Academic Vocabulary Test

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Which word means to give proof or evidence?

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Support

Front

Which word means what the story is mainly about?

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Main idea

Front

What is a conclusion that the reader makes based on information and background knowledge?

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Inference

Front

Which word is a drawing, sketch, picture, plan, or chart that makes something clearer or easier to understand?

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Diagram

Front

Which word means to give an answer or reply for something?

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Respond

Front

What is the author trying to do with his/her writing?

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Author's purpose

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Which word means to tell how two or more things are different?

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Contrast

Front

What is the attribute a person or thing may have including what they look like or how they act?

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Characteristics

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Contribute

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To add to something

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What is a selection?

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A group of words linked together and sometimes separated by commas