Term 3 Junior Ovp #4
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- 1.After he retired, the former president wrote his ___ to give everyone an inside view of his life and work.
- A.
ROMANCE – a romance is a love story.
- B.
MEMOIRS – a memoir is a biography, a written account of a person’s life.
- C.
MYTH – a myth is an old traditional story or a legend.
- D.
CARICATURE – a caricature is a comic picture or a description of someone, such as a cartoon drawing or a famous person with some of his features exaggerated.
- 2.In the ___ to his book, the author thanks his teachers and parents for guiding him and teaching him well.
- A.
CONTENTS – the contents of a book refer to what is inside the book.
- B.
LYRICS – lyrics are the words of a song.
- C.
SUBTITLE – the subtitle of a book is the smaller title under the main title.
- D.
PREFACE – the preface of a book is its introduction and it is found in the front pages of a book.
- 3.One of the ___ in the book is the idea of friendship between children.
- A.
THEMES – a theme is an idea that flows through a book, play or movie.
- B.
DIALOGUES – a dialogue is a conversation between at least two people.
- C.
TALES – a tale is a story.
- D.
SCENES – a scene is a part or section of a book, play or movie.
- 4.Although the author says the plot of his best-selling novel is ___, many people who know him say it is based on true events in his life.
- A.
REALISTIC – if something is realistic, it seems very real and true to life.
- B.
DRAMATIC – a dramatic event is something that is striking and sensational.
- C.
FICTITIOUS – “fictitious” comes from the word “fiction”, which means “an untrue or invented story”.
- D.
CONTENTIOUS – if something is contentious, it can be argues and debated.
- 5.The story is told through a series of ___ about Adrian’s teenage life, so we see different events in his life while he was growing up.
- A.
ANECDOTES – an anecdote is a short story about something interesting.
- B.
POINTERS – a pointer is a useful suggestion on how to do something.
- C.
TRAGEDIES – a tragedy is a very sad event.
- D.
SETTINGS – a setting is the time and location where a story takes place.
- 6.Before the results were announced, the students huddled in small groups along the corridor, waiting quietly with ___ looks on their faces.
- A.
Frenzied - means very panicky and uncontrolled
- B.
Squeamish - easily upset by an unpleasant sight or situation
- C.
Apprehensive - nervous
- D.
Callous - insensitive and cruel towards others
- 7.He applied twice for a job in the company but he was ___ both times.
- A.
Looked over - to look over something is to examine and check something
- B.
Turned off - to repel or to disgust
- C.
Turned away - to turn away someone is to reject the person and send him away
- D.
Kept away - to keep away from someone is to purposely stay away
- 8.Celebrities in Hollywood often have very public and ___ romances, lasting only days, not even weeks.
- A.
Random - if something is random, there is no planning or pattern in the way it is done
- B.
Short-lived - if something is short-lived, it lasts for a short time
- C.
Fickle - if someone is fickle, it means he is indecisive and keeps changing his mind
- D.
Scarce - if something is scarce, it is in short supply
- 9.Many Disney movies are ___ which teach us important lessons in life.
- A.
Fables - a fable is a tale or story, usually featuring animals as characters, with a lesson or moral
- B.
Legends - a legend is an old traditional story about famous people or events that took place a long time ago
- C.
Myths - an old traditional story about gods and heroes
- D.
Themes - the theme of a book or movie is its main subject or the main idea
- 10.The students had to ___ their own tents and build a small fire.
- A.
Pitch - to pitch a tent is to set up a tent and get it ready for use
- B.
Ditch - to ditch something is to get rid of something
- C.
Plant - to plant is to put something or someone in a place secretly
- D.
Hoist - to hoist is to lift up someone or something to a higher place
- 11.That painting is priceless because it is the last remaining piece from that century; it is of great ___ importance.
- A.
Tradition - a tradition is a custom or belief that has existed for a long time along a community of people
- B.
Traditional - something that is traditional is part of the beliefs and customs of a community
- C.
Historic - if something is historic, it means it is important in history, and is likely to be remembered
- D.
Historical - describes something which is connected with the past
- 12.Sue speaks ___ on the subject of music because she loves it so much.
- A.
Emphatically - when you speak empathically, you speak in a clear and forceful way to stress what you're saying
- B.
Animatedly - when we speak animatedly, we speak in a lively and passionate way
- C.
Persuasively - to be persuasive is to be good at making people agree with you or believe what you want them to
- D.
Grudgingly - if you do something grudgingly, you do it in an unwilling way
- 13.We were rudely awakened by the ___ corridor this morning.
- A.
Communication - is the process of speaking or writing to exchange information
- B.
Commodity - something that can be bought and sold
- C.
Compilation - a set of things like songs or poems
- D.
Commotion - a noisy and confusing situation that disturbs people
- 14.The narcotics officers finally caught the leaders of the ___ who had organised a network to sell drugs in the neighbourhood.
- A.
Board - a group of people who make decisions concerning a company or organisation
- B.
Syndicate - a group of people who work together to do something; often used to describe groups of criminals working together
- C.
Clique - a small group of close friends who like to do things together
- D.
Faction - a small group of people within an organisation who may have different views or ideas from the rest
- 15.Terry told his mother a(n) ___ lie; he said he was at the library studying when he was really playing soccer with his friends.
- A.
Forthright - frank and honest
- B.
Outright - complete and total
- C.
Upright - stands up straight
- D.
Downright - very or extremely
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