Academic Vocabulary #2

What does "sequence" refer to?

• The main idea of a text

• The most important point or message of a text

• The order in which events, actions, or steps occur

• Facts, examples, or other information that help explain or prove the main idea

What is the "main idea" of a text?

• The circumstances or conditions in which something exists or occurs

• The most important topic or idea explored in a piece of writing

• A category or type of literature, art, or music characterized by a particular form, style, or content

• A brief or trivial item of news or information

What are "supporting details"?

• The main idea of a text

• The most important point or message of a text

• Facts, examples, or other information that help explain, support, or prove the main idea

• A personal belief or judgment

Which of the following is a "fact"?

• The circumstances or conditions in which something exists or occurs

• A personal belief or judgment that may or may not be based on facts

• A statement that can be proven to be true

• The central topic or idea explored in a piece of writing or art

What is an "opinion"?

• The order in which events, actions, or steps occur

• The circumstances or conditions in which something exists or occurs

• How you feel or what you think about something, without basing it on facts

• Facts, examples, or other information that help explain or prove the main idea

What is a "theme" in a piece of writing or art?

• The circumstances or conditions in which something exists or occurs

• The central message or life-lesson the author is trying to teach through a text

• A brief or trivial item of news or information

• The origin or place where something comes from

What is a "perspective"?

• A category or type of literature, art, or music characterized by a particular form, style, or content

• The circumstances or conditions in which something exists or occurs

• The central topic or idea explored in a piece of writing or art

• A particular way of viewing or understanding something; point of view

What does "genre" refer to?

• A category or type of literature (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama)

• The central topic or idea explored in a piece of writing or art

• A particular way of viewing or understanding something

• The circumstances or conditions in which something exists or occurs

What does the term "context" refer to?

• The situation in which something occurs or happens

• The central topic or idea explored in a piece of writing or art

• A category or type of literature, art, or music characterized by a particular form, style, or content

• A particular way of viewing or understanding something

What is a "source"?

• The circumstances or conditions in which something exists or occurs

• The origin or place where something comes from

• A brief or trivial item of news or information

• The central topic or idea explored in a piece of writing or art