

What is the definition of fragments?

a)

a. The act of combining information or ideas from different sources to create something new

b)

b. The particular category or type of literature, art, or music

c)

c. The overall feeling or atmosphere created by the author in a literary work

d)

d. A sentence that is not a complete thought and is missing a subject or verb

2.

What is the definition of mood?

a)

a. The act of combining information or ideas from different sources to create something new

b)

b. The reason or reasons an author has for writing a particular work

c)

c. The overall feeling or atmosphere created by the author in a literary work

d)

d. A sentence that is not a complete thought and is missing a subject or verb

3.

What is the definition of thesis?

a)

a. The process of making logical conclusions based on evidence

b)

b. A grammatical error that occurs when two independent clauses are incorrectly joined together

c)

c. The act or process of drawing a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning

d)

d. A statement that explains the topic being discussed along with the main supporting points 

4.

What is the definition of splices?

a)

A grammatical error that occurs when two independent clauses are incorrectly joined together

b)

The act of combining information or ideas from different sources to create something new

c)

The particular category or type of literature, art, or music

d)

The overall feeling or atmosphere created by the author in a literary work

5.

What is the definition of tone?

a)

The sequence of events that make up a story or play

b)

The use of words or phrases to create vivid mental images for the reader

c)

The author's reason for creating a particular piece of writing

d)

The writer's attitude toward the subject or audience in a literary work

6.

What is the definition of run-ons?

a)

The process of making logical conclusions based on evidence

b)

A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses that are incorrectly joined together

c)

The use of words or phrases to create vivid mental images for the reader

d)

The reason or reasons an author has for writing a particular work

7.

What is the definition of audience?

a)

The reason or reasons an author has for writing a particular work

b)

A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses that are incorrectly joined together

c)

The group of people for whom a piece of writing or speech is intended

d)

The use of words or phrases to create vivid mental images for the reader

8.

What is the definition of author's purpose?

a)

The author's reason for creating a particular piece of writing

b)

The act or process of drawing a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning

c)

The process of making logical conclusions based on evidence

d)

The sequence of events that make up a story or play

9.

What is the definition of synthesis?

a)

The intended audience for a piece of writing or speech

b)

The author's reason for creating a particular piece of writing

c)

The act of combining information or ideas from different sources to create something new

d)

A grammatical error that occurs when two independent clauses are incorrectly joined together

10.

What is the definition of characterization?

a)

The act or process of drawing a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning

b)

The overall feeling or atmosphere created by the author in a literary work

c)

The use of words or phrases to create vivid mental images for the reader

d)

The way a writer develops a character's traits and personality

11.

What is the definition of inference?

a)

A literary technique used to give human qualities to non-human objects

b)

The way a writer develops a character's traits and personality

c)

The act or process of drawing a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning

d)

A genre of literature characterized by exaggerated and imaginative elements

12.

What is the definition of genre?

a)

The overall feeling or atmosphere created by the author in a literary work

b)

The sequence of events that make up a story or play

c)

The particular category or type of literature, art, or music

d)

A sentence that is not a complete thought and is missing a subject or verb

13.

What is the definition of metacognition?

a)

The process of making logical conclusions based on evidence

b)

The ability to understand and control one's own thought processes

c)

The underlying message or lesson in a story or text

d)

A type of sentence structure error

14.

What is the definition of theme?

a)

The author's reason for creating a particular piece of writing

b)

The particular category or type of literature, art, or music

c)

The underlying message or lesson in a story or text

d)

A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses that are incorrectly joined together

15.

What is the definition of plot?

a)

The reason or reasons an author has for writing a particular work

b)

The sequence of events that make up a story or play

c)

The process of making logical conclusions based on evidence

d)

A grammatical error that occurs when two independent clauses are incorrectly joined together