GMAS Vocabulary Review

What are literary texts?

• Passages that are stories, dramas, or poems

• Scientific articles

• Historical documents

• News reports

What does it mean to infer in a text?

• To guess randomly

• To come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence

• To rewrite the text

• To memorize the text

What is an objective summary?

• A detailed description with opinions

• An overview capturing main points without opinions

• A list of characters

• A personal reflection

What is a simile?

• A direct comparison

• A comparison using like or as

• A type of plot

• A character's dialogue

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using like or as

• A direct comparison stating one thing is another

• A type of plot

• A character's dialogue

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A direct comparison without using "like" or "as"

• An exaggeration beyond belief

• A quirky expression specific to a language

What is an example of hyperbole?

• My father can lift two tons

• The beautiful butterfly blew by the bay

• I've been on cloud nine all day

• He went to the store

What is an idiom?

• A form of poetry with fourteen lines

• A quirky expression specific to a language

• A factual description of past events

• A speech in a literary text

What is a historical account?

• A factual description of past events

• An imaginative description of events

• A quirky expression specific to a language

• A form of poetry with fourteen lines

What is a fictional portrayal?

• A factual description of past events

• An imaginative description of events

• A quirky expression specific to a language

• A form of poetry with fourteen lines