Smarter Balanced Vocabulary Review

What does the term "author's purpose" refer to?

• The main conflict in a story

• The reason an author writes a piece of text

• A comparison between two different things

• A preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is "bias"?

• The reason an author writes a piece of text

• A comparison between two different things

• A preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience

• The main conflict in a story

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.6.6

What does "conflict / tension" mean in a story?

• The reason an author writes a piece of text

• A preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience

• A comparison between two different things

• The main struggle or problem in the narrative

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is an "analogy"?

• The main struggle or problem in the narrative

• The reason an author writes a piece of text

• A comparison between two different things to show similarities

• A preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

What term is used to describe a short part taken from a book, film, music, or other work of art?

• flashback

• hypothesis

• excerpt

• mood

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

Which term refers to a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story?

• mood

• logical

• justify

• flashback

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What word is used to describe a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation?

• mood

• flashback

• hypothesis

• logical

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

Which term means to show or prove to be right or reasonable?

• excerpt

• justify

• mood

• flashback

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What word describes the atmosphere or feeling in a literary work, as conveyed by the author's choice of language, imagery, etc.?

• logical

• hypothesis

• flashback

• mood

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

Which term is used to describe something that is capable of being justified by reasoning or logical thinking?

• mood

• flashback

• hypothesis

• logical

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D