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Exploring Vocabulary
Exploring Vocabulary
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Expand your vocabulary with questions about the meanings of various words and literary devices
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What is 'Personification'?
Using similes
Describing objects
Creating metaphors
Giving human traits
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What does 'Untenable' mean?
Easily supported
Not defensible
Widely accepted
Strong and stable
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What does 'Buoyant' mean?
Able to float
Sinking quickly
Solid and firm
Heavy and dense
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What does 'Rustic' refer to?
Rural charm
Urban style
Industrial look
Modern design
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What does 'Congenial' mean?
Pleasant and friendly
Boring and dull
Cold and distant
Rude and harsh
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What does 'Simile' compare?
Two events
Two different things
Two characters
Two similar things
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What does 'Concede' mean?
To deny
To challenge
To admit
To ignore
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What does 'Rancid' describe?
Freshness
Spiciness
Sweetness
Bad smell
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What does 'Clique' mean?
Public meeting
Random gathering
Open community
Exclusive group
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What does 'Sever' mean?
To cut off
To ignore
To strengthen
To join together
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What does 'Versatile' mean?
Difficult to use
Adaptable to many uses
Limited in function
Only for one purpose
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What is 'Alliteration'?
A type of rhyme
Repetition of sounds
Random word choice
A literary genre
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True or False: 'Migration' refers to staying in one place.
False
True
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What does 'Imagery' refer to?
Sound effects
Plot twists
Character development
Visual descriptions
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What does 'Bona fide' mean?
Genuine
Uncertain
Fake
Temporary
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What is a 'Metaphor'?
A type of simile
Literal description
Direct comparison
A character trait
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What does 'Apportion' mean?
To gather
To ignore
To distribute
To create
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What does 'Ad infinitum' mean?
To the limit
To the beginning
To infinity
To the end
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What is 'Repetition' in literature?
Creating new phrases
Changing the meaning
Using the same words
Adding more characters
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What is an 'Idiom'?
A character trait
Literal expression
A type of poem
Phrase with meaning
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What does 'Sordid' describe?
Clean and pure
Rich and luxurious
Filthy or immoral
Bright and cheerful
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What does 'Lofty' describe?
Very average
Very small
Very low
Very high
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What is a 'Prelude'?
A climax
A conflict
An introduction
A conclusion
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Which word means 'morally wrong'?
Rustic
Bona fide
Perverse
Buoyant
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What is 'Hyperbole'?
A literary device
A character trait
Extreme exaggeration
A type of poem
