2025-2026 Academic Vocabulary Review

What is an analogy?

• A word with the opposite meaning

• A comparison between two things for explanation

• The intended readers of a text

• The reason why an author writes a text

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the term for a word with the opposite meaning?

• Synonym

• Antonym

• Metaphor

• Symbol

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What type of text is used to persuade the audience of a certain claim?

• Narrative

• Descriptive

• Argumentative

• Expository

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

Who are the intended readers or listeners of a text?

• Audience

• Authors

• Characters

• Editors

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

What is the reason why an author writes a text?

• Mood

• Theme

• Authors Purpose

• Context

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

What is the primary point, topic, or purpose of a piece of writing called?

• Theme

• Central Idea

• Context

• Genre

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What term describes the way characters change and grow?

• Plot Development

• Character Development

• Theme

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What does it mean to acknowledge where information was found?

• Cite

• Infer

• Summarize

• Paraphrase

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What is the emotional association of a word called?

• Denotation

• Connotation

• Literal

• Explicit

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the explicit or dictionary meaning of a word?

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Implicit

• Figurative

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.6.6