Academic ELA Vocabulary

In reasoning, what is an "assumption"?

• A statement that contradicts or says the opposite of the evidence

• A logical conclusion drawn from evidence

• A fact that is proven to be true

• A belief or premise taken for granted without proof

To _____ is to use your own words to retell the main ideas of a text.

• summarize

• plagiarize

• analyze

• synthesize

The series of events in a story make up the ...

• Plot

• rising action

• diagram

• exposition

The _____ is a struggle between opposing forces. Also known as the problem.

• rising action

• conflict

• climax

• protagonist

The _____ is the time, place, and culture of a society.

• antagonist

• protagonist

• setting

• mood

The order in which things happen is the . . .

• foreshadowing

• sequence

• rising action

• falling action

_____ is a hint or clue about what will happen later.

• flashback

• foreshadowing

• resolution

• climax

A break in a story that will tell about something that happened at an earlier time is a . . .

• foreshadowing

• exposition

• antagonist

• flashback

The reason why something happens is the . . .

• cause

• resolution

• exposition

• effect

A(n) _____ is a result of something that happens.

• effect

• setting

• cause

• plot