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Test Vocab

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means "to find similarities among things"?

a)

analyze

b)

cite

c)

compare

d)

articulate

2.

Which word means "to quote directly from the text"?

a)

analyze

b)

describe

c)

cite

d)

summarize

3.

Which word means "to find differences among things"?

a)

describe

b)

analyze

c)

contrast

d)

cite

4.

Which word means "a piece of writing" or "a brief essay"?

a)

composition

b)

description

c)

demonstration

d)

construction

5.

Which word means "to have an effect on the character or plot"?

a)

elaborate

b)

evidence

c)

influence

d)

infer

6.

Which word means "facts, statements, or other signs that prove something or support a conclusion"?

a)

evidence

b)

description

c)

comparison

d)

citation

7.

Which word means "to prove your opinion using facts and evidence"?

a)

describe

b)

justify

c)

compare

d)

influence

8.

Which word means "to examine carefully"?

a)

evaluate

b)

influence

c)

elaborate

d)

contrast

9.

Which word means "to explain in great detail"?

a)

evaluate

b)

compare

c)

research

d)

elaborate

10.

Which word means "to look back at something to help you"?

a)

refer

b)

research

c)

structure

d)

source

11.

Which word is another word for "reading passage"?

a)

summary

b)

description

c)

selection

d)

essay

12.

Which word means "proof"?

a)

answer

b)

source

c)

citation

d)

evidence

13.

what a passage or paragraph is mostly about

a)

main idea

b)

theme

c)

summary

d)

text evidence

14.

Which word means "putting events in the order they happened"?

a)

evidence

b)

sequence

c)

selection

d)

compare

15.

What do you call it when you use clues from the story and your own background knowledge to figure something out?

a)

Inference

b)

Theme

c)

Main Idea

d)

Text Details

16.

Which word means "the main message or lesson of a story"?

a)

summary

b)

main idea

c)

theme

d)

moral

17.

Which word means "to show that something is very important"?

a)

describe

b)

emphasize

c)

infer

d)

select

18.

What does the word "solution" mean?

a)

answer

b)

description

c)

summary

d)

problem

19.

When the text asks you develop an idea, you should...

a)

make predictions

b)

explain all of your idea in great detail

c)

evaluate an argument

d)

compare and contrast all of your idea

20.

What should you do if you come to a question and you don't know the answer?

a)

Flag it and come back to it later

b)

Choose a random answer

c)

Stay on the same question until you solve it

d)

Ignore the question and don't answer it at all

21.

During the test I should...

a)

Move as quickly as I can

b)

Take my time and stay focused

c)

Think about what I'm going to do at recess

d)

Choose the same letter for every answer

22.

For multiple choice questions, I should...

a)

Use the red X tool to cross out answers that are not correct

b)

refer back to the question or text before answering

c)

read ALL the answer choices before choosing one

d)

do ALL of these things

e)

solve the math problem ON MY OWN before picking an answer

23.

If I have a looong reading passage, I should...

a)

Skip it

b)

Take my time and read through it. I can read anything!

c)

Read the first part and skip the rest

d)

Only read the short paragraphs