Reading Academic Vocabulary

The zoo has a ​ (a)   of exotic animals.

• menagerie

• peripheral

• fledgling

• lavish

• occult

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

to hold up; reinforce

• author

• support

• evidence

• specific

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

What does claim mean?

• The author's opinion

• Nonfiction

• Fiction

• Drama

What does the vocabulary word details mean?

• information that supports the main idea or topic

• a group of animals

• heavy, dark print

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

What does the vocabulary word evidence mean?

• words or sentences that provide proof

• to buy an item

• a grid map

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does the vocabulary word appeals mean?

• a word that means the opposite of another word

• to get the reader's attention

• an author's viewpoint

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

What does the vocabulary word theme mean?

• the heart of the story, the main lesson

• to determine the word meaning

• a product that can be observed

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What does the vocabulary word 'context' mean?

• A) The surrounding text that gives meaning to a word or phrase

• B) A type of literary device

• C) The main character in a story

• D) A synonym for 'text'

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which of the following is a synonym for 'analyze'?

• A) Examine

• B) Ignore

• C) Simplify

• D) Complicate

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

In the sentence 'The cat sat on the mat,' what is the subject?

• A) The cat

• B) Sat

• C) On the mat

• D) The mat

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2