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Reading Vocab Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "empathy" mean?

a)

Intelligence or smartness

b)

Understanding and entering into another's feelings

c)

A student ridiculed for being really studious or smart

d)

A summary of the main points of an argument

2.

What is the definition of "acumen"?

a)

A type or category of literature

b)

Intelligence or smartness

c)

Prose that is formed by the imagination

d)

A tool used for measuring

3.

Who is referred to as a "nerd"?

a)

Someone who is involved

b)

A student ridiculed for being really studious or smart

c)

A figure of speech that suggests similarity

d)

A typical idea or image of something

4.

What does "participant" mean?

a)

Someone who is involved

b)

A summary of the main points of an argument

c)

A type or category of literature

d)

A tool used for measuring

5.

What is a "synopsis"?

a)

A figure of speech that suggests similarity

b)

A summary of the main points of an argument

c)

Prose that is not formed by the imagination

d)

A tool used for measuring

6.

What is "fiction"?

a)

Prose that is formed by the imagination

b)

A type or category of literature

c)

A tool used for measuring

d)

A summary of the main points of an argument

7.

What does "nonfiction" refer to?

a)

Prose that is formed by the imagination

b)

Prose that is not formed by the imagination

c)

A typical idea or image of something

d)

A figure of speech that suggests similarity

8.

What is a "stereotype"?

a)

A type or category of literature

b)

A typical idea or image of something

c)

A summary of the main points of an argument

d)

A tool used for measuring

9.

What does "genre" mean?

a)

A type or category of literature

b)

A figure of speech that suggests similarity

c)

A tool used for measuring

d)

Prose that is formed by the imagination

10.

What is the meaning of "cognitive"?

a)

Related to knowing or knowledge

b)

A summary of the main points of an argument

c)

A tool used for measuring

d)

A typical idea or image of something

11.

What does "proxy" refer to?

a)

A figure of speech that suggests similarity

b)

Something or someone that holds the place of another

c)

A type or category of literature

d)

A summary of the main points of an argument

12.

What is an "excerpt"?

a)

Part of a text; from a larger text like a book or novel

b)

A tool used for measuring

c)

A typical idea or image of something

d)

A summary of the main points of an argument

13.

What does "enhanced" mean?

a)

Increased or intensified in value, beauty, or quality

b)

A summary of the main points of an argument

c)

A tool used for measuring

d)

A type or category of literature

14.

What is a "metaphor"?

a)

A figure of speech that suggests that two things are similar

b)

A tool used for measuring

c)

A summary of the main points of an argument

d)

A typical idea or image of something

15.

What does "gauge" mean?

a)

A tool used for measuring or indicating a number or quantity

b)

A summary of the main points of an argument

c)

A type or category of literature

d)

A typical idea or image of something