Suspense/Vocab Set 1 Quiz

Which term refers to the feeling of excitement or anxious uncertainty about what may happen next in a story?

• Diction

• Suspense

• Metaphor

• Irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the term for the speed at which a story unfolds or events occur?

• Pacing

• Horror

• Foreshadowing

• Figurative Language

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which term describes hints or clues about what will happen later in a story?

• Dramatic Irony

• Foreshadowing

• Diction

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is it called when the audience knows something that the characters do not?

• Dramatic Irony

• Suspense

• Horror

• Sensory Details

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Which term refers to descriptions that appeal to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch)?

• Sensory Details

• Irony

• Diction

• Pacing

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is the term for a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens?

• Irony

• Metaphor

• Suspense

• Horror

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Which genre is intended to scare, shock, or startle its readers?

• Horror

• Suspense

• Diction

• Foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the term for language that uses figures of speech, such as similes and metaphors, to be more effective and impactful?

• Figurative Language

• Pacing

• Irony

• Sensory Details

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which term refers to the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing?

• Diction

• Metaphor

• Suspense

• Horror

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as"?

• Metaphor

• Foreshadowing

• Dramatic Irony

• Pacing

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5