Academic Vocabulary Part I

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English

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8th Grade

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Medium

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CCSS

L.8.6, L.4.5, RL.7.4

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Natasha Hiseley

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29 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification?

Alliteration

Analogy

Antagonist

Assumption

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which term refers to the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words?

Alliteration

Assonance

Consonance

Cliché

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for a brief and interesting story about a real incident or person?

Anecdote

Argument

Citation

Debate

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which term describes a word or phrase that is used to name a person, place, thing, or idea?

Affix

Appositive

Base word

Derivation

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for a statement or proposition that is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true?

Assumption

Bias

Connotation

Context

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for a conversation between two or more characters in a literary work?

Dialogue

Exposition

Foreshadow

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which term refers to the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing?

Diction

Imagery

Idioms

Excerpt

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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