Academic ELA Vocabulary

What is it called when the information within a text is organized?

• Textual Evidence

• Text Feature

• Text Structure

• Transition

When the test opinions are used to emphasize points or information within a text, it is called what?

• Textual Evidence

• Text Structure

• Evidence

• Text Feature

What is to examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of?

• Evaluate

• Identify

• Synthesize

• Analyze

To judge or determine the significance, worth or quality of; to assess is to...?

• Evaluate

• Analyze

• Infer

• Synthesize

To recognize or establish as being a particular thing is to...?

• Anayze

• Evaluate

• Identity

• Infer

To form by combining parts or elements; to bring together information from multiple source is called what?

• Analyze

• Infer

• Synthesize

• Evaluate

What does it mean to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence.

• Infer

• Analyze

• Evaluate

• Identity

What is to compare in order to show differences?

• Compare

• Analyze

• Contrast

• Evaluate

Which of the following terms means to mention an idea from a text to support your opinion?

• interpret

• argue

• compare

• cite

Which term below means to remember something ?

• recall

• effect

• organize

• claim