Tiger Time Vocab - Week 11

​Week 11 Vocabulary Lesson

Mr. Zoda

Categorize

Options (4)

When a reader shows how two passages share a similar theme

When you think of one idea because it reminds you of another

When you show how evidence supports a conclusion

When you find a relationship between two ideas or texts

Week 10 Vocabulary Review

Relate

Associate

Link

Connect

Emphasize

Mr. Zoda

​Definition -To give special attention to something; to place emphasis on it.

Examples:
1. The teacher emphasized the importance of studying vocabulary.

2. Writers often emphasize their main point by repeating it in different ways.

Tips:

• Means to highlight or stress what matters most.

• Often used when teachers or tests want you to pay attention to key ideas or evidence.
  
  
  

Multiple Choice

Which example best shows emphasizing something?

• Ignoring the main idea in a passage

• Mentioning every small detail equally

• Repeating or pointing out the most important idea

• Skipping difficult parts of the question

Multiple Choice

If a teacher says, “I want to emphasize this concept,” what does that mean?

• They are showing which idea is most important

• They are introducing a new, unrelated topic

• They are reading the directions out loud

• They are summarizing everything briefly

Open Ended

Use the word "emphasize" in a sentance

Label

Mr. Zoda

• ​Definition - To add labels (identifiers) to a diagram
  
  Examples:
  1. Label the parts of the plant in the diagram.

  2. Students labeled each continent on the map.
  
  Tips:

  • Means to write names or identifiers directly on an image, chart, or object.

  • Common in science, geography, and diagram-based questions.
    
    
    

Multiple Choice

Which task requires you to label?

• Drawing a picture of a cell

• Explaining the steps in a paragraph

• Coloring the diagram neatly

• Writing the names of each cell part on a diagram

Multiple Choice

On a test, a question says “Label the diagram below.” What should you do?

• Circle the entire picture

• Write the correct terms next to each part shown

• Describe what the diagram shows in words only

• List structures in the picture without arrows, lines, or connectors

Open Ended

Use the word "label" in a sentence

Focus

Mr. Zoda

​Definition - A center of activity, attraction, or attention.

Examples:
1. Stay focused on answering the question carefully.

2. The main focus of the lesson is photosynthesis.

Tips:

• Can be a noun (the focus = main point) or a verb (to focus = concentrate).

• On tests, “focus” often means to keep attention on one specific idea.
  
  
  

Multiple Choice

Which example best shows focus?

• Paying attention to the main idea of a passage

• Skimming through questions without reading

• Talking to a classmate during a test

• Writing about unrelated topics

Multiple Choice

If the focus of a paragraph is climate change, what should the paragraph mostly include?

• A list of famous athletes

• Historical facts

• Details about the weather patterns and global temperature

• Today's weather

Open Ended

Use the word "focus" in a sentence.

Central

Mr. Zoda

​Definition -Of primary importance.

Examples:
1. The central idea of the story is friendship.

2. Honesty was a central value in the character’s life.

Tips:

• Means main or most important — what everything else connects to.

• Common in reading comprehension questions about theme or main idea.
  
  
  

Multiple Choice

Which question asks for something central?

• “What is the main idea or theme of the text?

• “What is a detail from the passage?”

• “What is the author’s favorite color?”

• “How many words are in the story?”

Multiple Choice

If kindness is a central theme of a book, what does that mean?

• Kindness is mentioned once in passing

• The story’s main message is about kindness

• The book focuses only on conflict

• The word “kindness” is never used

Open Ended

Use "Central" in a sentence

Categorize

Options (4)

Highlight

Identify

Concentrate

Main

Identify the synonym for each vocab word.

Emphasize

Label

Focus

Central

Categorize

Options (4)

Ignore

Remove

Distract

Minor

Identify the antonym for each vocab word.

Emphasize

Label

Focus

Central