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Academic Vocabulary

Total questions: 93

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
To show how things are alike or similar
a)
contrast
b)
compare
c)
support
d)
describe
2.
To show how things are different
a)
contrast
b)
persuade
c)
compare
d)
evidence
3.

To make an educated guess about what is going to happen

a)

clarify

b)

predict

c)

solve

d)

necessary

4.

to look at something closely

a)

infer

b)

summarize

c)

opinion

d)

analyze

5.

a belief or a view about something

a)

compare

b)

opinion

c)

analyze

d)

predict

6.

the end or finish of an event or process

a)

necessary

b)

conclusion

c)

support

d)

opinion

7.

to make something clear or easier to understand

a)

conclusion

b)

contrast

c)

clarify

d)

opinion

8.
To restate the important ideas or events from a text in a shorter way
a)
summarize
b)
evidence
c)
text
d)
strategy
9.
To back up your answer with details from your own experience or details from the text (evidence)
a)
compare
b)
analyze
c)
persuade
d)
support
10.

Find; point out

a)

identify

b)

persuade

c)

compare

d)

conclusion

11.

tell the facts or details

a)

describe

b)

analyze

c)

persuade

d)

support

12.

needed; you have to do it/have it

a)

clarify

b)

defend

c)

predict

d)

necessary

13.

to convince someone to do something

a)

persuade

b)

compare

c)

defend

d)

support

14.

make a prediction, or educated guess, based on text evidence

a)

opinion

b)

infer

c)

persuade

d)

solve

15.

extremely important; significant

a)

support

b)

clarify

c)

opinion

d)

crucial

16.

to find something for the first time

a)

discover

b)

describe

c)

persuade

d)

expand

17.

to find the way from one place to another

a)

support

b)

necessary

c)

navigate

d)

trade

18.

to protect against a challenge or attack

a)

solve

b)

support

c)

defend

d)

contrast

19.

to find the answer

a)

persuade

b)

solve

c)

opinion

d)

describe

20.

Time and place in which a story takes place.

a)

plot

b)

nuance

c)

theme

d)

setting

21.

The main events of a play, novel, movie or similar work.

a)

plot

b)

analyze

c)

setting

d)

nuance

22.

The feeling associated with a word. Positive or Negative

a)

stanza

b)

connotation

c)

plot

d)

denotation

23.

The dictionary meaning of a word; definition

a)

tone

b)

suspicion

c)

setting

d)

denotation

24.

An author's attitude toward his or her audiences and characters.

a)

nuance

b)

tone

c)

analyze

d)

connotation

25.

A grouped set of lines within a poem.

a)

tone

b)

stanza

c)

theme

d)

suspicion

26.

The central message within a literary work; the lesson to be learned

a)

plot

b)

theme

c)

denotation

d)

analyze

27.

What is central idea?

a)

The theme of a story

b)

Supporting details

c)

Text evidence

d)

It is the main idea, what the text is MOSTLY about.

28.

What can help you identify the theme?

a)

Look for the main idea

b)

Ask yourself, what lesson can be learned from the character?

c)

How many characters are in the story?

d)

Ask yourself, how many paragraphs or chapters are in the story?

e)

Ask yourself, how did the character solve the problem in the end?

29.

What is an antonym?

a)

A word that has a similar/same meaning

b)

A word that has the opposite meaning

30.

What is a synonym?

a)

A word that has the same meaning

b)

A word that has the opposite meaning

31.

to quote or reference evidence from a text and include the author's name and paragraph or page # at the end ex: (London, 65)

a)

Cite

b)

Identify

c)

Infer

d)

Analyze

32.

Appropriate or connected to the topic or situation

a)

Explicit

b)

Cite

c)

Infer

d)

Relevant

33.

fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; directly stated in a text

a)

Implicit

b)

Infer

c)

Explicit

d)

Context

34.

Evidence used from a text to support an opinion or response

a)

Textual Evidence

b)

Context

c)

Text Feature

d)

Text Structure

35.

How the information within a text is organized

Examples: sequence, description, cause & effect, problem & solution, compare/contrast

a)

Textual Evidence

b)

Text Feature

c)

Text Structure

d)

Transition

36.

