CTA/ISAT Vocabulary 8th Grade

Fill in the blank: The main point or message of a text is called the _________.

• Central Idea

• Theme

• Summary

• Title

Providing details or evidence to support an idea to support the main idea is known as _________.

• Key Details (Evidence)

• Summarizing

• Paraphrasing

• Generalizing

Fill in the blank: A concise summary without personal opinions is called an _________.

• Objective Summary

• Subjective Summary

• Personal Opinion

• Detailed Analysis

The act of drawing a final decision or judgment is known as _________.

• Conclusion (Draw)

• Inference

• Assumption

• Hypothesis

Directly stated or indirectly suggested is referred to as _________

• Explicit/Implicit

• Obvious/Hidden

• Clear/Vague

• Stated/Unstated

The ability to understand something based on evidence and reasoning is called _________.

• Inference

• Assumption

• Guesswork

• Speculation

The author's attitude or perspective on the subject is known as _________.

• Author's Point of View/Perspective

• Author's Tone

• Author's Style

• Author's Theme

To make a judgment based on criteria is to _________.

• Evaluate

• Guess

• Assume

• Ignore

A statement or assertion that is open to challenge is an _________

• Argument

• Fact

• Opinion

• Statement

The primary assertion followed by an opposing viewpoint is a _________

• Claim/Counterclaim

• Hypothesis/Conclusion

• Statement/Refutation

• Argument/Agreement