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WorksheetsAcademic Vocabulary Review Honors Eng 9 2025
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
A character refuses help and chooses a risky path to follow their own goals. Which term best captures this trait?
Archetype of a loyal sidekick
Allusion to a famous decision
Allegory built on double meanings
Agency shown through independent choice
In a story, a farm where each animal represents a social class is best described as which device?
Allegory using extended symbolism
Allusion to historical figures
Anecdote about farm life
Antithesis presenting opposites
Montag and Beatty's attitudes towards literature are an example of what?
Motifs unifying a chapter
Denotation defining words
Juxtaposition for comparison
Archetypes shaping expectations
Which scenario most clearly illustrates verbal irony?
Two images placed side by side
A thief is robbed on the way home
Audience knows a secret the hero misses
Saying 'Great weather' during a hailstorm
"Both were dead. I was 16." What technique is used?
Juxtaposition to compare differences
Connotation to evoke feelings
Objective language without opinion
Persona adopted by the speaker
Which option best defines a motif in a novel?
A brief anecdote about a character
A recurring image or phrase unifying sections
A single surprising twist at the climax
A dictionary meaning of a hard word
Choose the statement that uses objective language rather than bias.
The report praises great leadership
The report clearly favors our team
The report feels unfair and rude
The report presents neutral data tables
Which narration best matches third-person limited point of view?
An unknown narrator knows only the protagonist’s mind
A historian retells events with quoted documents
A character narrates using 'I' and personal thoughts
Multiple narrators know every character’s feelings
In a short story, the narrator reveals every character’s thoughts, feelings, and actions. Identify the point of view.
Stream-of-consciousness mode
Epistolary perspective
Omniscient point of view
Objective point of view
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?
Voice
Syntax
Tone
Premise
A writer changes “All students succeed” to “Most students succeed.” What type of word is “Most” in argumentation?
Subjective language
Rhetoric device
Syntactic marker
Qualifier
A speech uses carefully chosen appeals to persuade the audience to accept a proposal. What term best fits this purposeful persuasive use of language?
Voice
Rhetoric
Syntax
Objective report
A review says a movie is “bitter and cynical,” showing feelings about the subject. Which term describes this kind of language?
Subjective language
Qualified language
Objective narration
Grammatical syntax
You notice a series of questions in a passage of text. What could you analyze?
Tone
Voice
Syntax
Premise
Choose the verb that matches this editorial action: reduce the severity of a problem without fully solving it.
Negate
Corroborate
Mitigate
Ameliorate
A researcher adds reliable data from multiple sources to support a claim. Which verb best describes this action?
Negate
Ameliorate
Corroborate
Qualify
During peer review, one student disproves a claim by showing it contradicts verified facts. Which verb captures that action?
Corroborate
Ameliorate
Negate
Mitigate
Draw an image/symbol that represents juxtaposition.

Two things that are are always opposite. (a)
What 1-2 words from the academic vocab list do you need more review/practice with using?
Absolute language
Agency
Allegory
Allusion
Anecdote
Antithesis/Antithetical
Archetype
Bias/Biased
Cliche
Connotation
Denotation
Dichotomy
Diction
Fallacy/Logical Fallacy
Figurative Language
Irony–Know the 3 types
Juxtaposition
Motif
Objective Language
Paradoxical/Paradox
Persona
Point of View–4 types
Premise
Qualifiers (in an argument)
Rhetoric
Subjective Language
Syntax
Tone
Voice
Verbs to Know:
Ameliorate
Corroborate
Mitigate
Negate