To judge or determine the importance or value of something; to assess

a)

Evaluate

b)

Analyze

c)

Infer

d)

Synthesize

37.
provide reasons or evidence to support or oppose
a)
evaluate
b)
argue
c)
imagine
d)
interpret
38.

retell the essential, or most important, details of what happened

a)
summarize
b)
explain
c)
analyze
d)
describe
39.
make whole by combining the different parts into one
a)
integrate
b)
evaluate
c)
interpret
d)
develop
40.

improve the quality or substance of; to build on an idea or topic by going into more detail

a)
determine
b)
evaluate
c)
develop
d)
support
41.
form a picture in one's mind; speculate or predict
a)
imagine
b)
develop
c)
describe
d)
summarize
42.
arrange or put in order
a)
analyze
b)
organize
c)
describe
d)
summarize
43.
provide reasons for what happened or for one's act
a)
argue
b)
describe
c)
explain
d)
support
44.
If you're building a puzzle you can _______ the pieces.
a)
integrate
b)
analyze
c)
develop
d)
imagine
45.
Producers have to _______ magical worlds when creating shows for children.
a)
analyze
b)
imagine
c)
argue
d)
develop
46.
Grades _______ whether or not you pass.
a)
determine
b)
develop
c)
explain
d)
evaluate
47.
When writing an essay, you need to _______ your opinion.
a)
support
b)
argue
c)
organize
d)
transform
48.

Informational text is-

a)

fiction

b)

nonfiction

49.

Which of the following is NOT found in informational texts?

a)

text features

b)

plots

c)

facts

d)

topics

50.

What is nonfiction?

a)

text that is fake, not real

b)

text that is true, real

51.

What is the purpose of informational text?

a)

to pass down a story

b)

to entertain

c)

to give information

52.

An opinion is-

a)

a statement that CAN be proven

b)

a statement that CAN NOT be proven, a belief

c)

found a lot in informational text

d)

something every one agrees with

53.

Sentences that provide information about a topic

a)

topic

b)

opinion

c)

details

d)

lines

54.

1-3 words that tells the main subject of a text

a)

Fact

b)

Topic

c)

Opinion

d)

Central Idea

55.

Central Idea (Main Idea)-

a)

text that gives readers information

b)

sentences that provide information on a topic

c)

is a statement that cannot be proven

d)

a sentence that tells what the text is mainly about

56.

Facts-

a)

are opinions

b)

information that can be proven

c)

the main subject of a text

d)

the way an author organizes text

57.

Point of View

a)

Feelings and attitudes of a person involved in a text given away by actions, body language, and other clues.

b)

The repeated use of a sound, word, phrase, or line to produce an effect that adds meaning. Provides extra emphasis.

c)

Authors choose words and phrases to create the meaning (ideas) of a text.

d)

Main reason for writing.

58.

Stanzas

a)

The repetition of initial consonant sounds at the beginnings of words.

b)

Groups of lines in a poem.

c)

The arrangement of lines is irregular, and there may be no pattern of rhyme at all.

d)

Pattern of rhyme.

59.

Author's Purpose

a)

Feelings and attitudes of a person involved in a text given away by actions, body language, and other clues.

b)

An author’s attitude toward a subject.

c)

Main reason for writing.

d)

An imaginative comparison or a way to express ideas or experiences vividly. Not meant to be taken literally.

60.

Connotative Meaning

a)

The feeling a word or phrase tends to produce (negative or positive).

b)

An imaginative comparison or a way to express ideas or experiences vividly. Not meant to be taken literally.

c)

Authors choose words and phrases to create the meaning (ideas) of a text.

d)

Feelings and attitudes of a person involved in a text given away by actions, body language, and other clues.

61.

Tone

a)

The feeling a word or phrase tends to produce (negative or positive).

b)

Authors choose words and phrases to create the meaning (ideas) of a text.

c)

An author’s attitude toward a subject.

d)

Determines how each part of a text supports and relates to others; brings meaning to the whole text. Refers to how the information within a written text is organized.

62.

Figurative Language

a)

An imaginative comparison or a way to express ideas or experiences vividly. Not meant to be taken literally.

b)

Main reason for writing.

c)

Feelings and attitudes of a person involved in a text given away by actions, body language, and other clues.

d)

The feeling a word or phrase tends to produce (negative or positive).

63.

Rhyme

a)

The repetition of vowel sounds.

b)

The repetition of initial consonant sounds at the beginnings of words.

c)

The repetition of sounds at the ends of words which produces a musical quality and creates unity between ideas.

d)

The repeated use of a sound, word, phrase, or line to produce an effect that adds meaning. Provides extra emphasis.

