Academic Vocabulary for Semester Exam (Sections 1 & 2)

What is the term for the following definition: a short, indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of importance?

• Allusion

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the term for the following definition: a reason given with the goal of convincing or influencing others that an idea or decision is right or wrong?

• Argument

• Prediction

• Observation

• Hypothesis

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the term for the following definition: when a writer or a speaker exhibits a partiality, or preference, for or prejudice against a person, topic, or an idea?

• Bias

• Objectivity

• Fact

• Evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the term for the following definition: the message the author is trying to convey in an informational text?

• Central Idea

• Supporting Detail

• Text Feature

• Author's Purpose

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the term for the following definition: the foundation, or basis, of an argument?

• Claim

• Evidence

• Rebuttal

• Conclusion

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is the term for the following definition: a struggle between opposing characters, forces, or emotions within a text?

• Conflict

• Setting

• Theme

• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the term for the following definition: a statement made in response to another claim for the purpose of opposing it?

• Counterclaim

• Evidence

• Thesis

• Conclusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the term for the following definition: an aspect of speeches or drama in which information or events are interpreted by the audience but not grasped or realized by the characters?

• Dramatic Irony

• Foreshadowing

• Metaphor

• Soliloquy

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

What is the term for the following definition: an incomplete sentence?

• Fragment

• Clause

• Predicate

• Phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the term for the following definition: words, phrases, or clauses that have similar or identical forms, structures, and/or sounds?

• Parallel Structure

• Antithesis

• Alliteration

• Juxtaposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4