Domain-specific Vocabulary Set-1 - Grade 8 Assessment

In our science class, we learned that a *hypothesis* is a proposed explanation you can test. Which word in that sentence is vocabulary specific to the domain of science?

• class

• explanation

• hypothesis

• learned

Answer explanation

A 'hypothesis' is a specific term used in the scientific method, making it domain-specific vocabulary for science.

True or False: The term 'three-pointer' is domain-specific vocabulary for the subject of history.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The term 'three-pointer' is specific to the domain of sports, particularly basketball, not history.

Words like 'protagonist,' 'foreshadowing,' and 'rising action' belong to which specific academic domain?

• Social Studies

• Language Arts

• Physical Education

• Mathematics

Answer explanation

These are all literary terms used to analyze stories, which falls under the domain of Language Arts.

In social studies, a system where the government controls the production and distribution of goods is called a command _______.

Answer explanation

A 'command economy' is the specific term for this type of government-controlled economic system.

Read this sentence from a tech review: 'The new gaming console has amazing *haptics*; you can feel the rumble of the engine and the impact of every crash.' What is the best meaning of *haptics* in this sentence?

• The quality of the graphics

• The technology of touch-based feedback

• The speed of the processor

• The sound effects from the speakers

Answer explanation

In the domain of technology, 'haptics' refers to feedback that you can feel, like vibrations or resistance. The context clues 'rumble' and 'impact' point to this meaning.

When you use someone else's writing for your school project, you must give them credit in a ________ to avoid plagiarism.

Answer explanation

A 'citation' is the specific term used in research and writing for giving credit to a source.

True or False: In the sentence, 'Let's *table* this discussion until tomorrow,' the word 'table' is being used with its specific meaning from the domain of furniture making.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

In this context, 'table' is a verb specific to the domain of parliamentary procedure or formal meetings, meaning to postpone a topic. It is not about a piece of furniture.

Your art teacher asks you to create a piece with a single dominant color. Which term best describes a painting that uses only different shades of blue?

• Polychromatic

• Saturated

• Monochromatic

• Textured

Answer explanation

'Monochromatic' is the specific art term for a color scheme based on only one color, along with its shades and tints. You are applying your knowledge of art vocabulary to a specific scenario.

To find the area of a circle in your math homework, you must multiply pi by the square of the ______.

Answer explanation

'Radius' is the domain-specific noun in geometry needed to correctly state the formula for the area of a circle.

In a play, when a character speaks their private thoughts aloud to the audience, and other characters on stage are not meant to hear them, this speech is called a(n) _________.

Answer explanation

A 'soliloquy' is the specific dramatic and literary term for a speech where a character reveals their innermost thoughts to the audience, usually while alone on stage.