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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The movement of a literary piece from one point or one section to another






2. Assert or affirm strongly






3. A whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures






4. Not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else






5. Main character in fiction or drama






6. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






7. Examine and judge carefully.






8. The study of the sources and development of words






9. Character pitted against protagonist






10. Shortened version of the text containing the main points or events.






11. Subtle differences or distinctions in expression - meaning - or response






12. A party who is defending a claim asserts a claim against the opposing party






13. Examine and judge carefully.






14. Prose writing that deals with real people - things - events - and places.






15. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






16. Give the main point or idea






17. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






18. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






19. The serious and relatively sustained use of symbols to represent or suggest other ideas or things.






20. Vantage point from which a writer tells a story.






21. A figure of speech in which something nonhuman is given human qualities.






22. The narrator - who plays no part in story - zooms in on the thoughts and feelings of one character.






23. A story or a telling of a story - or an account of a situation or event.






24. The reasons - either stated or implied - for a character's behavior






25. Use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning (Ex: 'buzz')






26. Classifying people by their traits.






27. Give the main point or idea






28. A story or a telling of a story - or an account of a situation or event.






29. The narrator is a character in the story. Uses first person pronouns (I - me - my).






30. The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words






31. Words or phrases that create pictures - or images - in the reader's mind.






32. Method of character development in which the author reveals the personality of character through their speech - thoughts - actions - appearance - or effects of others toward the character.






33. Writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the senses






34. Group of consecutive lines that form a single unit in a poem.






35. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






36. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author






37. Use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning (Ex: 'buzz')






38. The return of a word - phrase - stanza form or effect in any form of literature






39. Rank or order as less important or consider of less value






40. Showing little if any change






41. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






42. A major division of the action of a play or drama.






43. The voice that is talking to us in a poem.






44. Scene in a movie - play - short story - novel - or narrative poem that interrupts the present action of the plot to show events that happened at an earlier time.






45. A passage that connects a topic to one that follows






46. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing






47. Simultaneous plot lines - usually with an intersection and one or more points.






48. Method of character development in which the author reveals the personality of character through their speech - thoughts - actions - appearance - or effects of others toward the character.






49. A fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true






50. An open-ended group discussion that teachers use to help students think on a higher level about a certain issue or topic. Involves an inner/outer circle format.