Vocabulary Quiz #4 Name: __________________________________ Date: ______________________
Literary Style
Antecedent
Laborious
Discreet Symbol
3 rd Person Omniscient Instigates
3 rd Person Limited Predominate
1 st Person POV
Mammoth
Vestibule
Imputation
Anterior
Figurative Language
1.
Describe a situation from your own experience or from a book/movie/television show in which someone felt the need to be discreet . Be sure to provide enough detail to show you know the definition of discreet .
2.
Alice was known as a very shy student while Ben was known as a very outgoing student. Ben knew that Alice was a nice girl, so Ben tried to ____________________________________ a conversation with her.
While they were talking, Ben decided he would invite Alice to the Homecoming Dance.
3.
Because of his strong personality, Ben’s voice _____________________________________ the conversation.
Because Alice was a shy girl, she did not mind that Ben did most of the talking.
4.
On the night of the dance, Ben drove to Alice’s house to pick her up. Alice’s dad was a very strict and traditional man. Instead of inviting Ben into the living room, he asked him to wait by the door inside the ________________________________________.
5.
________________________________________ n. a statement attributing something dishonest, especially a criminal offense
6.
This weekend, Ms. Roberts has to undertake the _________________________________ task of grading 50 short story tests. She did not make any plans for Saturday due to the amount of effort and time needed to grade.
7.
_____________________________________ n. a thing or event that existed before or precedes another
8.
What is something that can be described as mammoth ? Be sure to tell me why it is mammoth.

9.
Explain how the Latin prefix ante reveals the meaning of the word anterior. Be sure to give me the definition of both the word and the prefix.
10.
What is the difference between literal and figurative language ?
11.
_________________________________n. an element that describes the ways and methods that the author uses words
12.
Explain how a wedding ring can serve as a symbol . What could a wedding ring symbolize ?
13.
How would a reader know a story is written in 1 st person point of view?
14.
What is the difference between 3 rd person limited and 3 rd person omniscient point of view?