Worksheets7th ELA vocab combined
Total questions: 74
Worksheet time: 37mins
What is characterization?
The lesson the story teaches
The struggle between opposing forces
The way an author shows a character’s traits
The time and place of the story
What is theme?
The message or lesson of the story
The main character
The ending of the story
The narrator of the story
What is dialogue?
The narrator’s attitude
Words spoken between characters
A hint about the future
The emotional atmosphere
What is point of view?
The author’s main argument
The way a writer describes setting
The position from which the story is told
The pattern of a poem’s rhyme
What is conflict?
A hint about what will happen later
The struggle or problem in the story
A repeated phrase
A character’s personality
Which option best describes an antagonist in a story?
The character who solves every problem
The character who causes conflict for the main character
The narrator of the story
A minor background character
What is the climax of a story?
The beginning of the story
The highest point of action or turning point
The background information
The ending lesson or theme
What is the resolution of a story?
The moment of greatest tension
When the conflict is solved or wrapped up
The introduction of characters
A flashback scene
Which situation shows a Man vs. Man conflict?
Luke arguing with his brother over a video game
Ellie climbing a mountain during a storm
Piper trying to overcome her fear of speaking
Beaux fighting against unfair school rules
Which situation shows a Man vs. Wild conflict?
Marlee fighting with a classmate
Nathan surviving a powerful snowstorm in the woods
Katelyn struggling with her confidence
Lucas dealing with peer pressure
What is tone?
The author’s attitude toward the subject
The feelings the reader has
The main problem in the story
The type of conflict
What is mood?
A character’s personality
The structure of a poem
The overall feeling or atmosphere a story creates
The way a character speaks
What does “Decorum” mean?
a. messy or wild behavior
b. proper, polite behavior
c. acting scared or shy
d. pretending to be someone you're not
What does “Countenance” refer to?
a. someone’s voice
b. someone’s hobbies
c. someone’s face or expression
d. someone’s height
What does “Craven” mean?
a. brave and bold
b. cowardly or lacking courage
c. excited and cheerful
d. confused or unsure
What does “Ghastly” describe?
a. something funny
b. something ghost-like, frightening, or horrible
c. something boring
d. something very old
What are “Dirges”?
a. fast, fun songs
b. loud celebration dances
c. slow, sad songs or poems for mourning
d. music played at sports events
What is foreshadowing?
a. A hint or clue about what will happen later in the story
b. A flashback to something that already happened
c. A type of conflict
d. A conversation between characters
Who is the protagonist in a story?
a. The character who causes conflict
b. The main character the story focuses on
c. The narrator
d. The funniest character
Who or what is the antagonist?
a. The hero
b. The narrator
c. The character or force working against the protagonist
d. The main character’s friend
What does “Authentic” mean?
a. Fake or copied
b. Real, genuine, and not fake
c. Something broken
d. Something fast-moving
What does “Delicacy” mean?
a. A common food everyone eats
b. A rare or special food; something fine or fragile
c. A type of wild animal
d. A dangerous object
What does “Derogatory” mean?
a. Showing respect
b. Showing disrespect or insulting someone
c. Saying something loudly
d. Talking excitedly
What does “Devour” mean?
a. To cook something slowly
b. To look at food but not eat it
c. To eat something quickly and hungrily
d. To throw food away
What does “Figment” mean?
a. Something made up in the mind; not real
b. A very old object
c. A dangerous creature
d. A very large piece of food
What does precise mean?
a. messy and unclear
b. exact and accurate
c. made up or imaginary
d. extremely large
If something is a sham, what is it?
a. completely real
b. fake or not real
c. very expensive
d. difficult to understand
What is a trek?
a. a short walk
b. a long and difficult journey
c. a type of food
d. a loud argument
Someone who is astute is—
a. slow to notice things
b. easily confused
c. smart and quick to understand things
d. afraid to speak
If an item is authentic, it is—
a. fake or copied
b. old and broken
c. real or genuine
d. unusually large
What does melancholy mean?
a. deep sadness or sorrow
b. surprised
c. embarrassed
d. energetic
What does ominous mean?
a. giving the feeling something bad is about to happen
b. very funny
c. confusing or unclear
d. beautiful and peaceful
What does predatory mean?
a. friendly and gentle
b. living by hunting and eating other animals
c. moving very slowly
d. living only in groups
What does prior mean?
a. happening now
b. happening after something else
c. coming before something else
d. happening by accident
What does scavenge mean?
a. to search through waste or leftovers for food or items
b. to carefully organize your belongings
c. to clean something deeply
d. to decorate an area
What does slaughter mean?
a. to gently move animals
b. the killing of animals for food or in large numbers
c. to raise animals on a farm
d. to sell meat at a market
What does permit mean?
a. to allow something to happen; to give permission
b. to stop something quickly
c. to move something to another place
d. to borrow something
If Ellie asks Luke to release her arm, what does she want him to do?
