Academic Vocabulary SMS

Grace, Charlotte, and Zoe are playing a word game. They need to find a synonym for connect, link, associate, and recognize. Can you help them?

• infer

• interpret

• comprehend

• identify

In a school debate, Samuel and Mason are arguing for their favorite superhero, while Ava is the judge. To win, they need Ava to _______________ their superhero choice. What does this mean?

• determine

• identify

• support

• create

In a class discussion, Mia, Liam, and Kai are asked to give a brief statement of the main points of a topic. What are they doing when they do this?

• infer

• analyze

• summarize

• distinguish

Noah, Isla, and David are having a debate. They need to reword something written or spoken by someone else. What is this process called?

• paraphrasing

• organizing

• describing

• comprehending

William, Evelyn, and Isla are participating in a debate competition. They need to clearly show by giving proof or evidence to _____________ their arguments.

• summarize

• comprehend

• demonstrate

• create

During a group discussion, Charlotte, Jackson, and Kai were trying to _______________ a complex concept. This means they were breaking it down into its parts and examining them. What were they doing?

• determine

• support

• analyze

• comprehend

thesis...

• the conflict of a story

• a comparison between two items

• the dictionary definition of a word

• a subject for an essay

connotation...

• the literal meaning of a word

• to write down what is being said

• understanding words given in a speech

• a suggested, implied, or emotional meaning

Emma, Oliver, and Sophia are working on a project. They need to find a word that means to make something clear or easy to understand. What word are they looking for?

• clarify

• confuse

• complicate

• obscure

In a science experiment, Lily, Noah, and Ava are asked to make an educated guess based on their observations. What is this process called?

• hypothesis

• analysis

• conclusion

• observation