WorksheetsCritical Academic Vocabulary Set A
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
analyze
to explain what happened
to break something down into parts and examine closely
to start at the beginning and tell the events in order
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articulate
being unclear
fuzzy
being clear
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cite
pointing things out
to throw away
to ignore
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compare
to find the likeness between two or more things
to find how things are not alike
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contrast
to find how things are alike
to find how things are different
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comprehend
misunderstand
to answer questions
to find meaning
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demonstrate
to explain with words only
to hide the correct answer
explain by using examples
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describe
to tell in words or writing the facts and/or details
a person who writes things down
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explain
to give hints about something
to tell something very well
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identify
to judge something
to explain information
to find information in text
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infer
to read between the lines
to find the answer in text
to ask someone "fer" the answer
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retell
to figure out why something happened
to tell in your own words the main details from a text or event
to tell about a similar situation that happened to you
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explicit (evidence)
items that are expensive
details in a text that are right there
details in a text that the reader must figure out
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implicit (evidence)
details from the text that the reader must figure out
details that are right in the text
rare
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genre
a small person
a category or type of book (text), song, etc.
a group of books
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biography
a map of a biome
the story of someone's life
the story of an event in history
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figurative language
to figure something out
the words used to describe shapes
a creative way to describe or make meaning clearer
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central idea
main idea
the most important point the author makes
the part of the story that is in the middle
the most interesting fact in the text
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details
the main part of the story
to remove the tails from text
the facts that support the big or main idea
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connections
the words that bring the text together
the place to meet people
these are made as a reader relates text to other text, life, world, etc.
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