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Get ready for IRLA Black: Academic Vocabulary!

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
To show how things are different
a)
contrast
b)
persuade
c)
compare
d)
evidence
2.
To convince someone of your idea(s) on something through logic or reasoning
a)
infer
b)
analyze
c)
persuade
d)
evidence
3.
To use your background knowledge and clues in the text or picture to figure out what is happening
a)
summarize
b)
elaborate
c)
infer
d)
describe
4.
To go into or provide more details about something
a)
analyze
b)
summarize
c)
evaluate
d)
elaborate
5.
A plan or way to tackle a problem or reach a goal
a)
elaborate
b)
cause
c)
strategy
d)
support
6.

What is biography?

a)

a story that is made up but takes place in a real historical time period

b)

a story that teaches a lesson; mostly has animals as the main characters

c)

book about a real person’s life written by someone else

d)

made-up story

7.

What is setting?

a)

ABC order by subject found in the back of the book with page numbers

b)

tell how things are different

c)

where and when a story takes place

d)

tell how things are alike

8.
accurate
a)
to make an assumption
b)
to cause change
c)
exactly correct
9.
significant
a)
very important
b)
to make known
c)
to write a name on a document
10.

What is another word for "reveal"?

a)

repeat again

b)

expose, explain

c)

vision, see

d)

common, not unique

11.

What does "retell' mean?

a)

repossess something

b)

regulate your answer

c)

forget the story

d)

to tell a story again

12.

What does "narrator" refer to?

a)

the conflict of the story

b)

the author of the story

c)

the person who tells the story

d)

the dialogue used in the story

13.

What is a process?

a)

A decrease

b)

A series of steps

c)

A failure to perform

14.
The enemy of the main character.
a)
Protagonist
b)
Antagonist
c)
Conflict Man vs. Man
15.
The main character of a story.
a)
Antagonist
b)
Audience
c)
Protagonist
16.
Making a claim and supporting it using logic is:
a)
persuasion
b)
claim
c)
argument
d)
evidence
17.

What is an adjective?

a)

describes a noun

b)

describes a verb

c)

takes the place of a noun

d)

connects two parts of a sentence

18.

What is a verb?

a)

person, place, thing or idea?

b)

shows action

c)

takes the place of a noun

d)

describes action

19.

What is a prefix?

a)

attached to the beginning of a word to change it's meaning

b)

attached to the back of a word to change it's meaning

c)

something to fix before you start

d)

something to fix after you start

20.

What is an "adverb"?

a)

describes a noun

b)

describes a person

c)

describes a verb

d)

adding a verb to the sentence

21.

What is a suffix?

a)

letters at the beginning of a word to change it's meaning

b)

letters at the end of a word to change it's meaning

c)

when you fix something

22.

What is a pronoun?

a)

a word that takes the place of a noun, like he, she or they

b)

a word that takes the place of a verb, like he, she or they

c)

a word that takes the place of a adverb, like he, she or they

d)

a word that takes the place of a adjective, like he, she or they

23.
Pretty and beautiful are examples of 
a)
Synonyms
b)
Antonyms
c)
Homophones
d)
Pronouns
24.
Summarize means to 
a)
give the main ideas.
b)
make an educated guess.
c)
look at the parts to understand the whole.
25.
A compound is 
a)
a word or phrase that expresses feelings
b)
an idea or thought
c)
an item of information
d)
two words put together to make a new word.
26.
Words with opposite meanings are 
a)
adverbs.
b)
verbs.
c)
antonyms.
d)
idioms.
27.
We have to find an ______________________ to animal testing. 
a)
proportion
b)
react
c)
alternative 
d)
justify
28.
I __________________________ on my parents to give me advice when I am facing a difficult problem. 
a)
react 
b)
rely 
c)
alternative 
d)
justify 
29.
After the earthquake, homes were damaged. The people had to _______________________. 
a)
project 
b)
statistics 
c)
attribute 
d)
relocate 
30.
What is the definition of paraphrase?
a)
To summarize a book
b)
A building for people to live in
c)
Put in your own words
d)
To copy word for word
31.
Which word is a noun?
a)
Evaluate
b)
Evaluation
32.
____________________ the data and come up with a solution
a)
Analyze
b)
Motivate
c)
Establish
33.
If asked to compare something, what kind of things should you be talking about?
a)
Things that are similar
b)
Things that are different
34.
This word means to prove as correct or right.
a)
Objective
b)
Context
c)
Justify
d)
Determine
35.
This word means to put into groups or categories.
a)
Classify
b)
Cite
c)
Predict
d)
Illustrate
36.
This is when you make an educated guess about what is to happen next.
a)
Identify
b)
Predict
c)
Context
d)
Define
37.
If something is stated explicitly, what does that mean?
a)
It's stated clearly and in detail
b)
It's hinted at, not clearly explained
38.

If something is relevant, it is

a)

trivial

b)

incorrect

c)

appropriate

d)

risky

39.

Assessment

a)

to use for a purpose

b)

a claim using evidence as proof

c)

a test or evaluation

40.

Conclude

a)

to figure out based on facts or evidence

b)

to use for a purpose

c)

share by two or more people

41.

Audience

a)

group who is watching or reading

b)

a test or evaluation

c)

a visual display

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