7th Grade Vocabulary

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What does the word "conveys" mean?

• To impart or communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture, or appearance

• To hide or obscure information

• To create or invent something new

• To destroy or dismantle

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What does the word "contribute" mean?

• To take away or remove

• To give or supply something as a part or share

• To destroy or damage

• To ignore or neglect

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What does the term "elaborated" mean?

• To summarize briefly

• To expand something in detail

• To ignore completely

• To simplify

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What does the term "analyze" mean?

• To ignore the details of something

• To study or determine the nature and relationship of the parts of something by analysis

• To create something new without any reference

• To summarize the main points of something

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Fill in the blank: The word that means 'Something set up as an object or end to be attained: Intention' is _______.

• Purpose

• Journey

• Obstacle

• Habit

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What does the term "develop" mean?

• To cause to evolve or unfold gradually

• To remain unchanged

• To decrease in complexity

• To end abruptly

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What is a claim?

• A statement that presents an argument or belief about a topic

• A question that seeks information

• A description of a historical event

• A summary of a book

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What is the term used to describe the point of comparison of two or more objects?

• Among

• Between

• Beside

• Beyond

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What is the definition of "relationship"?

• The state of being related or interrelated

• The act of being independent

• The process of learning

• The art of communication

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What does the term "infer" mean?

• To guess randomly

• To derive as a conclusion from facts or premises

• To ignore information

• To state an opinion

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What is an inference?

• A random guess

• A conclusion based on known facts

• A statement of opinion

• A prediction about the future

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What does the term "evolves" mean?

• To remain unchanged

• To undergo evolutionary change

• To decrease in complexity

• To move backwards

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What is a description?

• A statement or account giving the characteristics of someone or something

• A list of unrelated facts

• A random collection of words

• A mathematical equation

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What is the definition of "Development"?

• The act, process, or result of developing

• The act of destroying

• The process of simplifying

• The result of analyzing

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What does the term "summarizes" mean?

• To tell in or reduce to a summary

• To expand in detail

• To confuse or complicate

• To ignore or overlook

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What does the term "supports" mean?

• To uphold or defend as valid or right

• To criticize or undermine

• To ignore or neglect

• To oppose or contradict

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What does the term "implies" mean?

• To state directly

• To involve or indicate by inference

• To ignore completely

• To express explicitly

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What does the word "indicates" mean?

• To point out or point to

• To ignore

• To confuse

• To hide

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What is a paraphrase?

• A direct quote from a text

• A summary of a text

• A restatement of a text giving the meaning in another form

• An analysis of a text

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What does the term "quintessence" mean?

• The most perfect or typical example of a quality or class

• A minor example of a quality or class

• An imperfect example of a quality or class

• A random example of a quality or class

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What does the word "respond" mean?

• To ignore a question

• To say something in return: make an answer

• To ask a question

• To remain silent

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What does the term "resolves" mean?

• To ignore a problem

• To deal with successfully

• To create confusion

• To postpone an issue

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What does the term "introductory" refer to?

• A final step in a process

• A middle stage of development

• A first step that sets something going

• A conclusion of an event

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What does the word "demonstrates" mean?

• To hide something

• To show clearly

• To confuse

• To ignore

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What does the word "affect" mean?

• To produce an effect upon (something or someone)

• To ignore something

• To create something new

• To destroy something

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What does the term "explicit" mean?

• Stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt

• Implied or suggested without being directly stated

• Vague and open to interpretation

• Hidden and not easily understood

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What is the definition of "evidence"?

• Something that furnishes proof

• A type of argument

• A form of opinion

• A method of persuasion

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What is the definition of analysis?

• A brief overview of a topic

• A detailed examination of the elements or structure of something

• A random guess about a subject

• A summary of unrelated facts

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What is the definition of "Text"?

• A spoken or verbal work, such as a speech or lecture

• A written or printed work, such as a book or article

• A digital or online work, such as a website or blog

• An artistic or visual work, such as a painting or sculpture

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What does the term "cite" mean?

