Vocabulary Practice 2/17-2/21

What does the word controlling idea mean in the following sentence? “Derek would like to replace sentence 3 with a sentence that better states the controlling idea of his paper.”

• The conclusion of the paper.

• The "hook" of the introduction paragraph.

• The main idea of the paper stated in one sentence.

• The body paragraph of the paper.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

What does the word transition mean in the following sentences? Derek has not used the most effective transition in sentence 25. Which of the following could replace “However” in this sentence?

• A sentence or phrase used to make a paragraph longer

• A sentence or phrase used to create a smooth change to another idea

• A sentence or phrase used to explain a concept in greater detail

• A sentence or phrase used to eliminate confusion

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

Choose the best word to fill in the blank in the following sentence: I don’t know which phrase to use as the [blank] between these two sentences.

• descriptive

• clarity

• controlling idea

• transition

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Choose the word to fill in the blank for the following sentence: I feel like my sentence isn’t [blank] enough because it sounds really vague.

• transition

• descriptive

• revision

• clarity

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

What does the word descriptive mean in the following sentence? “Deena wants to use a more effective and descriptive sentence to close the sixth paragraph.”

• a sentence with a lot of short words

• a sentence with a lot of capitalization

• a sentence with a lot of verbs

• a sentence with a lot of detail

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does the word revision mean in the following sentence? “What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 26?”

• change

• difference

• clarification

• transition

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Choose the word to fill in the blank for the following sentence: The meaning of the following sentence is unclear, so I need to improve its [blank].

• description

• clarity

• controlling idea

• transition

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

What does the word clarity mean in the following sentence? “What change should Derek make to improve the clarity of this sentence?”

• the degree to which a sentence sounds fancy

• the degree to which a sentence has short words

• the degree to which a sentence has verbs

• the degree to which a sentence makes sense

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

Choose the best word to fill in the blank in the following sentence: The [blank] needs to be the last sentence of the introduction.

• clarity

• transition

• controlling idea

• revision

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

Choose the word to fill in the blank for the following sentence: This sentence doesn’t sound very good or look right, so I think it needs some [blank].

• revision

• description

• transition

• differentiation

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E