WorksheetsMSTEP Review-Vocabulary
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 56mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a text written to persuade an audience with a claim (opinion), evidence, & reasoning?
a)
argument
b)
narrative
c)
explanatory
d)
test main idea
2.
What is a word that means "in time order"?
a)
central idea
b)
clocked
c)
chronological
d)
setting
3.
What is it called when a character is speaking in text, quotation marks are used?
a)
talking
b)
topic
c)
genre
d)
dialogue
4.
What is the most important idea of the text; similar to "thesis," "central idea," or "claim" in writing?
a)
exposition
b)
main idea
c)
character
d)
passage
5.
What is proof found in text that supports the topic / claim called?
a)
evidence
b)
resolution
c)
theme
d)
nonfiction
6.
What is a STORY that did NOT happen in real life called?
a)
nonfiction
b)
fiction
c)
fake
d)
explanatory
7.
What is the "hook" at the beginning of an introduction that grabs the reader's attention called?
a)
inference
b)
conclusion
c)
plagiarism
d)
lead
8.
What is often the most exciting part of a story/plot that causes a change in action called?
a)
climax
b)
exposition
c)
resolution
d)
rising action
9.
What is text that gives evidence to support a claim called?
a)
narrative
b)
source
c)
fiction
d)
dialogue
10.
What is another way of saying "text" called?
a)
plagiarism
b)
narrator
c)
setting
d)
passage
11.
What does it mean to rewrite an idea or text in your own words?
a)
transition
b)
paraphrase
c)
plotline
d)
conflict
12.
What is taking another person's words or ideas and using them as your own called?
a)
thesis
b)
cite
c)
plagiarism
d)
paraphrase
13.
Two or more people speaking to one another is called...
a)
monologue
b)
dialogue
c)
conflict
d)
stage directions
14.
The words around a picture that tell more about that photo is called...
a)
a diagram
b)
a caption
c)
table of contents
d)
a key word
15.
Giving clues as to what's to come in the story BEFORE it happens is called...
a)
climax
b)
flashback
c)
foreshadow
16.
An interruption in the story to show an event that occurred previously is called...
a)
flashback
b)
foreshadow
c)
line break
17.
Time and place of the story is called...
a)
theme
b)
plot
c)
setting
d)
conflict
18.
What does the word "analyze" mean in the following sentence?
Analyze the passage to determine which text structure the author used.
Analyze the passage to determine which text structure the author used.
a)
Read the passage to understand it
b)
Look at, or examine, the passage to see how it is written
c)
Figure out what the passage is saying
d)
Reread the passage to double check what is means
19.
If you are asked to "construct" a response, the question is asking you to:
a)
Write your own response to the prompt using your own words.
b)
Copy a section of the text that applies to your answer.
c)
Build your own solution to the problem.
d)
Choose the multiple choice answer that best answers the question.
20.
What does the word "demonstrate" mean in the following statement?
Demonstrate how to solve the problem 2a+5b=22.
Demonstrate how to solve the problem 2a+5b=22.
a)
Show the steps to solve the problem.
b)
Write the answer to the problem.
c)
Find out what "a" equals.
d)
Find out what "b" equals.
21.
If you are asked to create a "document" you are being asked to make:
a)
A chart or graph
b)
A story about you
c)
Something you type
d)
A piece of writing that provides information
22.
What does the word "evident" mean in the following sentence?
It is evident that you worked really hard on this assignment.
It is evident that you worked really hard on this assignment.
a)
Able to see proof
b)
Lack of evidence
c)
Eventually
d)
Never ending
23.
Another word that means the same thing as "generate" is
a)
General
b)
Create
c)
Finish
d)
Copy
24.
What does the word "identify" mean in the following sentence?
Please identify the author's point of view in the passage.
Please identify the author's point of view in the passage.
a)
Explain why the author has that point of view.
b)
Find evidence to support the author's point of view.
c)
Figure out the author's point of view.
d)
Write your point of view.
25.
If a writing prompt says that you need to "incorporate" evidence from two texts in your response to a question, you should do what?
a)
Copy a line from the text when you restate the question.
b)
Use ideas from the text in your own writing, but do not use any quotes.
c)
Answer the question, using sentences from both texts that support your answer.
d)
Restate the question and use complete sentences.
