Quiz about MSTEP/NWEA VOCAB PREP!!

Question 1

What does the term "Literary Element" refer to?

Accepted Answer

Includes all the elements in a story: plot, rising action, falling action, problem, solution, setting, etc.

Answer

A written proposal or reminder

Answer

A short moral story

Answer

A graphic or vivid verbal description

Question 2

What is a "Memorandum"?

Accepted Answer

A written proposal or reminder

Answer

A passage or expression that is quoted or cited

Answer

Playing on words or speech sounds

Answer

A situation treated as an observable object

Question 3

What does it mean to "Narrate"?

Accepted Answer

To tell a story.

Answer

To induce action or belief

Answer

To provide information of an official nature

Answer

To play on words based on the multiple meanings of a single word

Question 4

What is a "Parable"?

Accepted Answer

A short moral story (often with animal characters)

Answer

A reference in a work of literature to a character, place, or situation from history

Answer

A graphic or vivid verbal description

Answer

Something written or created by a person who witnessed a historical event

Question 5

What is the purpose of "Persuasive" writing?

Accepted Answer

Tending or intended or having the power to induce action or belief

Answer

To tell a story

Answer

To provide information (especially information of an official nature)

Answer

To summarize or discuss research conducted by others

Question 6

What is a "Primary Source Historical Document"?

Accepted Answer

Something written or created by a person who witnessed a historical event

Answer

A situation treated as an observable object

Answer

A graphic or vivid verbal description

Answer

A "play on words" based on the multiple meanings of a single word

Question 7

What is a "Document" in the context of writing?

Accepted Answer

Writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

Answer

A passage or expression that is quoted or cited

Answer

A reference in a work of literature to a character, place, or situation from history

Answer

A graphic or vivid verbal description

Question 8

What is a "Pun"?

Accepted Answer

A "play on words" based on the multiple meanings of a single word or on words that sound alike but mean different things

Answer

A written proposal or reminder

Answer

A short moral story (often with animal characters)

Answer

A situation treated as an observable object

Question 9

What is a "Quote"?

Accepted Answer

A passage or expression that is quoted or cited

Answer

A situation treated as an observable object

Answer

The act of referring or consulting

Answer

Review summarizes or discusses research conducted by others

Question 10

What does "Reference" mean in writing?

Accepted Answer

The act of referring or consulting

Answer

A passage or expression that is quoted or cited

Answer

A written proposal or reminder

Answer

Playing on words or speech sounds

Question 11

What is a "Scene" in literature?

Accepted Answer

A situation treated as an observable object

Answer

A reference in a work of literature to a character, place, or situation from history

Answer

A graphic or vivid verbal description

Answer

A "play on words" based on the multiple meanings of a single word

Question 12

What is a "Secondary Source"?

Accepted Answer

Review summarizes or discusses research conducted by others. Not first hand data. Scholarly books

Answer

Something written or created by a person who witnessed a historical event

Answer

A situation treated as an observable object

Answer

A passage or expression that is quoted or cited

Question 13

What does "Word Play" involve?

Accepted Answer

Playing on words or speech sounds

Answer

A written proposal or reminder

Answer

A reference in a work of literature to a character, place, or situation from history

Answer

A graphic or vivid verbal description

Question 14

What is an "Allusion" in literature?

Accepted Answer

A reference in a work of literature to a character, place, or situation from history or from another work of literature, music, or art.

Answer

A graphic or vivid verbal description

Answer

A "play on words" based on the multiple meanings of a single word

Answer

A written proposal or reminder

Question 15

What does "Characterization" mean?

Accepted Answer

A graphic or vivid verbal description

Answer

A situation treated as an observable object

Answer

A passage or expression that is quoted or cited

Answer

The act of referring or consulting

Question 16

What is an extended metaphor?

Accepted Answer

The comparison between two things that is continued beyond the first point of comparison.

Answer

A metrical pattern in poetry with five iambic feet per line.

Answer

A figure of speech that combines opposite terms in a brief phrase.

Answer

The attribution of human emotions to inanimate objects.

Question 17

What is an oxymoron?

Accepted Answer

A figure of speech that combines opposite terms in a brief phrase.

Answer

A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme.

Answer

A metrical pattern in poetry with five iambic feet per line.

Answer

The practice of investing things with symbolic meaning.

Question 18

What is an archetype?

Accepted Answer

An original model on which something is patterned.

Answer

A situation or statement that seems impossible or contradicting but is true.

Answer

A distorted image applied to a category of people.

Answer

A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme.

Question 19

What is iambic pentameter?

Accepted Answer

A metrical pattern in poetry which consists of five iambic feet per line.

Answer

A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme.

Answer

The practice of investing things with symbolic meaning.

Answer

The attribution of human emotions to inanimate objects.

Question 20

What is the pathetic fallacy?

Accepted Answer

The attribution of human emotions or characteristics to inanimate objects or to nature.

