SBAC English Vocabulary

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Analyze

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break down into parts; to examine or to study closely and carefully; to discover or reveal through detailed examination

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Antonym

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a word that means the opposite of another word

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Apply

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put to use for a purpose

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Argue

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provide reasons or evidence to support an idea or position with the purpose of persuading others to share one’s view

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Argument/position/claim/assertion/opinion

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a strong belief about an issue that is written as a statement

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Author’s purpose

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the reason for creating a particular work (ex. to entertain, to explain/inform, to instruct, to express an opinion, or to persuade)

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Author’s point of view or perspective

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the author’s beliefs or attitudes as expressed in his or her work. Opinions express point of view or perspective

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Central Idea/main Idea/controlling idea

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the overall meaning of a piece of writing. Often the main idea is not given in the text. Sometimes the reader needs to figure it out by putting facts together.

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Cite

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to quote, paraphrase, and/or summarize an author’s words to support your answer, reason, assertion, statement, claim, argument, position, belief, or opinion

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Clarify

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make clear or less confused