Quiz on AP Lang and 8th grade English

#1 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.

Balanced Sentences Assonance Syncope Extended Metaphor

#2 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Anticlimax

Repeating word patterns in the back, across sentences. a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.")

#3 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details

Connotation Atmosphere Pedantry Pun

#4 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Synaesthesia

A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation the use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another The dictionary definition of a word

#5 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Syllepsis

These are words that are pronounced the same, but have different meanings. a construction in which one word is used in two different senses ("After he threw the ball, he threw a fit.") Repeating word patterns in front, across sentences. Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts

#6 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Motif

(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design

True

False

#7 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Digression

a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing

True

False

#8 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Damning with faint praise

(fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised

True

False

#9 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Epiphany

(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design

True

False

#10 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Colloquial

A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

cutting short of words through omission of a letter or syllable. Ev'ry for every.

Anticlimax

(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details

Synaesthesia

Syllepsis

Section 2: True/false questions

Motif

(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design

Digression

a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing

Damning with faint praise

(fallacy) attacking a person by formally praising him/her, but for an achievement that should not be praised

Epiphany

(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design

Colloquial

A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it

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