WorksheetsHarrison Bergeron Literary TERMS and Vocabulary QUIZ
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the definition of "Vigilance"?
The action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.
Painfully desirous of another's advantages.
Something immaterial that interferes with action or progress.
Softly bright or radiant.
The word that means "painfully desirous of another's advantages" is (a) .
What does "Impediment" refer to?
A thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone.
Utter a high-pitched piercing sound or words.
Something immaterial that interferes with action or progress.
Make fine adjustments for optimal measuring.
Which word is defined as "softly bright or radiant"?
Luminous
Vigilance
Consternation
Hindrance
What does "Calibrate" mean?
Crouch or curl up in fear.
Make fine adjustments for optimal measuring.
Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control.
Sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion.
Which word means "a thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone"?
Hindrance
Shriek
Envious
Luminous
What is the definition of "Shriek"?
Utter a high-pitched piercing sound or words.
Crouch or curl up in fear.
Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control.
Softly bright or radiant.
Match the following words with their meanings:
Vigilance
Alertness and careful observation
Consternation
Sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
Calibrate
To adjust precisely for a particular function
Hindrance
Something that provides resistance or delay
What does "Cower" mean?
Crouch or curl up in fear.
Painfully desirous of another's advantages.
Make fine adjustments for optimal measuring.
Utter a high-pitched piercing sound or words.
Which word is defined as "prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control"?
Impediment
Oppression
Consternation
Vigilance
A person, object, action, or situation that has a literal meaning but also represents something else, usually a more abstract concept.
hyperbole
symbol
simile
allusion
the central idea or message that an author explores in a work
theme
allusion
irony
satire
A literary device that uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect.
simile
diction
symbol
hyperbole
A literary device that occurs when there is a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens.
diction
hyperbole
irony
satire
A literary device that uses words in a way that goes beyond their literal meaning to convey a message or idea.
satire
figurative language
theme
diction
A brief, indirect reference to a person, place, event, or another work of literature.
symbol
simile
allusion
irony
A type of social commentary. Writers use exaggeration, irony, and other devices to poke fun of a particular leader, a social custom or tradition, or any other prevalent social figure or practice that they want to comment on and call into question.
symbol
allusion
diction
satire
The words an author chooses to use to convey a specific tone, idea, or point of view.
diction
simile
hyperbole
satire
Figurative language that makes a comparison using "like" or "as."
hyperbole
simile
diction
symbol
Sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion.
vigilance
consternation
impediment
shriek
