Set 1 Academic Vocabulary

What is a caption?

• A long paragraph describing an article

• A title or brief explanation appended to an article, illustration, cartoon, or poster

• A summary of a book

• A footnote in a document

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is a salutation?

• The closing of a letter

• The opening of a letter

• A greeting in a speech

• A farewell in an email

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

What is the purpose of using italics in text?

• To make the text bold

• To underline the text

• To emphasize the text

• To change the font size

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which of the following is an example of past tense?

• I will drink water.

• I drink water.

• I drank water.

• I am drinking water right now.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

What does the term "italic" refer to in typography?

• A bold typeface

• A sloping kind of typeface used especially for emphasis

• An underlined typeface

• A large typeface

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which of the following is NOT a use of a caption?

• To provide a brief explanation of an image

• To summarize a book

• To describe a cartoon

• To explain a poster

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 the main difference between present tense and past tense?

• Present tense describes future actions, past tense describes current actions

• Present tense describes current actions, past tense describes actions that have happened

• Present tense describes actions that have happened, past tense describes future actions

• Present tense describes hypothetical actions, past tense describes imaginary actions

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

Which of the following is a correct salutation for a formal letter?

• Dear Friend,

• Hello,

• To Whom It May Concern:

• Hi there,

Tags

CCSS.SL.6.6

CCSS.SL.7.6

CCSS.W.7.1D

CCSS.W.7.2E

CCSS.W.8.1D

Which of the following is an example of a homonym?

• there/their

• Smart/intelligent

• hand/foot

• bear/cub

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What is a synonym?

• A word that means exactly the same or nearly the same as another word

• A word that has the opposite meaning of another word

• A word that sounds the same but has a different meaning

• A list of books referred to in a scholarly work

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C