English Final

We chose a __________ date for a family gathering until we could confirm that everyone was available.

tentative

Which of the following terms means the overall point or meaning of a story or poem?

theme

Who is the antagonist of the play Antigone?

Creon

She was tall with brown skin and a beautiful smile.

Direct Characterization

Read the sentence below, then choose what kind of characterization is being used. When his mother said "Good morning," Michael just scowled, grunted something unintelligible, then stalked out of the house to go to school.

Indirect Characterization

Which answer choice best summarizes the argument Haimon makes to Creon in Scene 3 of Antigone, Part 2?

Listen to reason and be flexible.

This word means to direct a movie in the style of Steven Spielberg.

Spielbergesque

This word means "to go beyond the range or limits of."

transcend

This word means to change in outward form or appearance.

transfiguration

This word means "one who translates."

translator

The ski trip turned __________ after a heavy snow made an avalanche more likely.

treacherous

This word means "a government ruled by three persons."

triarchy

Allison worked all day doing her chores, cleaning the house, and even cleaning out her mom's van before she asked if she could go out with her friends. Instead of simply trying to help, it seemed that Allison had __________ motives.

ulterior

All ten council members voted in favor of the initiative, making it a __________ decision.

unanimous

powerful : insignificant :: prestigious : __________

unimportant

Maria performed a standing double back flip, a move that her coach said had never been done before. Maria's gymnastics performance would be considered _______________.

unprecedented

This word means "the quality of being valid."

validity

My English teacher likes to start each class with a short __________ about the importance of language.

vignette

This word means "the quality of a villain."

villainous

Vocabulary - Complete the sentence below with the correct vocabulary word: Belinda was puzzled by who would steal things from her desk because she believed all of her classmates were __________.

virtuous

This word means "the quality of being vulgar."

vulgarity

After working all day in the sun, Micah came home and just laid in bed, unable to move he was so tired. Michael's condition could best be described as ______________.

weary

The mayor took to social media to _____________ for a city council candidate by posting a video offering his support.

advocate

rebuke : approve :: inflict : __________

aid

This literary device is the repetition of consonant sounds in nearby words.

alliteration

repair : break :: coerce : __________

allow

This word means to be somewhat amateur.

amateurish

This word means "ruled by none."

anarchy

Vocabulary - Complete the sentence below with the correct vocabulary word: Marie was in ___________ after falling at school and breaking her leg.

anguish

Which word below is the best antonym for the word contempt?

approval

This word means anything that is done or made in a style of Arab cultures.

arabesque

Arianne found it hard to live in Arizona because the _____________ of the desert meant that there were few trees and plants all around.

aridity

My school put in ramps when they realized it was impossible for a person in a wheelchair to __________ the stairs.

ascend

This word means "to climb up."

ascend

Which of the following words is the best synonym for the word brazen?

audacious

Which of the following words is the best synonym for the word deflect?

avert

Whenever the team lost a game, the coach would make them run until every last player either collapsed or vomited. The coach's techniques would be considered by many to be ___________.

barbaric

Mike loves his new house, but he's disappointed that he can't have much of a yard because the land isn't very high quality and nothing grows there. Which word best describes the land around Mike's house?

barren

Seeing the smoke begin to roll and ___________ out of the small cabin told us that the fire was already too far gone to save the structure.

billow

This word describes someone who is really into books.

bookish

Maria and her friends organized a __________ of a makeup company because they were testing products on animals.

boycott

The fire marshal said that the building could only hold 2500 people, which would be considered the building's maximum _______________.

capacity

The latest earthquake was a ____________, causing widespread damage all along the west coast.

catastrophe

This word means to behave like a child.

childish

This word means "one who competes."

competitor

This word means to give information clearly and in a few words.

concise

This word means "to put someone down" or "show feelings of superiority."

condescend

This word means to design or adapt to form a specific shape or form.

configure

Which term below means the emotional interpretation of a word?

connotation

This word means "something that exists at the same time as something else or at the current time."

contemporary

In music, this word means to slowly build in volume and intensity.

crescendo

This word means "a secret government or rulership."

cryptarchy

The members of the religious __________ were convinced that our alien creators would someday come back to take the chosen ones to our alien home world.

cult

Vocabulary - Complete the sentence below with the correct vocabulary word: John is trying to __________ good qualities in young men by providing leadership and mentoring at his business.

cultivate

This word means "having the quality of danger."

dangerous

This word means settling an issue or producing a definite result.

decisive

This word in music means to slowly decrease volume and intensity.

decrescendo

This word means to cause something to change direction by turning aside from a straight course.

deflect

Which term below means the straightforward dictionary definition of a word?

denotation

Which word below is the best synonym for the word expend?

deplete

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS APPREHENDED; TO BE SENT BACK TO COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN

deport

Which of the following is the best antonym for the word sated?

deprived

Which word below is the best synonym for the word contempt?

derision

This word means "to climb down."

descend

When her teacher called her names and berated her in front of the entire class, Katrina felt that her __________ had been torn away.

dignity

This word means mar the appearance or form of something.

disfigure

Which word below is the best antonym for the word piety?