Answer

The comparison between two things that is continued beyond the first point of comparison.

Answer

The practice of investing things with symbolic meaning.

Answer

A metrical pattern in poetry with five iambic feet per line.

Question 21

What is a sonnet?

Accepted Answer

A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme.

Answer

An original model on which something is patterned.

Answer

A distorted image applied to a category of people.

Answer

The attribution of human emotions to inanimate objects.

Question 22

What is a stereotype?

Accepted Answer

A distorted, exaggerated, or oversimplified image applied to a category of people.

Answer

An original model on which something is patterned.

Answer

A metrical pattern in poetry with five iambic feet per line.

Answer

The attribution of human emotions to inanimate objects.

Question 23

What is symbolism?

Accepted Answer

The practice of investing things with symbolic meaning, using words, places, people, or objects to mean something beyond their literal meaning.

Answer

The attribution of human emotions to inanimate objects.

Answer

A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme.

Answer

A distorted image applied to a category of people.

Question 24

What does the term "Symbolize" mean?

Accepted Answer

Represent or identify by using a symbol

Answer

To write down information in an organized way

Answer

A form of communication used to convey a formal message

Answer

The sound made at the end of a word

Question 25

What is "Antithesis"?

Accepted Answer

Exact opposite

Answer

A daily account of events and the writer's thoughts

Answer

Radically different or contrary in action or movement

Answer

An instruction telling what must or must not be done

Question 26

What does "Metonymy" refer to?

Accepted Answer

Substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself

Answer

Substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa

Answer

The analysis of a poem's meter

Answer

A public notice or announcement

Question 27

What is "Scansion" in poetry?

Accepted Answer

The analysis of a poem's meter by marking the stressed and unstressed syllables

Answer

A line showing the outside edge of an object or figure

Answer

The sound made at the end of a word

Answer

To write down information in an organized way

Question 28

What is "Synecdoche"?

Accepted Answer

Substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa

Answer

A daily account of events and the writer's thoughts

Answer

Represent or identify by using a symbol

Answer

An instruction telling what must or must not be done

Question 29

What is the purpose of a "Business letter"?

Accepted Answer

A form of communication used to convey a formal message to one or more parties on behalf of a business

Answer

To write down information in an organized way

Answer

A public notice or announcement

Answer

The sound made at the end of a word

Question 30

What is an "Ending sound"?

Accepted Answer

The sound made at the end of a word

Answer

A daily account of events and the writer's thoughts

Answer

A form of communication used to convey a formal message

Answer

An instruction telling what must or must not be done

Question 31

What is a "Journal" primarily used for?

Accepted Answer

A daily, or periodic, account of events and the writer's thoughts and feelings about those events

Answer

To write down information in an organized way

Answer

A public notice or announcement

Answer

The sound made at the end of a word

Question 32

What does it mean to "List" something?

Accepted Answer

To write down information in an organized way

Answer

A public notice or announcement

Answer

The sound made at the end of a word

Answer

An instruction telling what must or must not be done

Question 33

What does "Opposite" mean?

Accepted Answer

Radically different or contrary in action or movement

Answer

A daily account of events and the writer's thoughts

Answer

An instruction telling what must or must not be done

Answer

The sound made at the end of a word

Question 34

What is an "Outline"?

Accepted Answer

A short list or plan that gives the main ideas of a longer report

Answer

A line showing the outside edge of an object or figure

Answer

The sound made at the end of a word

Answer

To write down information in an organized way

Question 35

What is a "Rule" in the context of instructions?

Accepted Answer

An instruction telling what must or must not be done

Answer

A daily account of events and the writer's thoughts

Answer

A public notice or announcement

Answer

The sound made at the end of a word

Question 36

What is a "Short story"?

Accepted Answer

A brief work of fiction

Answer

A daily account of events and the writer's thoughts

Answer

A public notice or announcement

Answer

A form of communication used to convey a formal message

Question 37

What is a "Thank you note"?

Accepted Answer

A note of gratitude for what was received

Answer

A message asking for help

Answer

A reminder for an appointment

Answer

A summary of a meeting

Question 38

What does the term "Title" refer to?

Accepted Answer

A word or phrase that describes the contents of a document or object or person

Answer

The conclusion of a story

Answer

The name of the author

Answer

The genre of a book

Question 39

What is a "Chapter"?

Accepted Answer

A subdivision of a written work

Answer

A collection of related books

Answer

A summary at the end of a book

Answer

A group of characters in a story

Question 40

What is the purpose of a "Cookbook"?

Accepted Answer

A book of favorite recipes and instructions on cooking

Answer

To tell stories about food

Answer

To list different types of cuisines

Answer

To provide historical context on cooking

Question 41

What does it mean to "Describe"?

Accepted Answer

To explain with details

Answer

To criticize something

Answer

To give a brief overview

Answer

To translate into another language

Question 42

What is a "Dictionary"?

