Essential Academic Vocabulary
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Context clues: In this sentence, what does "fallacies" mean? "The politician's speech was full of fallacies, making it hard to trust his claims."
Logical mistakes
Strong opinions
Facts supported by evidence
Persuasive arguments
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Word usage: What does "inferences" mean in this sentence? "From the evidence presented, the jury made inferences about the defendant's actions."
Predictions about the future
Mistakes in reasoning
Conclusions based on evidence
Opinions with no support
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The student used facts and (a) to make her argument strong and convincing.
inferences
guesses
opinions
assumptions
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.11-12.6
4.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A synonym for "validity" is (a)
Truthfulness
Falseness
Inaccuracy
Invalidity
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Definition-based: What does "argument" mean in this context? "The scientist's argument about climate change was supported by years of research."
A disagreement between people
A claim supported by reasoning and evidence
A statement of personal opinion
A prediction about the future
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5C
6.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Context clues: Using context clues, "sufficiency" in this sentence "The teacher questioned the (a) of the student's evidence in supporting her claim." means?
adequacy
quantity
relevance
clarity
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
7.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The word "support" in the sentence "The writer added examples to (a) her main idea." means?
reinforce
oppose
ignore
complicate
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5C
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