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: Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Music tempo is _______. A. forceful B. rate of speed C. fast D. beat Question #15: Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. 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