WorksheetsGMAS Literary Terms Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
CONNOTATIVE MEANING
For example, the word "childlike" connotes innocence.
Words can have a negative, positive or neutral connotative meaning.
Although the following words have a very similar dictionary -- or denotative -- meaning, choose the word that has a negative connotative meaning.
Nosy
Curious
Interested
Inquisitive
The following is an example of ALLITERATION
The ghouls and ghosts greeted the gangly goblins.
The cat sat on the mat.
The host ghost chased a small ball.
The small bird flew to the large tree.
The following is an example of ASSONANCE
The snow in the grove froze.
She sells seashells by the seashore.
Pow!
He said he would do it when pigs fly.
Which of the following is the definition and example of an IDIOM?
Quirky sayings and/or expressions specific to a language. For example, “Solving that
puzzle was a piece of cake”
Exaggeration beyond belief. For example, "I was dying of laughter."
Imitates the natural sound of something. For example, "Whoosh."
Shows that something is less than intelligent. For example, "The lady tried but it was futile."
TONE is different from MOOD because tone is:
The attitude of an author about a subject, whereas mood is the feeling the reader experiences.
The feeling the reader experiences, whereas mood is the attitude of an author about a subject.
Tone never uses "like" or "as"
Mood never uses "like" or "as"
What is the definition and an example of a METAPHOR?
(Choose two)
Direct comparison that states one thing is another
"He's a couch potato."
Comparison using like or as
"She is as pretty as a picture."
Which of the following is NOT an ONOMATOPOEIA?
Yawn!
Sizzle!
Pop!
Fizz!
What is FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE? Choose the best answer:
The symbolic meaning of words or phrases
Similes
Metaphors
Personification
All of these
What is an ANECDOTE? Choose the best answer:
A short story about an interesting person or event. An author may use one to support or demonstrate their main purpose or claim
A statement that can be proven.
A meaning beyond the explicit meaning of a word. Anecdotes are inferred from
certain words.
A relationship in which one thing causes another thing to happen.
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER is:
A text that
is arranged in order of time from the beginning to the end.
A text that
is arranged in order of important events, from least important to most important.
A text that is arranged from the simplest types of language to the most complex.
A text that is arranged from having the least amount of characters to the most amount of characters.
What is PACING?
The speed at which a story is told.
The order in
which events happen.
Seeing what the
character sees.
Feeling what the character feels.
What does it mean to PARAPHRASE a text?
To use someone else's ideas and express those ideas in your own
words.
To present the words, works, or ideas of someone else as though they are
your own and without providing attribution to the author.
To gather information in order to learn more about a text.
To edit and rewrite a piece of writing.
SENSORY LANGUAGE uses which of the following to allow the reader to know what it would be like to experience their story. (Choose one or more correct answers)
Words that describe what things look like
Words that compare one thing to another
Words that persuade the reader to take action
Words that describe what things smell like
Words that show cause and effect
What does an OBJECTIVE SUMMARY do?
It captures the main points but does
not give every detail and does not include opinions.
It presents the solution to the problem or
the end of the main dramatic conflict.
It creates a tone and expresses a viewpoint in a text.
It gives an opinion that cannot be
proven, as it states an author's belief or judgment about something.
CREDIBLE SOURCE
What is it and what's a good example of it? (Choose one definition and one example)
Definition: For a claim to be effective, it must be supported with a credible source that
provides evidence and facts that support the writer's claim.
Example: Wikipedia is a credible source.
Definition: A credible source is one that includes media. It could be art, a presentation, a photograph, a chart,
or a video.
Example: Websites belonging to government organizations (typically ending in .gov or .org) are credible sources.
What is a STANZA?
A section of a poem
A section of a drama or play
A section of a book
The voice of a literary text
PARENTHESES
Parentheses are used to set off a modifier that clarifies or makes a comment about
something in the sentence but seems out of place in the sentence.
Which sentence below contains PARANTHESES?
Louisa May Alcott
(1832–1888) was an American novelist and poet.
Louisa May Alcott -- 1832–1888 -- was an American novelist and poet.
Louisa May Alcott
"1832–1888" was an American novelist and poet.
Louisa May Alcott
'1832–1888' was an American novelist and poet.
What is the definition and an example of AFFIX? (Select two)
Definition: Letters that are added to a root word that change its meaning.
Example: when the
prefix dis- is added to the word interest, the word disinterest means the opposite of the root word interest.
Definition: the actual meaning of a word or phrase.
Example: if someone tells you to open the door, you can open a physical door.
PERSONIFICATION is:
When a writer describes an object as if it were a person.
When a writer uses dialogue to make their characters come to life.
When a writer explains each character using figurative language.
When a writer compares characters to other characters in the story to make them more complex.
Agnes, from ‘Despicable Me’ says,
“It’s so fluffy I’m gonna die!”
the moment she gets the fluffy unicorn.
The underlined part of this sentence is an example of:
HYPERBOLE
IDIOM
AFFIX
ANECDOTE
