Test Taking Terms, Part 1

What is the definition of Cause/Effect?

• the reason something happened/what happened as a result

• to find ways things are alike/to find ways thing are similar

• a truth/ a belief or idea that a person has

• a question that needs solving/ the answer to a problem

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is the definition of Compare/ Contrast?

• the reason something happened/what happened as a result

• to find ways things are alike/to find ways thing are different

• a truth/ a belief or idea that a person has

• a question that needs solving/ the answer to a problem

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is the definition of Fact/ Opinion?

• the reason something happened/what happened as a result

• to find ways things are alike/to find ways thing are similar

• a truth/ a belief or idea that a person has

• a question that needs solving/ the answer to a problem

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is the definition of Problem/Solution?

• the reason something happened/what happened as a result

• to find ways things are alike/to find ways thing are similar

• a truth/ a belief or idea that a person has

• a question that needs solving/ the answer to a problem

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What is the definition of Conclusion

• a decision made about information you are given

• to give examples

• teh most important thing the passage is about

• the following of one thing after another

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

what is the definition of describe?

• to tell or write about

• to make clear or understandable

• to draw a conclusion

• the reason something is done

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is the definition of explain?

• to make clear or understandable

• the find ways things are alike

• to give examples

• to try to get another person to think or feel the same way you do

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

What is the definition of Illustrate?

• to give examples, to make clear

• to reason something happened

• to decide the value of something

• to give the main points of a pasage

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What is the definition of Infer?

• to draw a conclusion after reading all information given

• the most important thing a passage is about

• to find ways things are different

• to give examples, to make clear

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RF.1.3G

CCSS.RF.1.4C

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the definition of main idea?

• the most important thing a passage is about

• the following of one thing after another

• to give examples that help prove an answer

• a decision made about information you are given

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.7.2