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EOG Vocabulary

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
context clues
a)

a strategy used to figure out the meaning of words based on how they are used in a text
b)
meaning of a word, phrase, or definition
c)
knowledge on which to base belief or conclusions
d)

an expression consisting of one or more words
2.
summarize
a)

common characteristics; identifies how things are alike or similar
b)

to arrive at a decision, to close or bring to an end
c)

present the main points of a text in a concise form
d)

best chance of happening or being correct
3.
analyze
a)

common characteristics; identifies how things are alike or similar
b)

present the main points of a text in a concise form
c)

establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
d)

consider in detail in order to discover essential features
4.
compare
a)

to clarify, by answering any of the 5 W’s: who, what, when, where, why, or how
b)

characteristics that are not alike; identifies things that are different
c)

consider in detail in order to discover essential features
d)

common characteristics; identifies how things are alike or similar
5.
contrast
a)

to show; to make something known
b)

characteristics that are not alike; identifies things that are different
c)

the mental position from which things are perceived
d)

common characteristics; identifies how things are alike or similar
6.

to arrive at a decision, to close or bring to an end
a)

most likely
b)
selection
c)
conclude
d)

central idea
7.
theme
a)

to arrive at a decision, to close or bring to an end
b)

a larger-life lesson or message that is made clear in a text based on the main character’s growth
c)

to show; to make something known
d)

to stress or single out as important
8.
support
a)

a strategy used to figure out the meaning of words based on how they are used in a text
b)

consider in detail in order to discover essential features
c)
the main topic or concept of a text
d)

establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
9.
reveal
a)

to prove negative; to show to be false
b)
to provide
c)

to make clear
d)

to show; to make something known
10.
phrase
a)

an expression consisting of one or more words
b)
meaning of a word, phrase, or definition
c)

to select from a number of possibilities. Similar words: select, pick, determine, identify
d)

to show; to make something known
11.

to elaborate; to express or make clear over time
a)
develop
b)
clarify
c)
credible
d)
distinguish
12.
to have an influence upon
a)
emphasize
b)
contradict
c)
affect
d)
phrase
13.

to stress or single out as important
a)
illustrate
b)
emphasize
c)
develop
d)
contribute
14.

a connection or relationship between two or more facts, numbers, etc.

a)

correlation

b)

signify

c)

comply

d)

deduce

15.

having more than one possible meaning; unclear

a)

pertinent

b)

ambiguous

c)

confer

d)

copious

16.

to express indirectly

a)

confer

b)

signify

c)

imply

d)

deduce

17.

If someone is making a CLAIM, they are

a)

GIVING THIER OPINION

b)

WANTING TO OWN SOMETHING

c)

JUST GIVING FACTS

d)

TRYING TO PURCHASE SOMETHING

18.

Which word below does not match the idea of having a BIAS?

a)

prejudice

b)

opinion

c)

stereotype

d)

nuetral

19.

If you are asked to give an OBJECTIVE SUMMARY, then you need to make sure that the answer

a)

contains an opinion

b)

contains a bias

c)

contains only facts

d)

contains lots of specific details

20.

The THEME of a passage

a)

is the most ironic part

b)

is the overall message or lesson

c)

is the main idea of the passage

d)

details what happens in a passage

21.

If you CONTRIBUTE to something, you

a)

take away from it

b)

add to it

c)

to give something away

d)

you have no opinion

22.

If something is CONTRADICTING, it is

a)

the same

b)

the opposite

c)

neutral

23.

If you are asked about how something is DEVELOPED, you must think about

a)

how something is put together

b)

only one part of a text

c)

how something can be pulled a part

d)

the one part of the text that can be eliminated

24.

The PERSPECTIVE is

a)

always OBJECTIVE

b)

is based on a POINT OF VIEW

c)

is always the same in each text

d)

is NON-BIAS

25.

The TONE of a text is

a)

how the reader feels

b)

is created by the setting

c)

is created by the voice of the narrator

26.

Someone's PERSPECTIVE is their

a)

point of view

b)

all of these

c)

opinion

d)

way of looking at something

27.

If you CLASSIFY something, you...

a)

put it into a category

b)

you separate it from all other things

28.

If something is SIGNIFICANT, it is

a)

important

b)

not necessary

c)

put into categories

29.

fiction

a)

the resistance created when two surfaces rub against each other

b)

what my mom makes with supper

c)

a genre of text; not true or made up

d)

a genre of text; true or not made up

30.

infer

a)

to make an educated guess based on what you read

b)

when you wear a fur coat

c)

giving non-human things human like traits

d)

tell what something means

31.

effect

a)

when you get kicked out of a basketball game

b)

comparing without using like or as

c)

looking back in the passage for evidence

d)

what happens as a result of a cause

32.

narrator

a)

tells about the characters and events in a play or story

b)

adds air to water

c)

time and place of a story

d)

the leading character or one of the major characters in a story

33.

setting

a)

the climax of a story

b)

where and when the story takes place

c)

the moral or lesson of a story

d)

when you put plates out on a table

34.

Which of the following is a metaphor:

a)

You were a cheetah in the race yesterday!

b)

Float like a butterfly; sting like a bee.

c)

Ms. Belanger likes bananas.

d)

Bob was mean to Sarah.

35.

define

a)

make a list

b)

to tell what something means

c)

narrow down

d)

to tell how to do something

36.

"according to the passage"

a)

this is your clue to stop reading the passage

b)

this is your clue that the question is going to be hard

c)

this is your clue to look back in the passage

d)

this is your clue to read the entire passage again

37.

For a fictional story you should most likely find the

a)

theme

b)

central idea

c)

argument

d)

purpose

38.

For a non fiction passage you should find all of the following BUT...

a)

central idea

b)

author's purpose

c)

theme

d)

author's point of view

39.

The number of multiple choice options that are usually obviously wrong and should be immediately eliminated

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

40.

In a question about figurative language never pick the...

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

literal answer

d)

idiom