WorksheetsELA 9 Academic Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Ancedote
a sentence that expresses the main idea of a paragraph
short and amusing story about a personal experience
word or phrase that moves one idea smoothly into the next with a logical order
one sentence in an essay that shows the main argument of the paper
the element of individuality each writer brings to his or her own papers that makes it sound unique
Voice
a sentence that expresses the main idea of a paragraph
short and amusing story about a personal experience
word or phrase that moves one idea smoothly into the next with a logical order
one sentence in an essay that shows the main argument of the paper
the element of individuality each writer brings to his or her own papers that makes it sound unique
Topic Sentence
a sentence that expresses the main idea of a paragraph
short and amusing story about a personal experience
word or phrase that moves one idea smoothly into the next with a logical order
one sentence in an essay that shows the main argument of the paper
the element of individuality each writer brings to his or her own papers that makes it sound unique
Thesis
a sentence that expresses the main idea of a paragraph
short and amusing story about a personal experience
word or phrase that moves one idea smoothly into the next with a logical order
one sentence in an essay that shows the main argument of the paper
the element of individuality each writer brings to his or her own papers that makes it sound unique
Transition
a sentence that expresses the main idea of a paragraph
short and amusing story about a personal experience
word or phrase that moves one idea smoothly into the next with a logical order
one sentence in an essay that shows the main argument of the paper
the element of individuality each writer brings to his or her own papers that makes it sound unique
What is a subordinate conjunction?
a word that connects ideas, words, or phrases
a person, place or thing
word that indicates an action or state of being
an incomplete sentence that is a fragment
What is a research paper?
an opinion paper
a paper using outside sources to prove research
a paper criticizing a piece of literature
a paper used to summarize research you do in class
What is composition structure?
a notebook for writing ideas in
the ideas you write about in a paper
giving credit to the sources you've used
the organizational structure of your paper
A topic sentence is...
the sentence that shows your argument throughout your paper
the last sentence of your paper
sentence that starts each paragraph
none of the above
A thesis is...
a sentence that starts each paragraph
the sentence that shows your argument
the last sentence of your paper
when you give credit to an outside source
Which of the following is NOT an example of formal language?
bro
dude
homie
sir
buddy
All of the following are elements of a research paper EXCEPT...
research
citations
author's photo
title
works cited/bibliography
A thesis statement has all of the following factors EXCEPT...
an argument.
your stance.
information about your paper.
The words "I" or "you."
Which of the following is NOT an example of a compound sentence?
I think I will buy the red shoes, or I will look at the blue shoes.
I really want to go to work, but I am too sick to drive.
It was getting dark, and we weren't there yet.
d) They got there early, and got decent seats.
All of the following are examples of anecdotes EXCEPT...
"When I was little..."
"The research shows..."
"In my experience..."
"From what I've personally seen..."
