Academic Vocabulary #2

What is descriptive language?

• Language that creates a picture in the mind of the reader by using vivid details and sensory words.

• The main point or underlying message of a text.

• To communicate or make known.

• A figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas.

What is the definition of "Effect"?

• A cause of an action

• A change that is a result or consequence of an action or other cause

• An unrelated event

• A random occurrence

What does it mean to contrast?

• To examine the similarities between two or more things.

• To examine the differences between two or more things.

• To communicate or make known.

• A figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas.

What does the term "central idea" refer to?

• To examine the similarities between two or more things.

• The main point or underlying message of a text.

• To examine the differences between two or more things.

• A figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas.

What does it mean to compare?

• To examine the similarities between two or more things.

• To examine the differences between two or more things.

• To communicate or make known.

• A figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas.

What is an "Author's Claim"?

• A statement or assertion made by the author that is open to challenge.

• A summary of the author's biography.

• A list of the author's published works.

• A description of the author's writing style.

What does it mean to emphasize something in writing or speaking?

• To ignore it completely

• To give special importance or prominence

• To write it in a smaller font

• To remove it from the text

What does "Onomatopoeia" refer to?

• A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes.

• A type of poem that tells a story.

• A word that has multiple meanings.

• A word that is used to describe a person.

What does the term "Distinguish" mean?

• To recognize or treat as different.

• To combine or merge.

• To ignore or overlook.

• To simplify or reduce.

What is "Figurative Language"?

• Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

• Language that is used only in formal writing.

• Language that is used to describe scientific phenomena.

• Language that is used in legal documents.