Writing & Academic Vocabulary - Week 1

What word means a picture or diagram with ideas that relate to the prompt?

• infer

• paragraph

• graphic organizer

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

What word means words with similar (or same) meanings.

• antonyms

• metaphor

• similar

• synonyms

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

What word means a phrase or expression whose meaning cannot be understood from the separate words in it?

• simile

• idioms

• metaphor

• clincher

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What word means correct, or fix, spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors?

• paragraph

• infer

• edit

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

What word means an educated guess about a text, based on information from the author and prior knowledge?

• infer

• clincher

• idioms

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

What word means a distinct portion of writing that deals with a particular idea, usually begins with an indention on a new line?

• simile

• clincher

• edit

• paragraph

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

What word means words with opposite meanings?

• synonyms

• metaphors

• antonyms

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

What word means a comparison using like or as?

• metaphor

• simile

• synonyms

• antonyms

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

What word means the final sentence of a paragraph that ties all the details together in a satisfying way; closing sentence?

• paragraph

• graphic organizer

• infer

• clincher

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

What word means a comparison made without using like or as?

• simile

• paragraph

• metaphor

• idioms

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4