Academic Vocabulary State Testing

What is to break down into constituent parts; to dissect; to dismantle?

• Deconstruct

• Delineate

• Compare

• Synthesize

He was ____________ to take a class before he could get his certificate.

• researched

• required

• sourced

• affected

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'required' because it indicates that he had to take a class as a necessity to obtain his certificate.

Academic vocabulary: __________: on the outside

• intellectual

• explosive

• internal

• external

Vocabulary

Parents should always ________ to talk to their children

about their problems.

• do time

• make chores

• do chores

• make time

What is the term for a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?

• A) Synonym

• B) Antonym

• C) Homonym

• D) Acronym

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

• A) She don't like apples.

• B) He go to school every day.

• C) They was playing soccer.

• D) She doesn't like apples.

What is the main idea of a passage called?

• A) Theme

• B) Plot

• C) Summary

• D) Thesis

In literature, what is a 'protagonist'?

• A) The main character

• B) The villain

• C) The setting

• D) The narrator

Which word means 'to examine in detail'?

• A) Analyze

• B) Summarize

• C) Generalize

• D) Simplify

What is the purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?

• A) To conclude the paragraph

• B) To introduce the main idea

• C) To provide evidence

• D) To ask a question