• To ignore a source

• To quote or refer to a source as evidence

• To create a new argument

• To summarize a passage

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What does the term "analyze" mean?

• To examine in detail the structure of something for explanation and interpretation

• To create a summary of a text

• To memorize information for a test

• To ignore details and focus on the big picture

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What does the term "supports" mean?

• To hold up, give assistance, or help

• To break down, destroy, or harm

• To ignore, neglect, or abandon

• To confuse, complicate, or hinder

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What does the word "comprehend" mean?

• To understand or grasp mentally

• To ignore or overlook

• To write or record

• To confuse or complicate

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What does the word "state" mean?

• To express something definitely or clearly in speech or writing

• To remain silent

• To question something

• To ignore something

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What is an event?

• A random thought

• An occurrence or happening, particularly one that is important or significant

• A type of food

• A piece of furniture

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What is the definition of "significance"?

• The quality of being worthy of attention; importance

• The state of being insignificant

• The act of ignoring something

• The process of making something less important

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What is the definition of an "Individual"?

• A group of people working together

• A single person or thing, or a concept that is separate and distinct from others

• A collection of similar items

• A community of individuals

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What is the definition of "influence"?

• The ability to control someone's actions directly

• The power to affect someone's or something's thoughts, behavior, or development

• The act of observing someone's behavior

• The skill of persuading someone to agree with you

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What is the definition of "interactions"?

• The act of two or more people, ideas, or things communicating, working, or affecting each other in some way

• The process of one person working alone

• The influence of one idea over another without any communication

• The act of ignoring others

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What is a phrase?

• A small group of words representing a conceptual unit, containing either a subject or a verb, but not both.

• A complete sentence with a subject and a verb.

• A single word representing an idea.

• A paragraph explaining a concept.

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What does the term "tone" refer to in a text?

• The main idea of the text

• The attitude an author takes toward the subject

• The structure of the text

• The length of the text

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What is the theme in a literary text?

• The main character's name

• The subject or underlying meaning

• The setting of the story

• The author's biography

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Which of the following best describes what a theme does in a literary text?

• It provides a list of characters

• It directly or indirectly explains, develops, and/or explores a subject

• It gives the exact location of the story

• It summarizes the plot in one sentence

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In literature, what does the theme explore?

• The author's writing style

• The underlying meaning of the text

• The number of chapters

• The book's cover design

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What aspect of a literary text does the theme develop?

• The font size

• The underlying meaning

• The page count

• The publication date

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What is an objective summary?

• A detailed analysis of a text

• A brief account of a text's main points, free of bias

• A personal opinion on a text

• A summary that includes outside information

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What do context clues refer to?

• Elements preceding and following an unknown word

• A dictionary definition

• A synonym of the word

• A translation of the word

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What can context clues help with?

• Define or identify an unknown word

• Translate a sentence

• Provide a synonym

• Change the tense of a verb

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What are multiple-meaning words and phrases?

• Words with only one meaning

• Words and phrases that have more than one meaning

• Words that are difficult to spell

• Words that are used in poetry

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What are reference materials?

• Sources that provide entertainment

• Sources that provide information about a topic under investigation

• Materials that a researcher uses for decoration

• Materials that are irrelevant to research

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What is the term for the manner in which words relate to one another?

• Word Structure

• Word Relationship

• Word Formation

• Word Analysis

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What is the term for an emotional or abstract meaning evoked by a word in addition to its literal meaning?

• Denotation

• Connotation

• Annotation

• Translation

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What is the literal definition of a word, generally free of an emotional or cultural context?

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Annotation

• Interpretation

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What does the term "nuance" refer to?

• A large difference in meaning

• A subtle difference or variation

• A complete change in expression

• A strong emotion

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What is figurative language?

• Language that uses words and phrases to express a meaning that is different from the literal meaning

• Language that uses words and phrases to express a literal meaning

• Language that uses only literal meanings

• Language that avoids metaphors and allusions