Academic Vocabulary

If a text is asking you to recognize something then it's requiring you to ......

• listen to it

• be on the lookout for it

• disregard it

• write down a definition only

Various ideas are ideas that are simply.....

• mean the same thing

• simple

• different

• strong

If the author asks you to identify an example of figurative language then you are required to.....

• locate an example

• compare two different types

• find the example that only comes first in the text

• put examples in order

All of the following words are related to classify except....

• arrange

• sort

• group

• strange

To quote a famous musician is to _________________

• listen to their music

• state what they said and give your opinion as well

• state their words exactly

• find out facts about him/her

To distinguish something in a text is to _______________

• make note of something that stands out

• write a word

• eliminate a detail

• compare two ideas

If your Biology teacher asks you to try to be accurate as you are recording data then they are asking ....

• for you to write in pen not pencil

• for you to work with your partners

• for you to make sure your data is correct

• make sure your data can be read and is not sloopy

Which word is the antonym ( furthest in meaning ) of analyze?

• examine

• skim

• inspect

• investigate

Writing topics that are asked to be persuasive are asking that the writer.....

• ask questions in the response

• responds in at least 5 paragraphs

• uses only strong opinions

• tries to convince the reader

A dispute means that there are at least....

• two people that agree on the same topic

• one person that dislikes another

• three people who all feel the same way

• two different viewpoints on a given topic