SBAC ELA Vocabulary

An idiom ________________.

• gives human qualities to non-human things

• is a common expression that means something other than what the words say

• is the repetition of the same beginning sound in a string of words

• is an exaggeration that can not possibly be true

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Personification ________________.

• gives human qualities to non-human things

• is a common expression that means something other than what the words say

• is the repetition of the same beginning sound in a string of words

• is an exaggeration that can not possibly be true

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Alliteration ________________.

• gives human qualities to non-human things

• is a common expression that means something other than what the words say

• is the repetition of the same beginning sound in a string of words

• is an exaggeration that can not possibly be true

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

This is an example of...

• idiom

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning to another word.

• A word with a similar meaning

• A word with the opposite meaning

• A word that rhymes

• A word that is a noun

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

The term 'affix' refers to:

• a prefix or suffix added to a root word

• a type of sentence structure

• a form of punctuation

• a style of writing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

What does conclude/conclusion mean?

• To begin something

• To end or finish something

• To interrupt something

• To question something

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Concrete details are:

• vague descriptions

• specific information

• general ideas

• abstract concepts

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.4.2D

To convince someone means to:

• argue with them

• persuade them

• ignore them

• confuse them

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

A definition is:

• A detailed explanation of a concept or term

• A brief statement of the meaning of a word or phrase

• An example of how something is used

• A question about a specific topic

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C