ELA EOG vocabulary

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​when something starts

​beginning

Multiple Choice

Which words would you find at the beginning of a fairy tale?

• Once upon a time...

• They lived happily after.

• They threw her in the dungeon.

a group of lines that focus on a topic

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​paragraph

Draw

Circle one paragraph

​definition, what something communicates

​meaning

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of a stop sign?

• red

• STOP

• octagon

• it is for roads.

the people or animals in a story

​characters

Multiple Choice

Which one is NOT a character?

• the house

• Bart

• Homer

• Maggie

where a story happens, it can include when it happens

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​setting

Multiple Choice

Which phrase indicates a setting

• the beautiful queen

• a dark forest in the middle of the night

• The car flipped over

what goes wrong in a story, a challenge that the characters face

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​problem

Multiple Choice

A possible problem in a story is...

• The faraway land with rolling mountains

• the beautiful queen

• a wolf is chasing the character

how the problem is fixed. How the characters make things right

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​solution

Multiple Choice

The solution is how the ...

• problem is fixed.

• the character changes

• the lesson the character learns.

these words indicate that the information can be found directly from what you have read.

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​according to the text

Multiple Choice

"According to the text" questions require you to make a prediction.

• True

• False

​give qualities of something or someone

​describes

Multiple Choice

How would you NOT DESCRIBE a bear?

• strong

• furry

• "hey you!"

• brown

pieces of information that support a bigger idea

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​details

Multiple Choice

If the main idea is "Cats make great pets," which is a detail that might follow?

• They are difficult to care for.

• They like to cuddle.

• They have sharp claws.

information that leads to or supports a conclusion, proof

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​evidence

Multiple Choice

Which word is a synonym for evidence?

• witness

• court

• proof

the important thing that an author is trying to tell his readers

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​main idea

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

The bags were packed, and the car had gas. The twins were ready for their vacation. They called the neighbors to care for their cat although the cat didn't like the neighbors. They chose all their favorite songs for the riding playlist. Mom promised she would play it. Mom packed the snacks that they chose. They jumped in the car and waited.

• The bags were packed.

• The twins were ready for their vacation.

• They jumped in the car.

• Mom packed the snacks.

a clear communication of an idea in speech or writing

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​statement

Multiple Choice

A statement is...

• giving someone information.

• a question

• a book

to retell a text but with only the MOST important details.

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​summarize

Dropdown

When you summarize a text, you only include the most ​

Select answer

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Select answer

to help the reader understand the text.

what you are reading

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​selection

Multiple Choice

What do you do to a selection?

• lose it

• sleep on it

• read it

writing, what you are reading. Can be one word or a whole book

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​text

Multiple Choice

What do you do to a text?

• sleep on it

• read it

• throw it away

a story or printed information, what you are reading, not a book

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​passage

Multiple Choice

What do you do to a passage?

• step on it

• eat it

• read it