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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. Tell how things are alike and different






2. Give the main point or idea






3. Character pitted against protagonist






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






5. Involves the inner divisions or turmoil of a single character. Conflicts of this sort may result from the character's attempt to decide between multiple alternatives for action or between opposing attitudes or beliefs.






6. To examine carefully; study closely






7. A struggle between two opposing forces or characters in a short story - novel - play or narrative poem.






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






9. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






10. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






11. Using language effectively to please or persuade






12. Groups of words that act as a unit and convey a meaning






13. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






14. The repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures






15. Make a blueprint of






16. A piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work






17. A word - phrase - line or group of lines repeated regularly in a poem usually at the end of each stanza.






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






19. Give the main point or idea






20. A written selection intended to explain a topic - an idea - or a process.






21. A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work






22. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






23. The state of cohering or sticking together






24. In the broadest sense of the word - any writing that relates imagined characters and occurrences rather than recounting real ones.






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






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






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






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






29. In the broadest sense of the word - any writing that relates imagined characters and occurrences rather than recounting real ones.






30. Play - novel - or other narrative - depicting serious and important events - in which the main character comes to an unhappy end.






31. A convention in drama whereby a character on stage addresses the audience to reveal some inner thought or feeling that is presumed inaudible to any other character on stage.






32. First part of the plot which presents main characters and their conflicts.






33. A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling






34. Identifying a part of a piece of writing as being derived from a source






35. 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.






36. A hero or heroine is the principle character in a movie - novel - or play - especially one who plays a vital role in plot development and solves the conflict. (A tragic hero is usually a dignified - courageous - and high - ranking character whose eve






37. Combine so as to form a more complex - product






38. The sequence of events or actions in a short story - novel - play - or narrative poem.






39. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






40. An idea that is implied or suggested






41. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






42. Draw up an outline or sketch for something






43. Person - place - thing - or event that stands both for itself and for something beyond itself.






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






45. A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling






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






47. The movement of a literary piece from one point or one section to another






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






49. First part of the plot which presents main characters and their conflicts.






50. A literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people