disloyalty

broken : whole :: __________ : cheerful

dismal

Which word below is the best antonym for the word deference?

disobedience

shiny : lustrous :: prestigious : __________

distinguished

This word means "a device that elevates."

elevator

My neighbors have started to ____________ on my property by installing a fence over the property line.

encroach

This word means "the quality of being equal."

equality

This word means "an action, speech, or performance that is done without any preparation or practice beforehand."

extemporaneous

When my brother fell through the ice in our pond, my parents used ropes to __________ him from the ice-cold water.

extricate

This word means "having the quality of fame."

famous

This word means "state of being fatal."

fatality

CITY COUNCIL PROPOSES NEW BOAT TO TAKE WORKERS ACROSS THE RIVER

ferry

This word means a mere product of mental invention.

figment

This word means a metaphorical (not literal) use of words or phrases.

figurative

This literary device is when a character addresses either an inanimate object or a person who is not present.

This literary device is when a character addresses either an inanimate object or a person who is not present.

This word means capable of bending easily without breaking.

flexible

Once the doctors figured out that Karen's baby had a food allergy and put her on medication, she became much healthier and began to grow very quickly. What did Karen's baby do after the medication?

flourish

Which word below is the best antonym for the word discerning?

foolish

This word means something that is a part of a whole, such as a piece of pie or a portion of a number.

fraction

This word means to be unruly, causing conflict between groups and individuals.

fractious

This word means a crack in an object such as a rock slab or bone.

fracture

This word means a part broken off or detached.

fragment

SYRIAN GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO SYSTEMATICALLY WIPE OUT KURDISH PEOPLE

genocide

This word means to lower one's body briefly by bending one knee to the ground.

genuflect

Read the newspaper headline below, then choose the vocabulary word that is suggested in the headline: MUSEUM EXHIBITS PHOTOS OF 19TH CENTURY ITALIAN NEIGHBORHOODS IN NEW YORK

ghetto

This word means "one who governs."

governor

Which of the following is the best synonym for the word sated?

gratified

This word means anything having an odd or unnatural shape.

grotesque

This word means any product or chemical meant to kill plants (specifically weeds).

herbicide

Which word below is the best synonym for the word ulterior?

hidden

This word means "the state of being humid."

humidity

This word means "having the quality of humor."

humorous

This word means "a governmental system of laws and justice between pirates at sea."

hydrarchy

This word means "the quality of being illegal."

illegality

Literary Devices - What type of literary device is included in the excerpt below? "...I hear the crackle, catch a whiff of smoke from the stove downstairs..."

imagery

Literary Devices - What type of literary device is included in the excerpt below? "...the glare of the fire lighted the massive limbs and trunk of the vigorous old elm..."

imagery

Literary Devices - What type of literary device is included in the excerpt below? "...the ringmaster cracked his whip..."

imagery

Literary Devices - What type of literary device is included in the excerpt below? "The wind roared and blew its hot breath at our back, the flames whistled."

imagery

Literary Devices - What type of literary device is included in the excerpt below? "There came a rumble of electrical energy, drowned out by the sudden roll of drums."

imagery

This word means "the state of being immortal."

immortality

Choose the correct word that completes the analogy below: conflict : clash :: inflict : __________

impose

The _____________ of the candles placed all around the room created enough of a glow to provide a calming mood.

incandescence

This word means a surgical cut made in skin or flesh.

incision

Frank and Jesse James were _____________ criminals during the late 1800s in the United States.

infamous

This word means "the state of being inferior."

inferiority

This word means a change in the form of a word or modulation or intonation of pitch in the voice.

inflection

This word means a breach or violation, such as breaking a law.

infraction

This word means "the state of being inhuman."

inhumanity

In Antigone Part 1, after Antigone is arrested and brought to him, Creon asks the following question: "Who is the man here, / She or I, if this crime goes unpunished?" What characteristic of Creon's does this question most clearly reveal?

insecurity

Which word below is the best synonym for the word discerning?

insightful

Vocabulary - Complete the sentence below with the correct vocabulary word: The principal said that an apology was ___________ for Caleb's poor behavior, so Caleb was suspended for a week.

insufficient

help : assist :: coerce : __________

intimidate

Mike was ___________ by the history of his hometown and went to the historical society to learn more.

intrigued

Jerry's parents hoped that volunteering at the nursing home would give him __________ rewards of feeling good about helping other people.

intrinsic

Which word below is the best antonym for the word ulterior?

known

This word means "one who legislates."

legislator

This word means something that is in the manner of a lion (usually describing a person's character that is fierce and brave)

lionesque

Which word below is the best synonym for the word piety?

loyalty

Jason was born with a __________ hand, with only three small fingers.

malformed

This word means "a social system where the mother is the head of the household" or "a system of government by females."

matriarchy

"...the stitches burn beneath my fingers, and I am sewing with a needle of hot silver, a thread of fire."

metaphor

Which of the following words is the best antonym for the word brazen?

modest

The word means "ruled by one," usually an inherited role.

monarchy

This literary device describes the overall emotion or tone of the reading.

mood

Vocabulary - Complete the sentence below with the correct vocabulary word: The school questioned Marisa's _____________ because she had no problem stealing things from other students' lockers.

