WorksheetsAcademic Vocabulary
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Fill in the blank: A reference in a text to a literary or historical person, place, or event is called an _________.
allusion
illusion
delusion
reference
Fill in the blank: To break a text down and determine the purpose is to _________.
analyze
synthesize
compile
summarize
Fill in the blank: Opposite meaning is known as _________.
antonym
synonym
homonym
pseudonym
Fill in the blank: The reason for writing, such as to entertain, persuade, or inform, is called the _________.
author's purpose
writing style
narrative technique
literary device
Fill in the blank: The dictionary definition of a word is its _________.
denotation
connotation
abbreviation
synonym
Fill in the blank: A type of literature such as fiction, drama, or poetry is called a _________.
genre
author
chapter
publisher
Fill in the blank: Information from the text to support your answer is called _________.
evidence
summary
introduction
conclusion
Fill in the blank: A reading passage that is a small selection from a book is an _________.
excerpt
chapter
index
foreword
Fill in the blank: a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning is called _________.
inference
guessing
summarizing
predicting
Fill in the blank: Emotions or feelings you get when you read are referred to as _________.
mood
tone
theme
plot
Fill in the blank: The events of a story are known as the _________.
plot
characters
setting
theme
Fill in the blank: The person who the story is told by is the _________.
point of view
narrator
author
character
Fill in the blank: A few letters added at the beginning of a word that changes the meaning is called a _________.
prefix
suffix
infix
postfix
When and where the story takes place is the _________.
setting
plot
theme
character
Fill in the blank: Comparing using the words like or as is called a _________.
simile
metaphor
analogy
hyperbole
Fill in the blank: A few letters added at the end of a word that changes the meaning is called a _________.
suffix
prefix
infix
affix
Fill in the blank: Groups of lines in a poem are called a _________.
stanza
verse
paragraph
section
Fill in the blank: Words with similar meanings are known as _________.
synonym
antonym
homonym
acronym
Fill in the blank: The message/lesson or the insight about life in a story is the _________.
theme
plot
character
setting
Fill in the blank: A sentence that states your position or ideas is a _________.
thesis statement
introduction
conclusion
summary
Fill in the blank: Someone’s position or thoughts on an idea is their _________.
perspective
opinion
viewpoint
stance
