Beach Park
8th Grade Building Vocabulary
Core Word Vocabulary 2
Name
Question #1:
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
The paperback was not _______ but contained the
whole story.
A. abridged
B. poetry
C. illustrated
D. anthology
Question #2:
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
English poets wrote the poems contained in the
_______.
A. almanac
B. thesaurus
C. anthology
D. novel
Question #3:
Choose the term which names this definition.
A humorous literary ridicule
A. historical fiction
B. satire
C. comedy
D. nonfiction
Question #4:
Choose the term which names this definition.
A long work of fiction
A. satire
B. biography
C. novel
D. autobiography
Question #5:
Choose the term which names this definition.
The central message of a story
A. plot
B. theme
C. tone
D. novel
Question #6:
Choose the term which names this definition.
A story told in fiction, nonfiction, drama, or poetry
A. myth
B. novel
C. satire
D. narrative
Question #7:
Choose the term which names this definition.
A short narrative that conveys a moral truth
A. novel
B. poem
C. satire
D. parable
Question #8:
Choose the term which names this definition.
A brief story that contains animal characters
A. poem
B. novel
C. short story
D. fable
Question #9:
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
The word axiomatic means _______.
A. highest point
B. spire
C. name
D. self-evident
Question #10:
Choose the term which names this definition.
Largest string instrument
A. violin
B. guitar
C. cello
D. string bass
Beach Park
8th Grade Building Vocabulary
Core Word Vocabulary 2
Name
Question #11:
Choose the term which names this definition.
Upper female voice
A. alto
B. baritone
C. bass
D. soprano
Question #12:
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
Forte means _______.
A. baritone
B. fast
C. steady
D. loud
Question #13:
Choose the term which names this definition.
A musical composer
A. Monet
B. Kennedy
C. Smith
D. Mozart
Question #14:
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Music tempo is _______.
A. forceful
B. rate of speed
C. fast
D. beat
Question #15:
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Allegro means _______.
A. soft
B. loud
C. quickly
D. moderate
Question #16:
Choose the term which names this definition.
Smallest string instrument
A. bass
B. cello
C. violin
D. guitar
Question #17:
Choose the term which names this definition.
A combination of pitches sounded at the same time
A. time
B. tone
C. harmony
D. beat
Question #18:
Choose the term which names this definition.
Secular or sacred hymns
A. recital
B. instrumental
C. cantatas
D. vocal
Question #19:
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
Frank Lloyd Wright was a(n) _______.
A. poet
B. architect
C. painter
D. writer
Question #20:
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
Monet was a(n) _______.
A. expressionalist
B. musician
C. writer
D. artist
Beach Park
8th Grade Building Vocabulary
Core Word Vocabulary 2
Name
Question #21:
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
In the art curriculum, patterns mean _______.
A. forte
B. parallelism
C. form
D. colors and shapes
Question #22:
Choose the term which names this definition.
The value of color
A. texture
B. light, medium, dark
C. alto
D. tenor
Question #23:
Choose the term which names this definition.
An Italian sculptor
A. El Greco
B. Monet
C. Raphael
D. Michelangelo
Question #24:
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
The word cubic in the art curriculum means _______.
A. square
B. piers
C. three dimensional
D. plaque
Question #25:
Choose the term which names this definition.
Pictorial writing system of the Egyptians
A. mosaics
B. Hellenistic
C. vault
D. hieroglyphics
Beach Park
8th Grade Building Vocabulary
Core Word Vocabulary 2
Answer Key
1. A -abridged
2. C -anthology
3. B -satire
4. C -novel
5. B -theme
6. D -narrative
7. D -parable
8. D -fable
9. D -self-evident
10. D -string bass
11. D -soprano
12. D -loud
13. D -Mozart
14. B -rate of speed
15. C -quickly
16. C -violin
17. C -harmony
18. C -cantatas
19. B -architect
20. D -artist
21. D -colors and shapes
22. B -light, medium, dark
23. D -Michelangelo
24. C -three dimensional
25. D -hieroglyphics