Unit 1 Vocabulary

The ability to understand something is....

• details

• comprehension

• response

• opinion

Details from the text that a reader can use to support his or her ideas is...

• comprehension

• textual dependent response

• textual evidence

• commentary

Text dependent response is a short and concise answer to questions about the text.

• True

• False

To determine something not stated directly by using reasoning and evidence from the text is...

• evidence

• prediction

• inference

• guess

Literary elements are the necessary components of literature such as: plot, characters, setting, point of view, etc.

• False

• True

An author's reason for writing, such as to entertain, to inform, or to persuade is...

• tone

• mood

• style

• author's purpose

Mood is the emotional atmosphere of a piece of writing.

• True

• False

The author's, speaker's, or narrator's attitude toward the subject is...

• Tone

• Mood

• Style

• Opinion

Context clue is a hint in the surrounding text that can help a reader determine the meaning of a word or phrase.

• True

• False

Analyze means...

• implied but not stated directly

• to use your understanding of a text

• to examine the parts of something in detail

• to quote as evidence