6th & 7th Grade SBAC ELA Vocabulary

Front

What is the most important sentence in your paper?

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Thesis

Front

What do you write about when you analyze a text?

Back

The deeper meaning of the text.

Front

What is a word with the same or a similar meaning called?

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Synonym

Front

What is it called when you draw a conclusion from evidence in a text?

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Inferring

Front

What is another word for the writer's/speaker's attitude about the topic?

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Tone

Front

What is the purpose of a thesis statement?

Back

To present the main argument or point of the paper.

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What is an antonym?

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A word that has the opposite meaning.

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What does it mean to summarize a text?

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To give a brief statement of the main points.

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What is the theme of a text?

Back

The central idea or message.

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What is the setting of a story?

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The time and place in which the story occurs.