Vocabulary Practice

What is the purpose of adding a PREFIX to a word?

• To describe with detail

• To form a mental image

• Adding letters to the beginning of a word to adjust its meaning

• To give special attention to

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

What does the term INFER mean?

• To discover or identify something

• To come to an opinion by reasoning from facts or observations

• To reach a decision or opinion about

• To persuade someone to do something

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does it mean to ILLUSTRATE something?

• To increase or make greater

• To give or supply something

• To describe with detail

• To show how to do something clearly

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

What is the meaning of the term EVALUATE?

• To locate or find something; to point it out

• To judge something

• To reach a decision or opinion about

• To give special attention to

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

What does the term SENSORY relate to?

• Language that conveys words or phrases that appeal to your 5 senses

• To show how to do something clearly

• To persuade someone to do something

• To point out or show

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What does the term ANALYZE mean?

• To make something more complicated

• To examine something in detail for purposes of explanation and interpretation

• To reduce something into simpler forms

• To increase the speed of a process

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

What is the purpose of a SUFFIX in a word?

• To change the tense of a verb

• To form a new word by adding letters to the end of an existing word

• To make a word plural

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4C

What does the term CONTRAST mean?

• To compare in order to show differences

• To provide a detailed explanation

• To combine two elements for a particular purpose

• To reduce the importance of something

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

What does the term SYNTHESIZE mean?

• To break down into parts

• To compare and contrast

• To combine elements to form a coherent whole

• To remove unnecessary parts

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

What is the primary purpose of a THESIS STATEMENT in an essay?

• To summarize the main point or claim of the essay

• To provide a detailed explanation of the essay's topic

• To list the sources used in the essay

• To entertain the reader with a story

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D