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Standard 1-4 Academic Vocab Review ELA

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does it mean to compare something?


a)
  1. To tell how something is different

b)
  1. To tell how something is creative

c)
  1. To tell how something is alike

d)
  1. To tell how something is interesting

2.

What does it mean to contrast something?


a)
  1. To tell how something is different

b)
  1. To tell how something is alike

c)
  1. To tell how something is funny

d)
  1. To tell how something is sad

3.

Perspective means…


a)
  1. How an author feels about something

b)
  1. How well you can write

c)
  1. How fast you can read 

d)
  1. How you feel about reading

4.

FICTION

a)
  1. Imagined or UNTRUE

b)
  1. Facts 

5.

NONFICTION


a)
  1. Imagined or UNTRUE

b)
  1. Facts

6.

Informational text can also be called…


a)

Fiction

b)
  1. History

c)
  1. Topic

d)
  1. Non-fiction/Facts

7.

Literary devices

a)
  1. Electronic devices such as cell phones

b)
  1. Devices used to make music

c)
  1. Used by authors to enhance a story

d)
  1. Giving human characteristics to non-living things

8.

Simile


a)
  1. A comparison using “like” or “as”

b)
  1. To tell how something is different

c)
  1. How fast you can read 

d)
  1. A comparison without using “like” or “as”

9.

Metaphor


a)
  1. Giving human characteristics to non-living things

b)
  1. A comparison using “like” or “as”

c)
  1. A comparison without using “like” or “as”

d)
  1. Used by authors to enhance a story

10.

Personification


a)
  1. Giving human characteristics to non-living things

b)
  1. A comparison using “like” or “as”

c)
  1. A comparison without using “like” or “as”

d)
  1. How fast you can read 

11.

Onomatopoeia 


a)
  1. A comparison using “like” or “as”

b)
  1. To tell how something is different

c)
  1. How fast you can read 

d)
  1. A word that sounds like a sound and is spelled like the sound

12.

Hyperbole


a)
  1. Giving human characteristics to non-living things

b)
  1. Telling how something is alike

c)
  1. Used in a story to make it more interesting

d)
  1. An exaggeration

13.

Imagery


a)
  1. To paint a picture using a brush

b)
  1. To paint a mental picture for a reader using descriptive words

c)
  1. To paint for a living

d)
  1. To paint the town red

14.

Tone

a)
  1. Evidence directly from the text

b)
  1. To tell something in your own words

c)
  1. The author’s attitude toward the topic

d)
  1. To tell how something is alike or the same

15.

Symbolism


a)

is the use of objects, characters, or actions to represent abstract ideas or qualities

b)
  1. An exaggeration

c)
  1. A statement made by the author

d)
  1. To paint a picture using descriptive words

16.

Dramatic Irony


a)
  1. When the audience knows something that the character does not know

b)
  1. A situation in which the opposite of what you would expect to happen occurs

c)
  1. Also known as “sarcasm”

d)
  1. When something is used to represent something else

17.

Situational irony


a)
  1. When the audience knows something that the character does not know

b)
  1. A situation in which the opposite of what you would expect to happen occurs

c)
  1. Also known as “sarcasm”

d)
  1. To paint a picture using descriptive words

18.

Verbal Irony


a)
  1. When the audience knows something that the character does not know

b)
  1. A situation in which the opposite of what you would expect to happen occurs

c)
  1. Also known as “sarcasm”

d)
  1. A character’s feelings in a story

19.

Allusion


a)
  1. A reference to the setting

b)
  1. A repetition of consonant sounds

c)

 a reference to a well-known person, event, or piece of literature in a literary work.

d)
  1. A character in the story

20.

Textual evidence


a)
  1. A repetition of consonant sounds

b)
  1. A reference or mention

c)
  1. Evidence directly from the text

d)
  1. Evidence at a trial

21.

Analysis 


a)
  1. A guess

b)

Breaking down something into details

c)
  1. An interruption

d)
  1. An evaluation of something

22.

Evaluate


a)
  1. To write something

b)
  1. To guess something

c)
  1. To study something

d)
  1. To cook something delicious

23.

Effectively


a)
  1. To do something one time

b)
  1. To do something accurately or well

c)
  1. To write a story

d)
  1. Evidence directly from the text

24.

Structures


a)
  1. Refers to how a piece of nonfiction text is organized

b)
  1. To organize things by colors or shapes

c)
  1. Your favorite story

d)
  1. To guess something

25.

