ELA Test Prep Vocabulary

Synonym

• Words with the same, or almost the same, meaning.

• Words that mean the opposite (light  vs. dark).

Antonym

• Words with the same, or almost the same, meaning.

• Words that mean the opposite (light  vs. dark).

Infer

• To make a guess based on facts and observations and what you know.

• To estimate using just what you know

draw conclusions

• to draw the word "conclusions" on a piece of paper

• To make a decision or form an opinion after considering the facts from the text.

Metaphor

• A comparison between two unlike things, using the words “like” or “as”.

• A comparison between two unlike things without using the words “like” or “as”.

an event that is a complete failure. 

academic vocabulary

• terms used in everyday language

• terms used across many tests and school subjects but not often used in everyday language

• slang words used in everyday language

What is a synonym?

• Words with the same, or almost the same, meaning.

• Words that mean the opposite.

• A type of sentence structure.

• A literary device.

What is an antonym?

• Words with the same, or almost the same, meaning.

• Words that mean the opposite.

• A type of sentence structure.

• A literary device.

What does it mean to infer?

• To make a guess based on facts and observations and what you know.

• To estimate using just what you know.

• To write a summary.

• To analyze a character.