Unit 2 Vocabulary - Explanatory Text

Which word matches this definition:

The main argument made by the author. A strong claim will be supported by reasons and evidence.

• relevant

• claim

• evidence

Which word matches this definition:

a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.

• global

• inference

• advocate

Which word matches this definition: to come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence found in the text

• inference

• relevant

• evidence

An author's purpose is best defined how?

• The author’s intention for his or her writing. A passage’s purpose may be to persuade, inform, explain, or entertain.

• Something that proves or demonstrates the truth of something else.

• basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world, from birth until death

How would you define the word global?

• involving your city and state

• involving your country

• involving the entire world

Fill in the best vocabulary word:

We knew Mr. Jenkins would take up for us because he has always been our greatest ___ when we marched for our rights.

Write the word that best fits the sentence:

To be able to breathe fresh air is a basic ____ ____ that everyone deserves.

If I do not have this thing, I will not be able to prove my claim.

• human rights

• evidence

• an inference

Which word completes the following sentence:

Josh wrote a ten page paper about voting, but his evidence was not ____ because it had nothing to do with voting.

• relevant

• inference

• author's point of view

Which line best defines the term author's point of view?

• to come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence found in the text

• An author’s opinion about a topic

• Something that proves or demonstrates the truth of something else.