English 9 Vocab - week 3

Question 1

Act

Answer 1

take action; do something

Question 2

Antecedent Action

Answer 2

an event, circumstances, ect.., that happens before another.

Question 3

Antonym

Answer 3

a word opposite in meaning to another word.

Question 4

Autobiagraphy

Answer 4

an account of a person’s life written by that person, or group compared with another usually in a way considered to be unfair.

Question 5

Bias

Answer 5

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

Question 6

Biography

Answer 6

an account of someone’s life written by someone else

Question 7

Context

Answer 7

the part just before and after the word in a passage that determine’s it’s meaning.

Question 8

Dialogue

Answer 8

conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie.

Question 9

Fable

Answer 9

a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.

Question 10

Figurative

Answer 10

departing from a literal use of words.

Question 11

Legend

Answer 11

a traditional tale originally passed down through word of mouth, often describing a phenomenon.

Question 12

Literal

Answer 12

a traditional short story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.

Question 13

Mood

Answer 13

emotional atmosphere produced by a narrative or poetic work.

Question 14

Tone

Answer 14

manner of speaking, writing, representing which is aware of audience.

Question 15

Moral

Answer 15

concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior and the goodness or badness of human character.