64.

Repetition

a)

The repetition of initial consonant sounds at the beginnings of words.

b)

The repetition of sounds at the ends of words which produces a musical quality and creates unity between ideas.

c)

The repetition of vowel sounds.

d)

The repeated use of a sound, word, phrase, or line to produce an effect that adds meaning. Provides extra emphasis.

65.

Alliteration

a)

The repetition of initial consonant sounds at the beginnings of words.

b)

The repeated use of a sound, word, phrase, or line to produce an effect that adds meaning. Provides extra emphasis.

c)

The repetition of sounds at the ends of words which produces a musical quality and creates unity between ideas.

d)

The repetition of vowel sounds.

66.

Which word means to carefully consider the value of something?

a)

identify

b)

evaluate

c)

argue

d)

refer

67.

The teacher had to demonstrate how to solve the equation by showing students how to understand the variable. Based on the above sentence, which of the following is the best meaning of demonstrate?

a)

to share information, opinions, and ideas about something

b)

to prove something is true by giving evidence

c)

to judge something

d)

to show who or what something is

68.

Mrs. Carter will discuss the chapter with the class so that they can share what they have learned from reading. Based on the sentence above, which of the following is the best meaning of discuss?

a)

to share information, opinions, and ideas about something

b)

to arrange things in an order that makes them easy to find

c)

a change that results from a cause

d)

the main subject of a piece of writing

69.

Which term means to recognize the differences between two (or more) things?

a)

compare

b)

assess

c)

differentiate

d)

paraphrase

70.

After I analyze charts, I have to write a paper about how I _______ the charts.

a)

assess

b)

cite

c)

interpret

d)

infer

71.

To put something in your own words is to ______________.

a)

differentiate

b)

discuss

c)

effect

d)

paraphrase

72.

My classmate always tries to ____________ that I cheat because I make good grades. Everyone else knows that is not true.

a)

compare

b)

effect

c)

refer

d)

claim

73.

To look back at or mention something is to ________________.

a)

refer

b)

theme

c)

assess

d)

effect

74.

What word means to judge something?

a)

claim

b)

context

c)

assess

d)

effect

75.

A change that results from a cause is a(n) _____________.

a)

affect

b)

effect

c)

argue

d)

inference

76.

What is the definition of clarify?

a)

Understand better

b)

Deduct

c)

Take away

77.

What is the definition of attitude?

a)

Thinking or feeling about someone or something

b)

Negative

c)

Positive

d)

Feelings about CMCTS

78.

What is the definition of narrator?

a)

The person that tells the story

b)

The person that shows emotion in the story

c)

The person the has conflicts in the story

79.

What is the definition of reveal?

a)

Show

b)

Love

c)

Support

d)

Understand

80.

What is the definition of contribute?

a)

Help

b)

Hurt

c)

Lend Money

d)

Understand Clearly

81.

What is the definition of tone?

a)

Author's attitude

b)

Author's purpose

c)

Author's emotions

82.

Which word means - to provide details about something

a)

Explain

b)

Formulate

c)

Suggest

d)

Introduce

83.

Which word means - back up with details?

a)

Trace

b)

Describe

c)

Formulate

d)

Support

84.

The _____ is a struggle between opposing forces. Also known as the problem.

a)

rising action

b)

conflict

c)

climax

d)

protagonist

85.

The order in which things happen is the . . .

a)

foreshadowing

b)

sequence

c)

rising action

d)

falling action

86.

_____ is a hint or clue about what will happen later.

a)

flashback

b)

foreshadowing

c)

resolution

d)

climax

87.

The reason why something happens is the . . .

a)

cause

b)

resolution

c)

exposition

d)

effect

88.

A(n) _____ is a result of something that happens.

a)

effect

b)

setting

c)

cause

d)

plot

89.

The _____ is the feeling the story creates.

a)

mood

b)

energy

c)

tone

d)

setting

90.

Qualities that a person has (ex kindness and courage) are . . .

a)

point of view

b)

inferences

c)

context clues

d)

character traits

91.

Words or phrases that help you understand the meaning of an unknown word or phrase are . . .

a)

point of view

b)

context clues

c)

character traits

d)

text features

92.
The repetition of a consonant sound.
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Metaphor
93.

to show or tell

a)

convey

b)

conclude

c)

infer

d)

imagine

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