Standardized Testing Vocabulary Pre-Test

Fill in the blank: _______ means to examine in order to note likenesses between two things or what they have in common.

• Compare

• Contrast

• Analyze

• Differentiate

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Fill in the blank: _______ means to examine in order to note significant differences between two or more things.

• Contrast

• Compare

• Analyze

• Evaluate

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Describe - To tell or show with written or spoken words; point out facts or (a)   .

• details
• opinions
• stories
• examples

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Fill in the blank: Identify - To establish as particular by noting individual features or characteristics in _______.

• isolation

• group

• context

• sequence

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Fill in the blank: Story - The plot or succession of incidents of a novel, poem, drama, _______.

• etc.

• chapter

• scene

• act

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Fill in the blank: Demonstrate means to _________

• describe, explain, display or illustrate through examples.

• hide information from others.

• confuse the audience with complex terms.

• ignore the need for examples.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Fill in the blank: Determine means to _________.

• decide or conclude through reasoning or observation.

• guess without evidence.

• ignore the facts.

• make a random choice.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

Fill in the blank: Explain means to _________.

• make clear or understandable to others; make plain.

• confuse or complicate the matter.

• ignore the details.

• provide a vague description.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does the term 'Support' mean?

• A) To back up, justify your answer, opinion, or claim (with evidence).

• B) Elements that support ideas; smaller elements of structure.

• C) Expand, elaborate; add details.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does the term 'Details' mean?

• A) To back up, justify your answer, opinion, or claim (with evidence).

• B) Elements that support ideas; smaller elements of structure.

• C) Expand, elaborate; add details.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D