VOCABULARY/TERMINOLOGY QUIZ 2 – ENGLISH 11/12
Mr. Findley
Date: April 16, 2020
Student Number: 1234567
This quiz assesses your understanding and comprehension of the elements of terminology, figurative
language, and vocabulary, yet also requires you to work through a process of understanding, analyzing,
assessing, and synthesizing your responses.
Read all instructions carefully and answer all the questions to the best of your ability. You will only have 20
minutes to complete the test. Only answers in the response box will receive marks. All answers should be
clearly indicated, and all words spelled properly to receive full marks. You are allowed to refer to your previous
quizzes as part of the writing process.
Example Question, Process, and Response
Question
Assess the advantage for the listener when a speaker uses sarcasm instead of using verbal irony.
Terms
Definitions
Sarcasm
Say one thing, but not really mean it (but
listener know you don’t mean it).
Verbal Irony
Say one thing, but not really mean it.
Process &
Sarcasm lets listener know; it’s not a secret; it’s out in the open; it’s obvious you don’t mean what you
Brainstorming are saying and the listener knows it!
Response
Question 1
Answer a
question that
you did not
do on your
first quiz
Vocab
Definitions
While sarcasm and verbal irony have the same basic meaning of saying one thing and meaning
another, the advantage of sarcasm is the listener knows through the tone that what is being spoken
is not literally meant. Thus, there is no need for the listener to surmise or be dubious of the message
and will fully comprehend that the speaker is disingenuous in intent.
Choice 1
Choice 2
Choice 3
Choice 4
Choice 5
Choice 6
Describe the role paradox can play in relation to irony.
Explain the connection between connotation and denotation.
To what extent would bias occur in a first person point of view?
Assess the advantage of limited omniscient point of view in a tragedy.
Explain the connection between metaphor and simile.
To what extent would allusion be useful in propaganda?
Word 1 Here
Definition 1 Here
Word 2 Here
Definition 2 Here
Process &
You may type and do your brainstorming/process here
Brainstorming
Response 1
6 / A++ /A+ / A
5 / A- / B+
4 / B / B- / C+
3/C/C–
2 / D / PSM
1 / PSM
0 / PSM
You may type your final response here.
VOCABULARY/TERMINOLOGY PRACTICE TEST – ENGLISH 11/12
Question 2
Choice 1
Choice 2
Choice 3
Mr. Findley
Compare and contrast speaker and narrator.
Compare and contrast blank verse and free verse.
Compare and contrast colloquial and slang.
Vocab
Word 1 Here
Definitions
Word 2 Here
Definition 1 Here
Definition 2 Here
Process &
You may type and do your brainstorming/process here
Brainstorming
Response 2
You may type your final response here.
6 / A++ /A+ / A
5 / A- / B+
4 / B / B- / C+
3/C/C–
2 / D / PSM
1 / PSM
0 / PSM
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