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Vocabulary Weeks 7-9 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the word "invective"?

a)

Insulting, abusive language

b)

sounding sad or mournful

c)

extreme anxiety, sorrow or pain

d)

lacking fullness

2.

Which word best describes "extreme anxiety, sorrow or pain"?

a)

Lucid

b)

Distress

c)

Curtly

d)

Meager

3.

If someone is able to elude capture, what have they done?

a)

Explained something clearly

b)

Escaped or evaded

c)

Shown care for consequences

d)

Become very thin

4.

Which of the following words means "expressed clearly; easy to understand"?

a)

Meager

b)

Lucid

c)

Imprudent

d)

Endure

5.

What does "meager" mean?

a)

Full and abundant

b)

Lacking fullness; lean; thin; scant

c)

Very happy

d)

Rude and short

6.

Which word describes someone "not showing care for the consequences of an action"?

a)

Imprudent

b)

Conscience

c)

Endure

d)

Lucid

7.

What does "emaciated" mean?

a)

Very thin and feeble, especially from lack of nutrition or illness

b)

Very happy and energetic

c)

Able to escape easily

d)

Expressed clearly

8.

Which word means "to undergo or be subjected to"?

a)

Elude

b)

Endure

c)

Curtly

d)

Meager

9.

What is the definition of "veritable"?

a)

Weak, frail, or lacking strength

b)

Deeply touching; evoking strong emotions

c)

True, real, or genuine (often used for emphasis)

d)

A reason or motivation to do something

10.

If someone is described as "feeble," what are they likely experiencing?

a)

Strong emotions

b)

Weakness or lack of strength

c)

Genuine excitement

d)

Motivation to act

11.

Which word would best describe a speech that moves the audience to tears?

a)

Veritable

b)

Feeble

c)

Plaintive

d)

Poignant

12.

an inner feeling or voice that reminds us what is right or wrong is known as our...

a)

Distress

b)

Imprudent

c)

Conscience

d)

Invective

13.

Which word would you use to describe someone speaks rudely?

a)

Poignant

b)

Curtly

c)

Incentive

d)

Veritable

14.

SOMEONE WHO SOUNDS MOURNFUL OR SAD IS...

a)

Plaintive

b)

Feeble

c)

Poignant

d)

Incentive

15.

Which of the following best defines the term "stanza" in poetry?

a)

A set of lines that are grouped together in a poem much like a paragraph.

b)

A single line in a poem.

c)

A type of rhyme scheme.

d)

A poetic device that gives human qualities to nonhuman things.

16.

Which literary device is used when something nonhuman is given human-like characteristics?

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Stanza

d)

Concise

17.

What is the meaning of the word "sublime" as used in the context of the learning material?

a)

Awesome; excellent

b)

Brief and clear

c)

Exaggerated statement

d)

A group of lines in a poem

18.

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

a)

"I have a million hours of homework."

b)

The sun’s fingers touched my face.

c)

The student gave a concise summary.

d)

The view from the mountaintop was sublime.

19.

Which term refers to exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Concise

d)

Sublime

20.

When someone provides information clearly and in a few words or briefly then they are being...

a)

CONCISE

b)

CONSCIENCE

c)

SUBLIME

d)

POIGNANT