a. hold on tighter
b. let go
c. push her away
d. borrow something
If Marlee’s hand made contact with the doorknob, what happened?
a. she broke it
b. she touched it
c. she painted it
d. she ignored it
A kitchenette is —
a. a giant kitchen
b. a small kitchen area
c. a room for laundry
d. a hallway closet
If Joydin is latching onto her backpack, she is —
a. throwing it
b. hiding it
c. holding onto it tightly
d. cleaning it
What does pallid mean?
a. bright and colorful
b. pale or colorless, often because of fear or illness
c. strong and healthy
d. glowing like a fire
When an epidemic spreads through a town, what does that mean?
a. Only one person is sick
b. A disease is spreading to many people very quickly
c. Everyone is immune
d. The town has no schools
A tornado can devastate a neighborhood. What does devastate mean?
a. To slightly bother
b. To completely destroy or ruin something
c. To decorate
d. To protect from danger
Marlee asked the teacher for authority to leave the room. What does authority mean?
a. A secret password
b. The right or power to give orders or make decisions
c. A fake excuse
d. A small argument
The storm finally began to abate after two hours. What does abate mean?
a. To get stronger
b. To suddenly appear
c. To become weaker or decrease
d. To make louder
The delivery agent brought a package to Annie’s house. What is an agent?
a. Someone who delivers or acts for someone else
b. A type of food
c. A person who steals packages
d. A secret hiding place
Hanna waved at Luke, but he didn’t even acknowledge her. What does acknowledge mean?
a. To ignore completely
b. To admit or show that you noticed something
c. To hide behind someone
d. To argue loudly
Which literary device is used in this sentence?
“Her smile was as bright as the sun.”
a. Metaphor
b. Simile
c. Imagery
d. Personification
Which literary device is used in this sentence?
“The classroom was a zoo.”
a. Hyperbole
b. Personification
c. Metaphor
d. Onomatopoeia
Which literary device is being used?
“Sally sells seashells on the seashore.”
Alliteration
Rhyme
Assonance
Metaphor
What literary device fits these words?
"cat / hat, blue / true"
a. Rhyme
b. Imagery
c. Onomatopoeia
d. Simile
Which literary device is being used?
“The moon rose soon.”
a. Metaphor
b. Alliteration
c. Assonance
d. Hyperbole
Which literary device fits this?
“The track was sticky with muck.”
a. Consonance
b. Rhyme
c. Simile
d. Repetition
What literary device is represented here?
"Buzz! Pop! Crack!"
a. Imagery
b. Personification
c. Onomatopoeia
d. Alliteration
Which literary device fits this?
“The wind whispered through the trees.”
a. Imagery
b. Personification
c. Hyperbole
d. Simile
“I have a million homework assignments.”
a. Hyperbole
b. Metaphor
c. Imagery
d. Consonance
What literary device is represented?
“Nevermore, nevermore…”
Simile
Repetition
Imagery
Assonance
What literary device is shown?
“The warm, buttery smell filled the room."
Simile
Personification
Foreshadowing
Imagery
To become weaker or less intense; to decrease.
a. Acknowledge
b. Abate
c. Evict
d. Estimate
To admit or accept that something is true; to recognize someone or something.
a. Acknowledge
b. Irrelevant
c. Infuriate
d. Agent
A person or thing that causes something to happen OR someone who acts on behalf of someone else.
a. Agent
b. Epidemic
c. Industrious
d. Devastate
The power or right to give orders, make decisions, or control something.
a. Authority
b. Impartial
c. Irrelevant
d. Evict
To cause great damage, destruction, or emotional pain.
a. Evict
b. Devastate
c. Abate
d. Estimate
A sudden, widespread outbreak of a disease or problem that affects many people at once.
a. Epidemic
b. Industrious
c. Authority
d. Vainly
A careful guess about the amount, size, or value of something.
a. Estimate
b. Abate
c. Agent
d. Devour
To force someone to leave a place where they are living.
a. Evict
b. Infuriate
c. Impartial
d. Acknowledge
Fair and not taking sides; treating everyone equally.
a. Industrious
b. Impartial
c. Irrelevant
d. Craven
Hard-working and always busy doing something useful.
a. Industrious
b. Obeisance
c. Epidemic
d. Devastate
To make someone extremely angry.
a. Infuriate
b. Abate
c. Estimate
d. Pallid
Not related to the topic; not important to what’s being discussed.
a. Irrelevant
b. Authority
c. Agent
d. Devastate
“Showing disrespect or criticism; insulting.”
a. Authentic
b. Derogatory
c. Delicacy
d. Astute
Existing only in stories or legends; not real.
a. Plumage
b. Mythical
c. Derogatory
d. Industrious
The feathers of a bird.
a. Plumage
b. Epidemic
c. Agent
d. Craven
