PSSA Review Words Part 4

Match the following vocabulary word to its definition.

• expresses action or state of being

• adjective

• a word that describes a noun

• pronoun

• modifies a verb, an adjective, adverb

• adverb

• a word that takes the place of a noun

• verb

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers ​ (a)  

• antecedent
• adjective
• pronoun
• adverb

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Match the following definition to its vocabulary word.

• evaluate

• figure it out

• determine

• tell what happens next

• infer

• to judge

• analyze

• draw a logical conclusion from the details, hints, and clues presented in a text

• predict

• to break something down and closely examine all the parts

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

tell all about it

• describe

• determine

• infer

• trace

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

generalization

• a conclusion, drawn from specific information, that is used to make a broad statement about a topic or person

• distinguish, tell apart and recognize differences between two or more items

• a modifier that is not placed near the word it modifies

• combine different ideas in order to form a new understanding

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

synthesize

• a modifier that is not placed near the word it modifies

• distinguish, tell apart and recognize differences between two or more items

• to combine different ideas in a order to form a new understanding

• a conclusion, drawn from specific information, that is used to make a broad statement about a person or topic

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

a modifier that is not placed near the word it modifies ​ (a)  

• misplaced modifier
• modifier
• adjective
• adverb

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

tell why or how

• determine

• explain

• infer

• evaluate

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

list in sequence

• trace

• differentiate

• modifier

• describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

distinguish, tell apart and recognize differences between two or more items

• synthesize

• misplaced modifier

• evaluate

• differentiate

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3