Common Core Vocab

Choose the word that BEST fits the definition. "To give an account of an event or an experience."

• Classify

• Recount

• Point of view

• Connections

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The main or central idea is:

• the concluding paragraph of a text

• the introductory paragraph of a text

• the most important point the author makes

• the thoughts the reader has towards the text

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Alliteration occurs when multiple words in a row begin with the same letter or sound. Which of the following is a good example of alliteration?

• Mom told me a million times to clean my room.

• Corbin's office is an ice box!

• Hector's shirt was as bright as the sun.

• Sally sold seashells by the seashore.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

When you use evidence from the text to support your claim, you are:

• proving & backing up your point

• disproving your point

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

All of the following are synonyms of suggest, EXCEPT:

• advise

• recommend

• propose

• oppose

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

"My argument for why I believe Disneyland is better than Knott's Berry Farm is believed by many other people, too." Here, argument means:

• To yell at someone in disagreement

• Reason(s) for why something is believed to be true

• A list of pros and cons about a topic

• A debate about why someone's ideas are wrong

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CCSS.L.5.5C

The tone of the book The Cat in the Hat is happy. What is tone?

• Visual materials that help the reader understand better

• The way the text is organized

• The way the author makes the reader feel

• The general attitude or outlook of a piece of writing

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

"The empty Snickers wrapper in my sister's trash can was enough evidence to prove she ate my candy bar." Here, evidence means:

• To catch someone in a lie

• An attitude toward someone

• Proof or knowledge on which to base a belief

• A set of reasons something is true

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CCSS.L.5.5C

"Max is the most articulate student on the debate team because he communicates in a way that everyone understands." What does articulate mean?

• To express clearly

• To speak the loudest

• To convince people to share your viewpoint

• To have a lot of great information to share

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

"The story was told from the first person point of view." What is point of view?

• The ideas the reader has about the story

• The way the author makes the reader feel

• The vantage point of the reader

• The vantage point from which a story is told

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D