English Regents Most Frequently Used Words

Central Idea

• The main point the author wants you to remember.

• The message, lesson, or moral of the passage.

• The "claim" or "thesis statement backed up with evidence"

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

The theme of a work is

• The main point the author wants you to remember.

• The message, lesson, or moral of the passage.

• The "claim" or "thesis statement" backed up with evidence.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

The main argument of an article is

• The main point the author wants you to remember.

• The message, lesson, or moral of the passage.

• "The claim" or "thesis statement" backed up with evidence.

Identify snynonms for emphasize

• Reiterates

• Clarify

• Ignore

• Downplay

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The definition of author's purpose is

• Their reason or intent in writing.

• The reader's point of view.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

A synonym for illustrates is

• Depict

• Exhibit

• Explain

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The definition of Figurative Language is

• Words, phrases, and sentences that go beyond their literal meaning to add layers of interpretation to the audience's understanding.

• Words, phrases, or sentences that mean EXACTLY what is written.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Figurative Language includes

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

In a literary sense, if a statement contributes to something, it

• helps the author achieve his or her purpose.

• helps the author confuse the reader.

• gives something (especially money) in order to help achieve something.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

To reveal means

• To make a previously unknown or secret information known.

• To showcase

• To confuse the reader

• To help the author reveal his/her purpose

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6