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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core
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common-core
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english
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vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning
Fallacious reasoning
Hero (tragic)
Narrative
Conjunctive adverbs
2. A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
Refrain
Connotation
Flat
Theme
3. Linking with other subjects taught in school.
Phrases
Cross - curricular
Flat
Falling action
4. The point of greatest tension or emotional intensity in a plot.
Climax
Information
Cite
Informative/explanatory text
5. Writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the senses
First person
Symbolism
Direct Quotation
Sensory language
6. Crediting source within the paper.
In -text citation
Informative/explanatory text
Conflict
First person
7. The return of a word - phrase - stanza form or effect in any form of literature
Flashback
Oxymoron
Repetition
Phrases
8. Rank or order as less important or consider of less value
Rhyme
Subordinate
Direct Quotation
Nuances
9. Following rules or customs - often in an exact and proper way.
Analyze
Claim
Phrases
Formal
10. First part of the plot which presents main characters and their conflicts.
Clause
Stereotype
Phrases
Exposition
11. The narrator plays no part in the story but can tell us what all the characters are thinking and feeling as well as what is happening.
Cross - curricular
Scene
Third Person Omniscient
Clause
12. Use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning (Ex: 'buzz')
Onomatopoeia
Figurative language
Transition
Theme
13. Character pitted against protagonist
Flashback
Antagonist
Pacing
Independent
14. A literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people
Dialogue
Nuances
Mood
Cohesion
15. Rank or order as less important or consider of less value
Compare and Contrast
Fiction
Subordinate
Narrative
16. Testimony that is presented word for word.
Rhyme
Direct Quotation
Alliteration
Atmosphere
17. First part of the plot which presents main characters and their conflicts.
First person
Exposition
Scene
Scaffolding
18. Subtle differences or distinctions in expression - meaning - or response
Phrases
Transition
Flashback
Nuances
19. A struggle between two opposing forces or characters in a short story - novel - play or narrative poem.
Theme
Draft
Sensory language
Conflict
20. The serious and relatively sustained use of symbols to represent or suggest other ideas or things.
Symbolism
Flashback
Aside
Pacing
21. Showing little if any change
Speaker
Flashback
Static
In -text citation
22. 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.
Oxymoron
Flashback
Non -fiction
Falling action
23. A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
Theme
Aside
Complex
Syntax
24. The quality in a work of literature or art that arouses the reader's feelings of pity - sorrow - or compassion for a character.
Mood
Falling action
Pathos
Artistic medium
25. The study of the sources and development of words
Etymology
Oxymoron
Draft
Non -fiction
26. The inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
Character
Dialogue
Inference
Draft
27. The sequence of events or actions in a short story - novel - play - or narrative poem.
Round
Soliloquy
Plot
Stanza
28. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features
Characterization (indirect and direct)
Exposition
Draft
Act
29. Draw up an outline or sketch for something
Sensory language
Tone
Draft
Compare and Contrast
30. The narrator is a character in the story. Uses first person pronouns (I - me - my).
Resolution
First person
Pacing
Indirect
31. The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words
Alliteration
Exposition
Draft
Narrative
32. A mild - indirect - or vague term substituting for a harsh - blunt - or offensive term
Personification
Draft
Euphemism
Tone
33. An idea that is implied or suggested
Transition
Socratic Seminar
Objective Summary
Connotation
34. Subtle differences or distinctions in expression - meaning - or response
Oxymoron
Nuances
Setting
Symbolism
35. The narrator - who plays no part in story - zooms in on the thoughts and feelings of one character.
Onomatopoeia
Objective Summary
Analyze
Third Person Limited
36. The sequence of events or actions in a short story - novel - play - or narrative poem.
Motivation
Sensory language
Plot
Non -fiction
37. A figure of speech in which something nonhuman is given human qualities.
Characterization (indirect and direct)
Antagonist
Personification
Soliloquy
38. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
Motivation
Flat
Complex
Information
39. Group of consecutive lines that form a single unit in a poem.
Climax
Stanza
Phrases
Cohesion
40. 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.
Cite
Socratic Seminar
Syntax
Suspense
41. A comparison made between two things through the use of a specific word or comparison - such as like - as - than or resemble.
Character
Scene
Repetition
Simile
42. A fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
Cross - curricular
Third Person Limited
Argument
Stanza
43. 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.
Conclusion / Concluding Statements
Citation
Conflict
Socratic Seminar
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.
Soliloquy
Pacing
Flashback
Counterclaim
45. A major division of the action of a play or drama.
Conjunctive adverbs
Draft
Round
Act
46. The movement of a literary piece from one point or one section to another
Inference
Fallacious reasoning
Pacing
Fiction
47. The inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
Theme
Character
Narrative
Climax
48. A passage that connects a topic to one that follows
Hero (tragic)
Transition
Cross - curricular
Nuances
49. Rewording for the purpose of clarification
Etymology
Dialogue
Paraphrase
Setting
50. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
Informative/explanatory text
Aside
Conclusion / Concluding Statements
Draft