Honors English II Vocabulary Test 3 Review 2024

Question 1

"In the end, there were nine of us." The italicized part is an example of

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independent clause

Question 2

It appeared that a careful examination of the premises might possibly reveal some traces of this mysterious perpetrator.

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This is an example of formal diction.

Question 3

"You're a warrior on the battlefield for the Lord. God's warriors don't cry. They trust he's always by their side."

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This quote is didactic.

Question 4

"The old lady had a beak-like nose and eyes that blazed fire when she looked at me." This is

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an example of caricature

Question 5

"Thelma wore the thick-lensed, horn-rimmed glasses because of her visual impairment." This is an example of ....

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euphemism

Question 6

The sub wrote that the class was full of "spirited students who enjoyed conversing often."

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euphemism

Question 7

non-literal meaning of a word; suggested meaning; involves ideas, emotions, or attitudes

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connotation

Question 8

"They say a dozen or so white ministers in Little Rock are gonna do the same." is an example of

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colloquialism

Question 9

grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb

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clause

Question 10

fanciful expression; simile, extended metaphor, or analogy; displays cleverness; surprising

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conceit

Question 11

verbal description; meant to distort a person's physical features or other characteristics

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caricature

Question 12

cannot stand alone as a sentence and must be accompanied by a clause that can stand alone

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dependent clause

Question 13

"Marsha said that white people didn't perspire, so I had to be certain I didn't let them see me perspire." This contains

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a euphemism

Question 14

comparing two things - developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work

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extended metaphor

Question 15

related to style and refers to the writer's word choices, in regard to their correctness

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diction

Question 16

"When Melba was listening to the radio" is an example of a

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dependent clause

Question 17

With alarmed expressions they often whispered, "We don't wanna anger the white folks." This is an example of

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colloquialism

Question 18

Love is a noun and is defined as a "an intense feeling of deep affection" This is an example of

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denotation

Question 19

use of slang or informalities in speech or writing; gives a work a conversational tone

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colloquialism

Question 20

I was trying to apply makeup so I would look older. But by the third try I had succeeded in looking like a circus clown.

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caricature

Question 21

Shakespeare wrote, "The world is a stage" and then used five or six lines to show how the two were similar.

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This is an extended metaphor.

Question 22

"Her face lit up when she saw the rose he was handing her." She was happy because of

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the connotation of rose

Question 23

has the primary aim of teaching or instructing, especially of moral or ethical principles

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didactic

Question 24

more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept

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euphemism

Question 25

strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color

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denotation

Question 26

Piggy wanted Ralph to be chief. He was the one most capable of getting them rescued.

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antecedent for he is Ralph

Question 27

"This school became, instead, a furnace that consumed our youth and forged us into reluctant warriors."

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conceit

Question 28

There were tobacco-chewing white men, their naked arms and shoulders sporting tattoos. Melba feared these men because

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of their connotation

Question 29

Even though it was late, people were coming out of their homes to watch. The italicized part is a/an

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independent clause

Question 30

expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence

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independent clause

Question 31

Lord of the Flies teaches the reader that the absence of authority can lead to disaster, making it __ in nature.

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didactic

Question 32

How like a winter hath my absence been from thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!

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conceit

Honors English II Vocabulary Test 3 Review 2024

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Honors English II Vocabulary Test 3 Review 2024

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