State Assessment Question Vocabulary Practice

What does the word inference mean?

• A direct statement

• A guess based on evidence

• A proven fact

• A random idea

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is the meaning of summarize?

• To retell using fewer words

• To add more details

• To criticize a text

• To change the topic

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What does contrast mean?

• To show similarities

• To show differences

• To explain with examples

• To rewrite in simpler terms

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What does persuade mean?

• To entertain

• To inform

• To convince

• To summarize

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What is the meaning of explicit?

• Clearly stated

• Secretly implied

• Difficult to understand

• Completely false

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What does theme mean in literature?

• The main idea of a paragraph

• The lesson or message in a story

• The setting of a story

• A character’s personality

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What does evaluate mean?

• To describe in detail

• To form an opinion or judgment

• To ignore something

• To list facts

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is the meaning of relevant?

• Unrelated to the topic

• Important and connected

• Repeated often

• Confusing and unclear

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What does text structure refer to?

• The setting of a story

• How information is organized in a text

• The font and page design of a book

• The length of a passage

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What does figurative language mean?

• Words that have literal meanings

• Words used to create special effects or meanings

• The main topic of a paragraph

• The way a story ends

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4