Informational text is…


a)
  1. Nonfiction or factual

b)
  1. Imaginary or fictional

26.

This text structure is “how things in the text are similar or different”


a)
  1. Cause and effect

b)
  1. Chronological order

c)
  1. Problem and solution

d)
  1. Compare and contrast

27.

The text structure that is written in a style that tells what happened and why it happened


a)
  1. Cause and effect

b)
  1. Chronological order

c)
  1. Problem and solution

d)
  1. Compare and contrast

28.

This text structure tells what the conflict or issue is and how it is solved


a)
  1. Cause and effect

b)
  1. Chronological order

c)
  1. Problem and solution

d)
  1. Compare and contrast

29.

This is evidence that can be proven, is convincing and is reliable


a)
  1. Civil rights

b)
  1. Unsubstantiated

c)
  1. Substantiated

d)
  1. Criminal mischief

30.

This is unconvincing, unreliable and not able to be proven


a)
  1. Substantiated

b)
  1. Unsubstantiated

c)
  1. Civil rights

d)
  1. Criminal mischief

31.

A point that can be proven with evidence is a


a)
  1. Claim

b)
  1. Setting

c)
  1. Theme

d)
  1. Metaphor

32.

“Who” is telling the story can also be called


a)
  1. The evidence

b)
  1. An evaluation

c)
  1. Point of view

d)
  1. The setting

33.

Details, events, people, and ideas (this can include the heading, pictures, graphs, bold writing, etc.) is known as


a)
  1. The elements earth, wind and fire

b)
  1. Informational text elements

c)
  1. The elements of science

d)
  1. Elementary schools

34.

Used to express our feelings/ideas, to emphasize a point, to help others connect to our feelings/ideas or to make a conversation more interesting


a)
  1. Figurative language

b)
  1. Denotative language

c)
  1. Connotative Language

d)
  1. Technical meanings

35.

Purpose can also be called


a)
  1. Reference

b)

Reason

c)
  1. Resilience

d)
  1. Reunited

36.

refers to the emotional or cultural associations that it carries, beyond its literal definition

a)

Setting

b)
  1. Denotation

c)

Dialogue

d)

Connotation

37.

refers to the literal or dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotional or cultural associations

a)

Characters

b)

Denotation

c)

Imagery

d)

Connotation

38.

The central idea can also be called the


a)
  1. Supporting Idea

b)

Literary Devices

c)

Heading

d)

Main Idea

39.

Support the main idea by giving more information


a)
  1. Supporting ideas

b)
  1. Main idea

c)
  1. Reference

d)
  1. Interpretations

40.

refers to the act of adding or providing something that contributes to the development, understanding, or meaning of a text or topic

a)
  1. Allusion

b)
  1. Contribution

c)
  1. Reference

d)
  1. Guessing 

41.

To evaluate something means to 


a)
  1. Form an idea about something

b)
  1. Guess how something is spelled

c)
  1. Write a short story

d)
  1. Go to sleep during class

42.

To tell in a shorter version but in your own words


a)
  1. Guess

b)
  1. Summarize

c)
  1. Intercept

d)
  1. Contribute

43.

Who a story is about


a)
  1. Setting

b)
  1. Theme

c)
  1. Character(s)

d)
  1. Plot

44.

When or where a story takes place


a)
  1. Setting

b)
  1. Theme

c)
  1. Character

d)
  1. Plot

45.

Series of events

a)
  1. Setting

b)
  1. Theme

c)
  1. Character

d)
  1. Plot

46.

A conversation between two or more characters


a)
  1. Setting

b)
  1. Theme

c)
  1. Character

d)
  1. Dialogue 

47.

When an author presents information by listing similarities and differences between two or more subjects, which organizational pattern is used? 

a)

Cause and Effect 

b)

Chronological Order 

c)

Compare and Contrast 

d)

Problem and Solution

48.

Which organizational pattern is used when explaining why something happens and the effects that result? 

a)

Cause and Effect 

b)

Chronological Order 

c)

Compare and Contrast 

d)

Problem and Solution

49.

When an author presents information in the order in which events occurred, which organizational pattern is used? 

a)

Cause and Effect 

b)

Chronological Order 

c)

Compare and Contrast 

d)

Problem and Solution

50.

Which organizational pattern is commonly used when presenting a problem and then offering one or more solutions to solve it? 

a)

Cause and Effect 

b)

Chronological Order 

c)

Compare and Contrast 

d)

Problem and Solution