Accepted Answer

A book that lists words in alphabetical order and gives their meanings, pronunciations, and etc.

Answer

A collection of famous quotes

Answer

A manual for learning a new language

Answer

A book summarizing scientific concepts

Question 43

What is a "Folk tale"?

Accepted Answer

A story passed down from person to person by word of mouth

Answer

A modern story written for adults

Answer

A scientific explanation of cultural phenomena

Answer

A detailed biography of a historical figure

Question 44

What is an "Index"?

Accepted Answer

An alphabetical listing of key words, phrases, or topics that includes the page numbers on which those items are found within a publication

Answer

A summary of a book's themes

Answer

A list of references used in a book

Answer

A collection of maps in a book

Question 45

What does "Note" mean in this context?

Accepted Answer

Observe or notice

Answer

A musical sound

Answer

A short letter

Answer

A detailed explanation

Question 46

What is a "Nursery rhyme"?

Accepted Answer

A tale in rhymed verse for children

Answer

A story for teaching mathematics to children

Answer

A guidebook for new parents

Answer

A collection of children's games

Question 47

What is a "Personal narrative"?

Accepted Answer

Story that illustrates a specific time or incident in a life

Answer

A fictional story set in a fantasy world

Answer

A biography of a famous person

Answer

A scientific report on personal behavior

Question 48

What does "Problem" refer to in this context?

Accepted Answer

Any situation in which you are trying to reach some goal and must find a means to do so

Answer

A mathematical equation to be solved

Answer

A disagreement between people

Answer

A malfunction in a device

Question 49

What is a "Sign" as defined here?

Accepted Answer

An event that is experienced as indicating important things to come

Answer

A physical gesture used in communication

Answer

A symbol representing a company or brand

Answer

A road marker giving directions

Question 50

What is the "Table of Contents"?

Accepted Answer

Found in the beginning of a book, it lists what is in the book and the page numbers of chapters.

Answer

A chart showing the nutritional information of food

Answer

A list of figures and tables in a research paper

Answer

An appendix at the end of a book with additional information

Question 51

What is a 'Title page'?

Accepted Answer

A page of a book displaying the title and author and publisher

Answer

The last page of a book with a summary

Answer

The page listing the chapter titles

Answer

The cover page of a book without any text

Question 52

What does 'Word family' refer to?

Accepted Answer

Group of words with the same root

Answer

A group of words that mean the opposite of each other

Answer

A group of words used in a family setting

Answer

A collection of words in a dictionary

Question 53

What is the 'Main idea' of a text?

Accepted Answer

Central thought or message

Answer

The most interesting part of the text

Answer

The first sentence of each paragraph

Answer

The detailed description in a text

Question 54

What is an 'Announcement'?

Accepted Answer

Something written or spoken that tells important news

Answer

A detailed explanation of an event

Answer

A private message between two people

Answer

A casual conversation topic

Question 55

What are 'Instructions'?

Accepted Answer

Steps or rules to be followed

Answer

A detailed story

Answer

A list of ingredients for a recipe

Answer

Suggestions for possible actions

Question 56

Who is the 'Main character' in a story?

Accepted Answer

The main person in a story

Answer

The narrator of the story

Answer

The villain in the story

Answer

The sidekick to the hero

Question 57

What does it mean to 'Make believe'?

Accepted Answer

To pretend; imagine

Answer

To tell the truth

Answer

To make something real

Answer

To believe in something without evidence

Question 58

What is a 'Newspaper'?

Accepted Answer

A daily or weekly publication of current events

Answer

A monthly magazine about hobbies

Answer

A fictional storybook

Answer

An academic journal

Question 59

What is 'Nonfiction'?

Accepted Answer

Writing that deals with real people, things, events and places

Answer

A genre of books based on imagination

Answer

A collection of poems

Answer

A type of play or drama

Question 60

What is a 'Word root'?

Accepted Answer

The part of the word that contains its basic meaning

Answer

The origin of a word in another language

Answer

The suffix added to the end of a word

Answer

The prefix added to the beginning of a word

Question 61

What is 'Assonance'?

Accepted Answer

Repeated vowel sounds

Answer

A type of punctuation mark

Answer

Repeated consonant sounds

Answer

The rhythm of a poem

Question 62

What is 'British Literature'?

Accepted Answer

Books, plays, etc. that are considered very good from Great Britain

Answer

Literature from the United States

Answer

Historical documents from Britain

Answer

Modern novels written in English

Question 63

What does it mean to 'Characterize'?

Accepted Answer

To describe the character and qualities of someone or something

Answer

To summarize a plot

Answer

To describe the setting of a story

Answer

To write a biography

Question 64

What is a 'Conflict' in a story?

Accepted Answer

A struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions

Answer

A peaceful resolution

Answer

The climax of the story

Answer

The background information about characters

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Similar Resources on Wayground

Popular Resources on Wayground

Discover more resources for Mathematics