Common Vocabulary in Language Arts: List 1 - QUIZ

Information or details from a text that supports a claim or argument. It gives people a reason to believe something.

• evidence
• narrative
• figurative language
• part of speech

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

the marks used in writing, like periods, commas, and question marks, to help clarify the meaning of sentences and show how they should be read.

• punctuation
• antonym
• analyze
• context

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

the setting of a word or phrase in speaking or writing that determines or affects its meaning. For example: "She couldn't bear the weight of the heavy box." The sentence helps you understand that "bear" means to carry or support in this example, but not a bear (the animal).

• context
• narrative
• figurative language
• punctuation

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

one of eight categories that describe the function of a word in a sentence. Examples include nouns, verbs, adjectives, and pronouns.

• part of speech
• antonym
• evidence
• theme

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

words or expressions used in a non-literal way. Examples include similes, metaphors, and idioms.

• figurative language
• synonym
• evidence
• antonym

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

a word that has the same or very similar meaning as another word. Examples include happy for joyful.

• synonym
• punctuation
• part of speech
• narrative

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

a word that has the opposite meaning of another word. Examples include hot and cold, which are opposite words.

• antonym
• part of speech
• figurative language
• punctuation

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

a story, an account of events, or a description, whether true or fictional. Many novels, novellas, and short stories are written in this style with a beginning, a middle, and an end.

• narrative
• context
• antonym
• evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

to examine in detail or in parts to understand how something works or is put together

• analyze
• antonym
• evidence
• part of speech

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

the underlying message or central idea of a text; the main subject or topic. Examples include the importance of friendship, forgiveness, or revenge.

• theme
• narrative
• evidence
• punctuation

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D