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Bootcamp Vocab Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the central message, lesson, or moral of a literary text called?

a)

A) Theme

b)

B) Tone

c)

C) Mood

d)

D) Inference

2.

What is the main point or most important idea in an informational text called?

a)

A) Central Idea

b)

B) Theme

c)

C) Tone

d)

D) Mood

3.

What term describes the author’s attitude toward the subject, audience, or characters?

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Inference

d)

Theme

4.

What is the overall feeling or atmosphere the text creates for the reader called?

a)

Theme

b)

Mood

c)

Inference

d)

Tone

5.

What is a logical guess made based on evidence and reasoning called?

a)

A) Inference

b)

B) Theme

c)

C) Mood

d)

D) Tone

6.

What is language that uses figures of speech, like metaphors or similes, to create imagery or express meaning beyond the literal called?

a)

Mood

b)

Figurative Language

c)

Inference

d)

Tone

7.

What is the perspective from which the story is told (1st person, 3rd person, etc.) called?

a)

A) Point of View

b)

B) Theme

c)

C) Tone

d)

D) Mood

8.

What is the emotional or cultural meaning attached to a word, beyond its dictionary definition called?

a)

Denotation

b)

Connotation

c)

Tone

d)

Theme

9.

What is the literal, dictionary definition of a word called?

a)

Theme

b)

Denotation

c)

Tone

d)

Connotation

10.

What is using symbols to represent ideas or qualities in a story called?

a)

Theme

b)

Symbolism

c)

Mood

d)

Tone

11.

What is a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens called?

a)

C) Tone

b)

A) Irony

c)

D) Mood

d)

B) Theme

12.

What is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, or text called?

a)

Tone

b)

Allusion

c)

Theme

d)

Mood

13.

What is a comparison between two unrelated things without using “like” or “as” called?

a)

Theme

b)

Metaphor

c)

Tone

d)

Simile

14.

What is a comparison using “like” or “as” called?

a)

Theme

b)

Simile

c)

Tone

d)

Metaphor

15.

What is the way a text is organized (e.g., cause/effect, problem/solution, chronological order) called?

a)

A) Structure

b)

B) Theme

c)

C) Tone

d)

D) Mood

16.

What is the struggle between opposing forces in a story (can be internal or external) called?

a)

Tone

b)

Conflict

c)

Theme

d)

Mood

17.

What are the spoken words between characters in a text called?

a)

Tone

b)

Dialogue

c)

Mood

d)

Theme

18.

What are specific details or quotes from a text used to support an idea or claim called?

a)

A) Evidence

b)

B) Theme

c)

C) Tone

d)

D) Mood

19.

What does 'Analyze' mean?

a)

A) Summarize information

b)

B) Examine closely and break down information into parts to understand it better

c)

C) Express an opinion

d)

D) Write a story

20.

What is the meaning of 'Summarize'?

a)

A) Give a brief statement of the main points

b)

B) Analyze a text

c)

C) Write a detailed report

d)

D) Express personal opinions

21.

What is 'Author’s Purpose'?

a)

Main idea of the text

b)

Reason the author wrote the text (inform, entertain, persuade, express)

c)

Conclusion of the text

d)

Setting of the text

22.

Define 'Diction'.

a)

A) Word choice and its effect on tone and meaning

b)

B) The plot

c)

C) The setting

d)

D) The characters

23.

What does 'Characterization' refer to?

a)

Methods to develop characters

b)

Setting of the story

c)

Plot of the story

d)

Theme of the story

24.

What is 'Plot'?

a)

A) Sequence of events in a story

b)

B) Main character of the story

c)

C) Setting of the story

d)

D) Theme of the story

25.

What does 'Flashback' mean?

a)

A) A scene set earlier than the main story to provide background

b)

B) The climax of the story

c)

C) The resolution of the story

d)

D) The main conflict of the story

26.

Define 'Allegory'.

a)

A story where characters and events symbolize deeper meanings

b)

A humorous story

c)

A fictional story

d)

A historical account

27.

What is 'Alliteration'?

a)

The use of metaphors

b)

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words (e.g., “She sells seashells”)

c)

The use of hyperbole

d)

The use of similes

28.

What does 'Anecdote' mean?

a)

Long narrative

b)

Brief personal story to illustrate a point

c)

Fictional story

d)

Historical account

29.

Define 'Bias'.

a)

A) A preference that prevents fair judgment

b)

B) A neutral perspective

c)

C) An objective viewpoint

d)

D) A factual statement

30.

What is 'Chronological Order'?

a)

A) Events in the order they happened

b)

B) Events in reverse order

c)

C) Events randomly

d)

D) Events by importance

31.

What does 'Claim' mean?

a)

A) Main argument or position an author is trying to prove

b)

B) Counterargument

c)

C) Supporting detail

d)

D) Conclusion

32.

Define 'Counterclaim'.

a)

A) An opposing argument to the main claim

b)

B) A supporting argument

c)

C) A neutral statement

d)

D) A factual claim

33.

What is 'Foreshadowing'?

a)

A) Hints about future events in a story

b)

B) The story's climax

c)

C) The story's resolution

d)

D) The story's main conflict

34.

What does 'Hyperbole' mean?

a)

A) Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally

b)

B) A factual statement

c)

C) A metaphor

d)

D) A simile

35.

Define 'Imagery'.

a)

A factual description

b)

Descriptive language that appeals to the five senses

c)

A metaphorical description

d)

A simple statement

36.

What is 'Metacognition'?

a)

A) Thinking about your own thinking

b)

B) A factual statement

c)

C) A simple thought

d)

D) A random idea

37.

What does 'Narrative' mean?

a)

A factual report

b)

A type of writing that tells a story or describes an event

c)

A random thought

d)

A simple statement

38.

Define 'Objective Summary'.

a)

A brief summary of a text with only facts

b)

A detailed analysis

c)

A personal opinion

d)

A fictional story

39.

What is 'Paradox'?

a)

A) A statement that seems contradictory but reveals a deeper truth

b)

B) A simple contradiction

c)

C) A factual statement

d)

D) A random thought

40.

What does 'Paraphrase' mean?

a)

A) Restating in your own words

b)

B) Quoting

c)

C) Copying

d)

D) Ignoring

41.

Define 'Perspective'.

a)

A) The way a character or author sees something

b)

B) A factual statement

c)

C) A random thought

d)

D) A simple idea

42.

What is 'Repetition'?

a)

A) Repeated use of words or phrases to emphasize an idea

b)

B) Single use of a word

c)

C) Random thought

d)

D) Simple statement

43.

What does 'Rhetorical Question' mean?

a)

A question seeking information

b)

A question asked for effect, not meant to be answered

c)

A factual question

d)

A random question

44.

Define 'Theme Statement'.

a)

A sentence that expresses the message or lesson of a story

b)

A random thought

c)

A factual statement

d)

A simple idea

45.

What is a Thesis Statement?

a)

An explanation of a topic

b)

The main idea or argument of an essay in one sentence

c)

A list of references

d)

A summary of a book