26.
If you are asked to "justify" your answer, you are being asked to do what?
a)
answer the question and then explain why it is correct.
b)
Just write down the answer only.
c)
Restate the question in your answer.
d)
Choose the answer that is the most fair.
27.
What is the definition of the word "neutral"?
a)
Having a negative result
b)
Having a positive result
c)
The effect or result of an action
d)
Not being either good or bad
28.
What does the word "occur" mean in this sentence?
How often does figurative language occur in informational text?
How often does figurative language occur in informational text?
a)
Occupy
b)
Take place; exist
c)
The effect or result of an action
d)
Occasionally
29.
If you are asked, "What was the outcome of your science experiment?" What is the question asking?
a)
What results you got from your experiment
b)
How you set up your experiment
c)
The research you did to support your experiment
d)
The supplies you used for your experiment
30.
If you are asked, "How does the main character's perspective of school change throughout the story?" You are being asked to talk about
a)
Theme
b)
Characterization
c)
Point of View
d)
Resolution
31.
What is a synonym for the word "potential" as it is used in the following sentence?
What are some potential themes to the story you read?
What are some potential themes to the story you read?
a)
exact
b)
possible
c)
correct
d)
incorrect
32.
Precise means the same thing as
a)
Percent
b)
Potential
c)
Unclear
d)
Exact
33.
If you are asked "What is the primary reason the author wrote the text?" Then the answer includes
a)
The many reasons why they wrote the text
b)
The main reason why they wrote the text
c)
The top 3 reasons the author wrote the text
d)
The illustrations are drawn in red, yellow, and blue
34.
Pretend you are asked a 2 part question. First, you answer a question about a passage, then you need to find evidence to support your answer by quoting the text. What should you do?
a)
Copy a line from the text.
b)
Copy a line from the text after your answer AND write the author's name to give them credit.
c)
Write a sentence you make up and put quotation marks around what you said.
d)
Write a sentence in your own words.
35.
Significant means...
a)
Not important
b)
Give a signal
c)
Very important
d)
A sign
36.
Specify is a word that means the same thing as...
a)
Give a general answer
b)
Give an exact, detailed answer
c)
Give a special answer
d)
Give two different answers
37.
What does approximate mean?
a)
close to, an estimation
b)
another option
c)
a guess
38.
Choose the correct definition of ILLUSTRATE.
a)
to clarify by using examples
b)
to increase
c)
to draw
39.
INITIAL means ________________.
a)
Last
b)
Sign your name
c)
First
40.
Choose the definition of MODIFY.
a)
to change or alter
b)
exact
c)
to point out
41.
The voice that tells the story is called what?
a)
narrator
b)
hyperbole
c)
conflict
d)
chronological
42.
What are problems the character must resolve called?
a)
theme
b)
antagonist
c)
protagonist
d)
conflict
43.
What is a logical conclusion based on the reader's background knowledge and text clues called?
a)
Personification
b)
Symbolism
c)
Inference
d)
Metaphor
44.
People, animals, or creatures in a story or drama are called...
a)
narrator
b)
personification
c)
characters
d)
exposition
45.
Uses "I" and is usually the main character in the story
a)
1st person point of view
b)
2nd person point of view
c)
3rd person point of view
d)
biography
46.
When you tell in your own words what a passage is about including only the central idea and most important supporting details. Does not include opinions or judgements.
a)
clarify
b)
analyze
c)
summarize
d)
plagiarize
47.
Sequence of events that tell a story from beginning to end is called...
a)
plot
b)
setting
c)
conflict
d)
character
48.
When the Narrator is not a character in the story and refers to all characters as "he" or "she", that is...
a)
author
b)
1st person point of view
c)
2nd person point of view
d)
3rd person point of view
49.
What is an educated guess based on facts from the text, information that you have, or observations that you've made called?
a)
elaborate
b)
character trait
c)
dialect
d)
infer
50.
The word "genre" means...
a)
an animal
b)
a kind or type
c)
a food
d)
a genius
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