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Academic Vocabulary

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blank: A reference in a text to a literary or historical person, place, or event is called an _________.

a)

allusion

b)

illusion

c)

delusion

d)

reference

2.

Fill in the blank: To break a text down and determine the purpose is to _________.

a)

analyze

b)

synthesize

c)

compile

d)

summarize

3.

Fill in the blank: Opposite meaning is known as _________.

a)

antonym

b)

synonym

c)

homonym

d)

pseudonym

4.

Fill in the blank: The reason for writing, such as to entertain, persuade, or inform, is called the _________.

a)

author's purpose

b)

writing style

c)

narrative technique

d)

literary device

5.

Fill in the blank: The dictionary definition of a word is its _________.

a)

denotation

b)

connotation

c)

abbreviation

d)

synonym

6.

Fill in the blank: A type of literature such as fiction, drama, or poetry is called a _________.

a)

genre

b)

author

c)

chapter

d)

publisher

7.

Fill in the blank: Information from the text to support your answer is called _________.

a)

evidence

b)

summary

c)

introduction

d)

conclusion

8.

Fill in the blank: A reading passage that is a small selection from a book is an _________.

a)

excerpt

b)

chapter

c)

index

d)

foreword

9.

Fill in the blank: a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning is called _________.

a)

inference

b)

guessing

c)

summarizing

d)

predicting

10.

Fill in the blank: Emotions or feelings you get when you read are referred to as _________.

a)

mood

b)

tone

c)

theme

d)

plot

11.

Fill in the blank: The events of a story are known as the _________.

a)

plot

b)

characters

c)

setting

d)

theme

12.

Fill in the blank: The person who the story is told by is the _________.

a)

point of view

b)

narrator

c)

author

d)

character

13.

Fill in the blank: A few letters added at the beginning of a word that changes the meaning is called a _________.

a)

prefix

b)

suffix

c)

infix

d)

postfix

14.

When and where the story takes place is the _________.

a)

setting

b)

plot

c)

theme

d)

character

15.

Fill in the blank: Comparing using the words like or as is called a _________.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

analogy

d)

hyperbole

16.

Fill in the blank: A few letters added at the end of a word that changes the meaning is called a _________.

a)

suffix

b)

prefix

c)

infix

d)

affix

17.

Fill in the blank: Groups of lines in a poem are called a _________.

a)

stanza

b)

verse

c)

paragraph

d)

section

18.

Fill in the blank: Words with similar meanings are known as _________.

a)

synonym

b)

antonym

c)

homonym

d)

acronym

19.

Fill in the blank: The message/lesson or the insight about life in a story is the _________.

a)

theme

b)

plot

c)

character

d)

setting

20.

Fill in the blank: A sentence that states your position or ideas is a _________.

a)

thesis statement

b)

introduction

c)

conclusion

d)

summary

21.

Fill in the blank: Someone’s position or thoughts on an idea is their _________.

a)

perspective

b)

opinion

c)

viewpoint

d)

stance