IAR Vocabulary - WIN Wednesdays

When you write an argument essay, you should to cite your evidence. What does "cite" mean?

• Explain

• Quote

• Plagiarize

• Look at

How can you support the main idea of your essay?

• Back it up with details

• Use evidence from a text

• Provide examples

• All of the above

When you summarize a story, you are describing word for word what happened.

• True

• False

Read this passage:

Yesterday, I got a new coat. My new coat has a blue hood and red sleeves. The coat is very fuzzy, so I stay very warm. The zipper of my coat is green. On the back, there is a picture of a snowman. I will wear my coat to school.

In the space below, type the central idea of this passage.

Using the same passage, list at least 3 details to support the central idea in the previous question.

Yesterday, I got a new coat. My new coat has a blue hood and red sleeves. The coat is very fuzzy, so I stay very warm. The zipper of my coat is green. On the back, there is a picture of a snowman. I will wear my coat to school. In the space below, type the central idea.

Which words below mean the same as inference?

• Conclusion

• Truth

• Fact

• Reality

She couldn't distinguish whether the dog was a Boston Terrier or a French Bulldog. What does distinguish mean in this sentence?

• Was confused

• Misunderstood

• Tell apart

The student blurted out an answer that was not relevant to the subject. What is the definition of relevant?

• connected to

• important

• appropriate

• All of the above

Which of the words below mean the same as dialogue?

• Conversation

• Argument

• Gossip

• Conference

• All the above

Compare means

• note differences between two things

• note the colors of two things

• note similarities between two things

• note the shape of two things