Smart Vocabulary #5

A short piece of writing on a particular subject is called an...

• Essay
• Novel
• Book report
• Editorial

When you establish a claim...

• you have the right to take anything you want.
• you listen to the opinions of others.
• you make a statement that supports a belief or argument.
• you conquer new territory.

The information indicating whether a belief is true is called...

• essays.
• evidence.
• realistic fiction.
• your parents' advice.

An example is...

• different from the others in the group.
• representative of a group as a whole.

A short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing is called an...

• excerpt.
• essay.
• explanatory article.
• autobiography.

An explanatory article...

• has a plot.
• contains the opinion of the author.
• explains an idea or concept.
• is written in the form of a play.

When a scene in a movie, novel, etc. is set in a time earlier than the main story, it is called a...

• plot.
• characterization.
• foreshadowing.
• flashback.

To pay particular attention to means to...

• lie.
• tell the truth.
• focus.
• daydream.

When someone corrects the way you use words together to from coherent written or spoken communication, he/she is referring to your...

• style of clothing.
• listening skills.
• grammar usage.
• ability to focus.

This is the title written on the top of a page or section of a book.

• Your name
• Heading
• Date
• Page number