Worksheets8th ELA Map Vocab
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
When you analyze a piece of literature, what are you trying to do?
To break it down into its component parts to understand it better
To ignore it completely
Look for hidden meanings that don't really exis
To copy it word for word
When you infer something from a piece of text, what are you doing?
To make an educated guess based on the information provided
To memorize something word for word
Making up something that isn't supported by the text
To paraphrase the information provided
The main message or lesson of a piece of literature
A minor detail that doesn't really matter
The name of the protagonist
How an author writes.
The time and place in which a story takes place
The way a character behaves
The title of a piece of literature
The angle from which a story is told.
What is the "central idea" of a piece of writing?
The main point or message that the author is trying to convey
The name of the protagonist
The setting of the story
A writer's story of their own life.
The perspective from which the story is told
The setting of the story.
The specific subject of a piece of writing.
The time period in which the story takes place.
What is the "connotation" of a word?
The literal or dictionary definition of a word
The "feeling" a word suggests.
Written conversation between two people.
The technical language of a certain group
What is a thesis statement?
A writter's attitude towards his or her subject.
A statement that gives the main idea of an essay.
A writer's unique, personal tone or feeling.
Written conversation between two people.
What is a topic sentence?
A word or phrase that connects or ties two ideas together smoothly.
A brief story used to illustrate or make a point.
An object that is used to stand for an idea.
The sentence that contains the main idea of a paragraph.
What is "plot" in literature?
A short piece of writing teaching you about a subject.
The sequence of connected events that make up a narrative.
A claim backed by evidence.
Written conversation between two people.
What is an almanac?
a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group
collections of essays that provide concise, factual and accurate background information on a topic
a symbolic representation of selected characteristics of a place, usually drawn on a flat surface.
an annual publication listing a set of current information about one or multiple subjects.
What is an encyclopedia?
a symbolic representation of selected characteristics of a place, usually drawn on a flat surface.
collections of essays that provide concise, factual and accurate background information on a topic
a structured conversation where one participant asks questions, and the other provides answers
a digital audio file you can download or listen to over the Internet.
What is plagiarism?
putting ideas from a source in your own words.
How an author writes.
presenting work or ideas from another source as your own, with or without consent of the original author,
The main point, message, or lesson in writing.
What is a "claim" in an essay?
when you respond directly to your opponent's argument/point to explain/show how/why they are wrong.
The specific subject of a piece of writing.
a series of sentences that are organized and are all related to a single topic.
The author's stance in an essay.
What is author's purpose?
how an author writes.
The angle from which a story is told.
The specific reason that a person has for writing.
Tying ideas together in your writing.
What is a credible source?
don't always contain true, accurate, and up-to-date information.
any person that provides information
something that can be proved to be true.
one that is written by someone who is an expert in their discipline and is free of errors and bias
What is meant by "tone" in literature?
to the emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader through a story
How an author writes.
A writier's attitude towards a certain topic.
The specific reason that a person has for writing.
What does the term relevant mean?
The "feeling" a word suggests.
The dictionary meaning of the word.
it's important, connected or related
having no bearing on or connection with the subject
What is irony in literature?
An object that is used to stand for an idea.
a technique that uses a word or phrase to mean the opposite of it's normal meaning.
A phrase that uses words in a way that gives them a humorous effect.
A brief story used to illustrate or make a point.
What is a hyperbole?
an exaggerated statement to emphasize a point
a comparision of similar objects.
Informal words or phrases used by groups of people when they talk.
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as.
What is a pun?
A comparision of two unlike things without using like or as.
A phrase that uses words in a way that gives them a humorous effect.
Repeating similar words, phrases, or sentences to give writing rhythm.
An exaggeration or streching of the truth.
What is personification?
A phrase that uses words in a way that gives them a funny effect.
An object that stands for an idea.
A brief stoy used to make a point.
A figure of speech in which a nonhuman thing is given human characteristics.
