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Final Exam - Vocab Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does 'analytical' mean?

a)

To counteract or cancel the effect of

b)

To create in controlled setting conditions

c)

A state of great alarm, agitation, or dismay

d)

Able to analyze, or understand something by breaking it down into parts

2.

What is the meaning of 'assess'?

a)

Deserted and lonely

b)

A corrupt wrongdoer

c)

To determine the qualities or abilities of something

d)

To crouch down in fear

3.

What is 'author's purpose'?

a)

A person who is present at an event but does not take part

b)

The reason the author has for writing: to inform, persuade, express and/or entertain

c)

Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

d)

A comparison of unlike things without using like or as

4.

What does 'bystander' refer to?

a)

To shrink or flinch involuntarily, especially in pain

b)

To match the timing of

c)

A person who is present at an event or incident but does not take part

d)

A person who supports and stands up for someone else

5.

What is 'consternation'?

a)

A state of great alarm, agitation, or dismay

b)

To make a series of controlled movements

c)

Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses

d)

The use of humor, irony, or exaggeration to ridicule ideas

6.

What does 'cower' mean?

a)

To determine the qualities or abilities of something

b)

Failure to pay back a loan

c)

To crouch down in fear

d)

To create in controlled setting conditions

7.

What is the meaning of 'default'?

a)

Failure to pay back a loan

b)

To counteract or cancel the effect of

c)

A corrupt wrongdoer

d)

Deserted and lonely

8.

What does 'degenerate' mean?

a)

A corrupt wrongdoer

b)

To crouch down in fear

c)

A state of great alarm, agitation, or dismay

d)

To make a series of controlled movements

9.

What is 'dramatic irony'?

a)

Occurs when what is said is the opposite of what is meant

b)

The use of humor, irony, or exaggeration to ridicule ideas

c)

When a reader is aware of something that a character isn't

d)

An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected

10.

What does 'inextricably' mean?

a)

To counteract or cancel the effect of

b)

To create in controlled setting conditions

c)

To match the timing of

d)

In a way that is impossible to disentangle or separate

11.

What is a 'metaphor'?

a)

A comparison of unlike things without using like or as

b)

Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words

c)

Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

d)

The use of humor, irony, or exaggeration to ridicule ideas

12.

What does 'neutralize' mean?

a)

To counteract or cancel the effect of

b)

To crouch down in fear

c)

To make a series of controlled movements

d)

To determine the qualities or abilities of something

13.

What is 'parallelism'?

a)

Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

b)

The use of humor, irony, or exaggeration to ridicule ideas

c)

A comparison of unlike things without using like or as

d)

Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses

14.

What does 'redemptive' mean?

a)

Acting to save someone from error or evil

b)

To create in controlled setting conditions

c)

To counteract or cancel the effect of

d)

To match the timing of

15.

What is 'satire'?

a)

The use of humor, irony, or exaggeration to ridicule ideas, customs, and institutions with the intent of improving them

b)

A comparison of unlike things without using like or as

c)

Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses

d)

Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis