Academic Vocabulary State Testing

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

• Deconstruct

• Delineate

• Compare

• Synthesize

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Academic vocabulary: __________: on the outside

• intellectual

• explosive

• internal

• external

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Vocabulary

Parents should always ________ to talk to their children

about their problems.

• do time

• make chores

• do chores

• make time

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

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

• A) Synonym

• B) Antonym

• C) Homonym

• D) Acronym

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

What is the main idea of a passage called?

• A) Theme

• B) Plot

• C) Summary

• D) Thesis

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

In literature, what is a 'protagonist'?

• A) The main character

• B) The villain

• C) The setting

• D) The narrator

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which word means 'to examine in detail'?

• A) Analyze

• B) Summarize

• C) Generalize

• D) Simplify

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2