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Word of the Day Quiz # 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What word means "A literary device used to hint at events to come and to keep readers guessing."

a)

Strategy

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Foreshadowing

d)

Character Trait

2.

The word "Etiquette" means..

a)

The act of describing distinctive characteristics or features.

b)

A customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular professional or group.

c)

The transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation.

d)

Immature or lacking of experience

3.

Write a sentence that uses the word "Appalling"

4 lines
4.

The act of describing distinctive characteristics or features is called "Character traits"

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The word "tradition" means...

a)

A warning or indication of a future event.

b)

The transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation

c)

A general plan to achieve a goal under conditions of uncertainty

d)

The act of describing distinctive characteristics or features.

6.

The word that means "Immature  or lacking of experience"..

a)

Callow

b)

Approbation

7.

"A general plan to achieve a goal under conditions of uncertainty" is a ...

a)

Approbation

b)

Foreshadowing

c)

Appalling

d)

Strategy

8.

"The act of describing distinctive characteristics or features" is called..

a)

Characterization

b)

Character Traits

9.

"Approbation" means

a)

Causing shock, disgust, or alarm.

b)

Approval or praise

c)

It is a warning or indication of a future event.

d)

A general plan to achieve a goal under conditions of uncertainty.

10.

What is an onomatopoeia?

a)

a word that imitates the sound it describes

b)

a word that means the opposite

c)

a word that describes a noun

11.
"As Campbell twirled, her headband angrily slapped Mrs. Brennan across the face."
What human characteristic is being given?
a)
Twirling
b)
Dancing
c)
Flying
d)
Slapping
12.

"As we walked through the scorching desert, the sun beat down on us". What is being personified?

a)

The sun

b)

The desert

c)

The people walking

13.

The gardener lovingly added the manure to his crops believing he was making happy flowers. What is being personified?

a)

The gardener

b)

The flowers

c)

The crops

14.

Which word goes in the blank? "His _____ for winning the election included focusing on creating jobs".

a)

Etiquette

b)

Tradition

c)

Strategy

15.

Which word goes in the blank? "When Dillan was a young ___ boy,  he believed a watermelon would grow in his stomach if he swallowed a seed".

a)

Callow

b)

Immature

c)

Gullible

d)

Foreshadowing