Academic Vocabulay Standards 5, 6, and 2

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English
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10th Grade
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B. Wells
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
What is the definition of "rhetoric"?
perspective
reason for writing
what the entire text is mainly about
using language as a means to persuade
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
What is the literary definition of "claim"?
author's perspective or point of view
author's reason for writing
a statement made by an author that expresses his/her main argument or position on a topic
to make a written demand for money from the government, organization, or person
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
What is the definition of "author's purpose"?
perspective or point of view
why an author writes a particular piece / reason for or intent in writing
the art of speaking or writing effectively
Examples are to inform, to entertain, to persuade, to express, to inspire.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
What is the definition of "central idea"?
brief, overall summary of what the entire text is about
a paragraph from the beginning of the text
a paragraph from the middle of the text
a paragraph with lots of details
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
What is the definition of "metaphor"?
a figure of speech that describes nonhuman things in human terms
a word that sounds like what it describes
a figure of speech that directly compare two dissimilar things using "like" or "as"
a figure of speech that compares two different things by saying that one this is the other.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
What is the definition of "anecdote"?
extreme exaggeration
numerical facts
a medicine or remedy taken to counteract the effects of a poison
a short story that is significant to the topic at hand
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
What is the definition of "statistics"?
a belief or attitude about something, not based on facts
numerical facts and figures
comparing two things using the words "like" or "as"
reason for writing
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
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