morality

This word means "having the quality of mountains."

mountainous

Which word below is the best synonym for the word deference?

yielding

This word means "one who narrates."

narrator

Janie showed her __________ potential in her 4th grade Christmas program when her singing voice stood out among everyone else's.

nascent

While driving, Ariana noticed a chip in her windshield, but when she looked it over carefully she saw that it was really too small to worry about right now. Which word best describes the severity of the chip in her windshield?

negligible

This word means "characterized by nerves."

nervous

JORDAN DETERMINED TO STAY OUT OF MIDDLE EAST CONFLICTS

neutral

This word means "a government ruled by only a few, often the wealthy."

oligarchy

As the group finished hiking up the mountain, the dark clouds on the horizon were a(n) ___________ sign that coming back might be more difficult.

ominous

What type of literary device is present when you use a word that, when spoken out loud, sounds like the thing it describes like "buzz," "boom," or "pop"?

onomatopoeia

The word means "one who operates."

operator

My grandmother's house was very _______________ with beautiful paintings, antiques, and decorations throughout.

ornate

Read the quote below, then choose the type of literary device contained in the example: "Let freedom ring from the Stone Mountain of Georgia. Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennsessee. Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi, from every mountain side. Let freedom ring..."

parallelism

This word means "a social system where the father is the head of the household" or "a system of government by males."

patriarchy

The eye injury caused Kayla to lose her depth ____________, making it difficult for her to tell how far away and object was just by looking at it.

perception

Kyle's mom came home from her vacation to find that all her plants had turned brown and their leaves had fallen on the floor. Kyle had let his mother's plants ________________.

perish

Saying that the "wind whispered" is an example of which type of literary device?

personification

The word means a place that looks like it is out of a picture.

picturesque

Jason's cake didn't turn out well because he didn't realize that adding the eggs needed to __________ adding the flour. He switched the order when he tried again and it worked out well!

precede

This word means to be marked by exactness and accuracy of expression or detail.

precise

My mom found a bunch of my old toys in the attic and they're worth a lot of money because they are in their original condition! What kind of condition are the toys in?

pristine

This word means "a device that projects."

projector

assemble : amass :: __________ : offer

proposition

Sarah saved up as much money as she could while working during the summer so she would have money for gas and food during the school year. Which word best describes Sarah's money-saving?

prudent

This word describes a molecule that resembles a crystal.

quasicrystal

This word means anything resembling a cube.

quasicubic

This word means to be almost essential.

quasiessential

This word means something that resembles a government.

quasigovernment

This word means any process that occurs at somewhat regular intervals.

quasiperiodic

Doctors warn that the _________________ from the sun's rays can cause skin cancer, so it's always best to wear sunscreen.

radiation

This word means "a device that radiates."

radiator

This word describes a color that is somewhat red.

reddish

This word means to throw back light, heat, or sound without absorbing it.

reflect

This word means an action that is performed as a response to stimulus and without conscious thought.

reflex

This word means a change of direction of a ray of light, sound, heat, or the like.

refract

The country's authoritarian __________ was overthrown and replaced by a democratic government.

regime

Which word below is the best antonym for the word expend?

replenish

Because of his __________, Aiden was able to push past his physical disabilities and learn to make beautiful paintings

resolve

All the people in the small town ___________ the mayor so much, they commissioned a statue of him.

revere

Vocabulary - Complete the sentence below with the correct vocabulary word: Kylie wanted her classmates to __________ her, but instead she was bullied and made fun of.

revere

This word means a tool made specifically to cut.

scissors

On the field trips, teachers decided to __________ the bus by putting boys in the front and girls in the back.

segregate

This word means to be like or very concerned with yourself.

selfish

This word means "the state of being similar."

similarity

Literary Devices - What type of literary device is included in the excerpt below? "I felt the brush of her lips and heard the beat of her heart in my ears, loud as thunder, long as the roll of the drums."

simile

Literary Devices - What type of literary device is included in the excerpt below? "It has occurred to me that the catlike precision of her movements in old age might be the result of her early training..."

simile

Literary Devices - What type of literary device is included in the excerpt below? "They loved to drop gracefully from nowhere, like two sparkling birds..."

simile

amazed : unimpressed :: __________ : asynchronous

simultaneously

lethargic : lazy :: __________ : viewer

spectator

This word means to stand still, much like a statue.

statuesque

Kevin is a __________ fan of the Cleveland Browns, supporting the team through several losing seasons.

staunch

Which of the following words is the best antonym for the word deflect?

straighten

The National Guard was brought in to help __________ the unruly mob and end the riot.

subdue

Vocabulary - Complete the sentence below with the correct vocabulary word: Quentin was always trying to _____________ his teacher by disrupting class and making fun of her.

subvert

While walking the entire Appalachian Trail, Maria found that a simple diet of trail mix and water could __________ her so she could finish the journey.

sustain

This word means "one who acts."

actor

This word means "a virtue characterized by moderation and self-restraint."

temperance

In music, this word means "the speed at which a composition is to be played."

tempo

This word means "not permanent."

temporary