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Academic Vocabulary Review Honors Eng 9 2025

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A character refuses help and chooses a risky path to follow their own goals. Which term best captures this trait?

a)

Archetype of a loyal sidekick

b)

Allusion to a famous decision

c)

Allegory built on double meanings

d)

Agency shown through independent choice

2.

In a story, a farm where each animal represents a social class is best described as which device?

a)

Allegory using extended symbolism

b)

Allusion to historical figures

c)

Anecdote about farm life

d)

Antithesis presenting opposites

3.

Montag and Beatty's attitudes towards literature are an example of what?

a)

Motifs unifying a chapter

b)

Denotation defining words

c)

Juxtaposition for comparison

d)

Archetypes shaping expectations

4.

Which scenario most clearly illustrates verbal irony?

a)

Two images placed side by side

b)

A thief is robbed on the way home

c)

Audience knows a secret the hero misses

d)

Saying 'Great weather' during a hailstorm

5.

"Both were dead. I was 16." What technique is used?

a)

Juxtaposition to compare differences

b)

Connotation to evoke feelings

c)

Objective language without opinion

d)

Persona adopted by the speaker

6.

Which option best defines a motif in a novel?

a)

A brief anecdote about a character

b)

A recurring image or phrase unifying sections

c)

A single surprising twist at the climax

d)

A dictionary meaning of a hard word

7.

Choose the statement that uses objective language rather than bias.

a)

The report praises great leadership

b)

The report clearly favors our team

c)

The report feels unfair and rude

d)

The report presents neutral data tables

8.

Which narration best matches third-person limited point of view?

a)

An unknown narrator knows only the protagonist’s mind

b)

A historian retells events with quoted documents

c)

A character narrates using 'I' and personal thoughts

d)

Multiple narrators know every character’s feelings

9.

In a short story, the narrator reveals every character’s thoughts, feelings, and actions. Identify the point of view.

a)

Stream-of-consciousness mode

b)

Epistolary perspective

c)

Omniscient point of view

d)

Objective point of view

10.

A claim argues that a school policy is unfair because the rule’s original situation encouraged bias. Which term best names the starting situation that shapes the argument?

a)

Voice

b)

Syntax

c)

Tone

d)

Premise

11.

A writer changes “All students succeed” to “Most students succeed.” What type of word is “Most” in argumentation?

a)

Subjective language

b)

Rhetoric device

c)

Syntactic marker

d)

Qualifier

12.

A speech uses carefully chosen appeals to persuade the audience to accept a proposal. What term best fits this purposeful persuasive use of language?

a)

Voice

b)

Rhetoric

c)

Syntax

d)

Objective report

13.

A review says a movie is “bitter and cynical,” showing feelings about the subject. Which term describes this kind of language?

a)

Subjective language

b)

Qualified language

c)

Objective narration

d)

Grammatical syntax

14.

You notice a series of questions in a passage of text. What could you analyze?

a)

Tone

b)

Voice

c)

Syntax

d)

Premise

15.

Choose the verb that matches this editorial action: reduce the severity of a problem without fully solving it.

a)

Negate

b)

Corroborate

c)

Mitigate

d)

Ameliorate

16.

A researcher adds reliable data from multiple sources to support a claim. Which verb best describes this action?

a)

Negate

b)

Ameliorate

c)

Corroborate

d)

Qualify

17.

During peer review, one student disproves a claim by showing it contradicts verified facts. Which verb captures that action?

a)

Corroborate

b)

Ameliorate

c)

Negate

d)

Mitigate

18.

Draw an image/symbol that represents juxtaposition.

19.

Two things that are are always opposite.​ ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
juxtaposed
allegorical
antithetical
20.

What 1-2 words from the academic vocab list do you need more review/practice with using?

Absolute language

  1. Agency 

  1. Allegory

  1. Allusion

  1. Anecdote

  1. Antithesis/Antithetical

  1. Archetype

  1. Bias/Biased

  1. Cliche 

  1. Connotation

  1. Denotation

  1. Dichotomy

  1. Diction

  1. Fallacy/Logical Fallacy

  1. Figurative Language

  1. Irony–Know the 3 types

  1. Juxtaposition

  1. Motif

  1. Objective Language

  1. Paradoxical/Paradox

  1. Persona

  1. Point of View–4 types

  1. Premise

  1. Qualifiers (in an argument)

  1. Rhetoric

  1. Subjective Language

  1. Syntax

  1. Tone

  1. Voice

Verbs to Know:

  1. Ameliorate

  1. Corroborate

  1. Mitigate

  1. Negate

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