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Unit 1: Lesson 3 Vocabulary

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the theme of a text?

a)

The order of events in the story

b)

The main message or lesson about life

c)

The author’s personal opinion on a topic

d)

The time and place where the story happens

2.

What does tone show?

a)

The main conflict of the story

b)

The writer’s or speaker’s attitude

c)

The number of stanzas in the poem

d)

The narrator’s role in the story

3.

In poetry, the speaker is:

a)

The person reading the poem aloud

b)

The voice talking within the poem

c)

The writer’s family or classmates

d)

The audience the poet is addressing

4.

The audience of a text is:

a)

The narrator telling the story

b)

The group the text is written for

c)

The poet’s classmates or teachers

d)

The writer who creates the story

5.

A stanza in poetry is:

a)

A group of lines like a paragraph

b)

The ending of a short story

c)

The rhythm of a poem’s words

d)

The title or heading of a poem

6.

What does rhyme scheme describe?

a)

The setting where a story takes place

b)

The pattern of rhyming line endings

c)

The length of each stanza in a poem

d)

The perspective of the poem’s author

7.

The meter of a poem is:

a)

The topic or theme of the poem

b)

The beat made by stressed syllables

c)

The rhyme pattern of the poem

d)

The number of stanzas in the poem

8.

Which is an example of figurative language?

a)

The sky was clear and blue.

b)

The wind whispered to the trees.

c)

The poem has four short stanzas.

d)

The author wrote in first person.

9.

Imagery is:

a)

Words that appeal to the five senses

b)

A brief summary of the story plot

c)

The rhyme pattern of a short poem

d)

The writer’s opinion or purpose

10.

Which shows symbolism?

a)

A red rose that stands for love

b)

A stanza of four short lines

c)

A punctuation mark in a sentence

d)

A rhyme scheme such as ABAB

11.

What is characterization?

a)

How an author shows what someone is like

b)

The author’s viewpoint or perspective

c)

The moment of climax in a story

d)

The number of pages in a novel

12.

Contrast means:

a)

Showing the differences between ideas

b)

Explaining the resolution of the plot

c)

Finding the similarities between texts

d)

Listing the sources in a report

13.

Which word has a positive connotation?

a)

The word “scrawny” describing a boy

b)

The word “skinny” describing a figure

c)

The word “slim” describing a person

d)

The word “weak” describing a hero

14.

The setting of a story is:

a)

The specific time and place it occurs

b)

The main theme or central lesson

c)

The writer’s point of perspective

d)

The rhyme scheme of the poem

15.

An era is:

a)

A block of time in human history

b)

The main character in the story

c)

A type of figurative language

d)

A rhyme pattern in a poem

16.

Historical context is:

a)

The events and culture of the time

b)

The punctuation choices of the author

c)

The exact setting where a story occurs

d)

The rhyme scheme of the poem lines

17.

The author’s perspective is:

a)

The way the writer sees a subject

b)

The viewpoint of the main character

c)

The opinion of the story’s audience

d)

The main problem or central conflict

18.

The protagonist is:

a)

The main character facing the conflict

b)

The person who wrote the story

c)

The location where the story occurs

d)

The force working against the hero

19.

The antagonist is:

a)

The narrator who tells the story

b)

The force working against the hero

c)

The main character of the novel

d)

The group reading the story aloud

20.

Which is an example of conflict?

a)

A student struggling with peer pressure

b)

A poem with a rhyme scheme of ABAB

c)

A novel set in New York City

d)

A citation written in MLA style

21.

The climax is:

a)

The turning point or most intense part

b)

The writer’s viewpoint or perspective

c)

The resolution at the story’s ending

d)

The introduction of the main setting

22.

To paraphrase means:

a)

Restating text in your own words

b)

Copying the passage word-for-word

c)

Writing only the central theme

d)

Making a list of story sources

23.

A citation is:

a)

A note showing where information came from

b)

The climax of the short story plot

c)

A four-line stanza in a long poem

d)

A punctuation mark like a colon

24.

MLA Format is:

a)

A standard way to organize writing

b)

A rhyme scheme used in short poems

c)

A type of figurative comparison

d)

A historical period of human life

25.

The Works Cited page:

a)

Lists all the sources used in a text

b)

Explains the climax of the narrative

c)

Shows the writer’s personal opinion

d)

Describes the time and place of events

26.

What do ellipses (…) show?

a)

Words left out or a pause in thought

b)

The conclusion of a short passage

c)

A rhyme scheme in a stanza of text

d)

The main setting of the narrative

27.

A hyphen is:

a)

A short line that joins words together

b)

A mark that ends a full sentence

c)

Three dots showing missing words

d)

A sign that begins a long list

28.

What does a semicolon (;) do?

a)

Connects two closely related sentences

b)

Introduces a detailed or long list

c)

Ends a quotation from another text

d)

Creates rhythm in a line of poetry

29.

What does a colon (:) do?

a)

Introduces a list, detail, or explanation

b)

Joins two sentences without “and”

c)

Creates imagery through description

d)

Shows differences between characters

30.

A modifier is:

a)

A word or phrase that adds more detail

b)

A block of time in human history

c)

The main character in the story plot

d)

The personal opinion of the author