Y8 Tier 2 & 3 Vocabulary: Novel Study

Question 1

Benevolent

Answer 1

having a desire to do good : kindly, charitable: Thanks to many benevolent people, our fund-raiser has been a success.

Question 2

Conviction

Answer 2

A judgment of guilty in court ora strong belief: It is his conviction that taking bribes is always wrong.

Question 3

Justice

Answer 3

Fairness in the way that people are dealt with: The winner has been disqualified for cheating, so justice has been done

Question 4

Susceptible

Answer 4

Being affected or influenced; impressionable: Some people are more susceptible to peer pressure than others.

Question 5

Victim

Answer 5

Someone who is hurt, injured, or killed by a person, group, or event: The murderer stabbed his victim.

Question 6

Bias

Answer 6

An opinion or liking that does not let one be fair; prejudice: The teacher did not show bias to either of the fighting students.

Question 7

Humility

Answer 7

Being humble; modesty about one’s status or accomplishments: Her humility caused her to deny that she was in any way a hero for what she’d done.

Question 8

Melancholy

Answer 8

A sad or gloomy mood or condition: Sam was overcome with melancholy when his grandmother died.

Question 9

Perceptive

Answer 9

Capable of or showing a keen ability to observe and understand: Her books are full of perceptive insights.

Question 10

Verdict

Answer 10

The decision of a judge or jury in a law case or any decision or opinion: The verdict in Mr. Simpson’s trial was “not guilty.”

Question 11

Foreshadowing

Answer 11

To signal or indicate beforehand; prefigure:
The character’s confession of his fear of confinement foreshadows his eventual imprisonment at the end of the novel.

Question 12

Withholding

Answer 12

To hold back; control. The unreliable narrator often withholds information from the reader.

Question 13

Dialogue

Answer 13

A talk between two or more people or between characters in a play, film, or novel: We practiced until we knew our dialogue by heart.

Question 14

Unreliable Narrator

Answer 14

An untrustworthy fictional character - often the main protagonist - is either deliberately deceptive or unintentionally misguided; forcing the reader to question their credibility as a storyteller

Question 15

Chronological

Answer 15

Following the order in which a series of events happened: The narrative line of the book is not chronological.

Question 16

Denouement

Answer 16

Denouement is the very end of the story. It is the final resolution: In the denouement, the two criminals are sent to jail.

Question 17

Climax

Answer 17

The most exciting point in a story; the height of the action: At the story’s climax, the boy must either help his friend or let him down.

Question 18

Perspective

Answer 18

How the characters view and process what’s happening within the story: Whether she was being rude or funny is all a matter of perspective.

Question 19

Anticipation

Answer 19

Technique where writers leave the reader expecting or hoping. The readers were filled with anticipation as the detective began to unravel the mystery.

Question 20

Tension

Answer 20

Something that writers use to create a problem in their stories, making the readers feel worry, fear, nerves or pressure. The tension in the story was increased as the characters began to argue.