Vocab Test Grade English

Question 1

Assertive tone

Answer 1

Stern

Question 2

Analysis

Answer 2

Closed statements

Question 3

Inference

Answer 3

Using evidence or reasoning to draw conclusions

Question 4

Details

Answer 4

Descriptive words

Question 5

Theme

Answer 5

Moral of the story

Question 6

Central idea

Answer 6

Main/overall message

Question 7

Development

Answer 7

To make do

Question 8

Refined

Answer 8

To make better

Question 9

Emerges

Answer 9

To become noticeable

Question 10

Bias

Answer 10

The opinion someone has

Question 11

Objective summary

Answer 11

No opinion or feeling

Question 12

Complex characters

Answer 12

Many different personalities

Question 13

Plot

Answer 13

The series of events

Question 14

Characterized

Answer 14

description of the characters

Question 15

Conflict

Answer 15

The problem

Question 16

Connotation

Answer 16

The

Question 17

Denotation

Answer 17

Real definition

Question 18

Figurative language

Answer 18

To highlight parts and add meaning

Question 19

Metaphor

Answer 19

Compare two things without like or as

Question 19

Simile

Answer 19

Uses like or as

Question 20

Personification

Answer 20

Human characteristics on intimate objects

Question 21

Hyperbole

Answer 21

Extreme exaggeration

Question 22

Formal vs informal tone

Answer 22

Formal language does not use colloquialisms, contractions or first person pronouns such as ‘I’ or ‘We’. Informal language is more casual and spontaneous. It is used when communicating with friends or family either in writing or in conversation.

Question 23

Tone

Answer 23

The attitude you employ

Question 23

Context

Answer 23

the setting

Question 24

Text structure

Answer 24

The structure of the text

Question 25

Suspense/mystery/tension

Answer 25

Used to make the story intense

Question 26

Parallel plot

Answer 26

each main character has a separate but related story line that merges in the end.

Question 26

Flashback

Answer 26

Thought of an earlier time before

Question 27

Foreshadowing

Answer 27

Hint for something later on

Question 27

Rhetoric

Answer 27

the study and uses of written, spoken and visual language

Question 28

Allusion

Answer 28

a reference to a well-known person, character, place, or event

Question 29

Paradox

Answer 29

a statement, pair of statements, or even the exploration of an idea that seems contradictory upon first glance

Question 30

understatement

Answer 30

used to downplay a situation as less serious, less significant, or smaller than it really is

Question 31

logical fallacy

Answer 31

an argument that may sound convincing or true but is actually flawed

Question 31

Emotional appeals

Answer 31

to persuade an audience Which emotion

Question 32

context

Answer 32

The setting or backdrop the story is told

Question 33

claim

Answer 33

The main moral

Question 33

Counterclaim

Answer 33

Explain both sides

Question 34

POV

Answer 34

What point the story is told

Question 35

Transitions

Answer 35

Connects one idea to another

Question 36

Thesis statement

Answer 36

Identify topic being discussed

Question 36

Formal writing style

Answer 36

More objective approach

Question 37

Alliteration

Answer 37

Words with the same constant sound

Question 37

Objective tone

Answer 37

Tone that isn’t opinionated

Question 38

Assonance

Answer 38

The same vowel sound

Question 38

Convey

Question 38

Authors purpose

Answer 38

The reason for writing

Question 38

Informative essay

Answer 38

non-fiction writing piece

Question 39

Narrative essay

Answer 39

Tells a story

Question 40

Argument essay

Answer 40

A Way to make your argument.