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Exam Vocab Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Tone
a)
The writer’s attitude towards the subject he/she is writing about
b)
The reason an author wrote a text (PIE: persuade, inform, entertain)
c)
Things an author adds to a text to help readers understand a topic/idea (pictures, charts/graphs, subheadings, etc.)
d)
The feelings and/or images associated with a word (What a reader thinks about or hears when they read a word)
2.
Author’s Purpose
a)
The words an author chooses to use in a text
b)
Logic someone uses to explain a point in an argument
c)
The reason an author wrote a text (PIE: persuade, inform, entertain)
d)
The feelings and/or images associated with a word (What a reader thinks about or hears when they read a word)
3.
Text Structure
a)
Things an author adds to a text to help readers understand a topic/idea (pictures, charts/graphs, subheadings, etc.)
b)
On-topic; fits with the point or argument being made
c)
The writer’s attitude towards the subject he/she is writing about
d)
How an author organized information in a text
4.
Text Features
a)
Things an author adds to a text to help readers understand a topic/idea (pictures, charts/graphs, subheadings, etc.)
b)
How an author organized information in a text
c)
The words an author chooses to use in a text
d)
Something clearly stated in a text (You can point to it on the page.)
5.
Diction/Word Choice
a)
The words an author chooses to use in a text
b)
A word’s deeper meaning; what a word represents
c)
A main point in an argument
d)
Things in a text that help a reader figure out the definition of an unknown word
6.
Connotation
a)
The words an author chooses to use in a text
b)
The feelings and/or images associated with a word (What a reader thinks about or hears when they read a word)
c)
A word’s deeper meaning; what a word represents
d)
Things in a text that help a reader figure out the definition of an unknown word
7.
Claim
a)
Logic someone uses to explain a point in an argument
b)
Reliable, can be trusted or believed
c)
A main point in an argument
8.
Relevant
a)
On-topic; fits with the point or argument being made
b)
Detailed
c)
Reliable, can be trusted or believed
9.
Inference
a)
Something clearly stated in a text (You can point to it on the page.)
b)
Using background knowledge plus evidence from a text to make a logical assumption about something that’s happening in a text
c)
The bigger message of a text
10.
Explicit Detail
a)
Something clearly stated in a text (You can point to it on the page.)
b)
The bigger message of a text
c)
A short retelling of key points in a text without the writer’s opinion
11.
Central Idea
a)
Something clearly stated in a text (You can point to it on the page.)
b)
The bigger message of a text
c)
The main idea; the most important idea a text is abou
12.

Counterclaim

a)

a reason a claim is correct

b)

something that could be argued against a claim

c)

facts from a reliable source

d)

a writer's personal opinion on a claim

13.

Author Bias

a)

facts from a reliable source

b)

information a writer knows without researching

c)

a writer's central claim

d)

the author's feelings or own opinion about a topic

14.

Theme

a)

a short retelling of a text

b)

a lesson/message readers learn from a text

c)

the central idea of a text

d)

the important parts of the plot of a story

15.

Objective Summary

a)

key lessons readers learn from a text

b)

a version of the text that a reader writes in their own words

c)

a short, unbiased retelling of the key details in a text

d)

a reader's favorite parts of a story

16.

Perspective

a)

the author’s viewpoint/point of view about a subject

b)

objective facts a writer includes in a text

c)

places where an author gives textual evidence

d)

a reader's opinion about a text

17.

Point of View

a)

the perspective a story is told from--first person or third person

b)

a writer's own opinion about plot and character

c)

the words and phrases an author uses to tell a story