Academic Vocabulary Quiz

What does the term "text" refer to in the context of reading?

• The author's most important idea

• The plot or ordered events in a story

• The main body of the reading

• Smaller pieces that support ideas

What does it mean to "compare" two things?

• To make clear or understandable to others

• To examine in order to note likenesses between two things or what they have in common

• To decide or conclude through reasoning or observation

• To expand an idea; add details to give strength to an idea or position

What is the purpose of "contrast" when examining things?

• To tell or show with written or spoken words; point out facts or details

• To back up, using evidence to justify your answer, opinion, or claim

• To examine in order to identify and understand differences between two or more things

• To expand an idea; add details to give strength to an idea or position

What does "describe" mean?

• To decide or conclude through reasoning or observation

• To examine in order to note likenesses between two things or what they have in common

• To tell or show with written or spoken words; point out facts or details

• To back up, using evidence to justify your answer, opinion, or claim

What does it mean to "identify" in a text?

• To make clear or understandable to others

• To back up, using evidence to justify your answer, opinion, or claim

• Noting individual features or characteristics

• To expand an idea; add details to give strength to an idea or position

What is a "story"?

• The main body of the reading

• The plot or ordered events in a novel, poem, drama, etc.

• Smaller pieces that support ideas; smaller elements of structure

• The author's most important idea or the inspiration/reason for creating the written work

What does "determine" mean in the context of understanding a text?

• To back up, using evidence to justify your answer, opinion, or claim

• To make clear or understandable to others

• To decide or conclude through reasoning or observation

• To expand an idea; add details to give strength to an idea or position

What does "explain" involve?

• To examine in order to identify and understand differences between two or more things

• To tell or show with written or spoken words; point out facts or details

• To make clear or understandable to others

• To decide or conclude through reasoning or observation

What is the role of "support" in a text?

• To examine in order to note likenesses between two things or what they have in common

• To tell or show with written or spoken words; point out facts or details

• To back up, using evidence to justify your answer, opinion, or claim

• To decide or conclude through reasoning or observation

What are "details" in the context of a text?

• The main body of the reading

• The plot or ordered events in a story

• Smaller pieces that support ideas; smaller elements of structure

• The author's most important idea or the inspiration/reason for creating the written work