Critical Vocabulary: Nouns

"Lance found many articles to support and strengthen his argument in his essay." In this sentence, what does argument mean?

• Disagreement with someone or something

• Reason or set of reasons something is true

• Main idea of a text

• Knowledge on which to base a belief

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Fill in the blank with the word that best completes the sentence. "Autobiographies are always written from the first person _____."

• illustrations

• structure

• conclusions

• point of view

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The phrase "homework is a breeze" is an example of:

• a metaphor

• a simile

• personification

• hyperbole

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Fill in the blank with the word that best completes the sentence. "I told my best friend Cassie all of the _____ about my trip to New York."

• connections

• mood

• details

• alliteration

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

"The school counselor used an analogy about scoring a touchdown and passing a test to get the football team’s attention." What is an analogy?

• A direct comparison using like or as

• The association that a word brings to mind

• A similarity between like features of two things

• The art of writing or speaking effectively

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

"Tony's interaction with his sister was positive for once." What does interaction mean?

• A mutual or reciprocal action

• Knowledge on which to base a belief

• Summing up of an argument or text

• A similarity between like features of two things

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Figurative language is any figure of speech used to make meaning clearer. Which of the following is NOT an example of figurative language?

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• context clues

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• I must've walked a million miles during this morning's workout!

• Nick is a pig. He smacks when he eats and doesn't clean up after himself.

• My ice cream is as tall as a skyscraper.

• The bees in the garden buzzed loudly.

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is tone?

• The author's attitude or outlook toward a subject

• The vantage point from which a story is told

• The way the text is organized

• Visual material used to clarify or add to a text

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Amber is talking to her mom. She begins rolling her eyes, crossing her arms, & using an annoyed tone of voice. What concept do you automatically use to know Amber isn't happy?

• Argument because you found a set of reasons to persuade someone that something is true

• Analogy because you found the similarity between like features of two things

• Drawing conclusions because you use information that is implied or inferred to make meaning of things not clearly stated

• Figurative language because Amber uses figures of speech to make things clearer

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B