Academic Vocabulary #1 3rd Quiz

Which term refers to the main point or underlying message of a story?

• Central idea

• Main idea

• Details

• Summary

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What type of sentence makes a statement and ends with a period?

• Imperative

• Interrogative

• Exclamatory

• Declarative

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

What is the term for a book that contains factual information on a wide range of subjects?

• Biography

• Encyclopedia

• Glossary

• Index

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.1B

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

Which type of fiction is set in a time that has already passed?

• Contemporary realistic fiction

• Historical fiction

• Modern fantasy

• Biography

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What do you call the words that have the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings?

• synonyms

• homonyms

• Conjunction

• antonyms

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What literary device is used to give human characteristics to non-human objects or abstract ideas?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate possession or the omission of letters or numbers?

• Comma

• Apostrophe

• Colon

• Semicolon

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things that uses 'like' or 'as'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things that does not use 'like' or 'as'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

This tells you the first and last word defined on the page in the dictionary

• guide word

• entry word

• pronunciation

• part of speech

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2G