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Academic Vocabulary

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You must follow the sequence of the steps in order to make it correctly.

a)

compare and contrast

b)

conflict

c)

the order in which things should happen

d)

problem and solution

2.

What is the similarity between the two passages?

a)

a quality that makes one person or thing like another

b)

differences

c)

contrast

d)

chronological order

3.

The fact stated in the paragraph is important because it suggests that dogs can be good pets.

a)

an order

b)

list of vocabulary words at the back of a book

c)

sheer determination

d)

to show that something is likely or true

4.

Which line from the play supports the idea that the character is proud?

a)

to show evidence for something or help show it is true

b)

concrete pillars

c)

to define a word

d)

temporary, short lived

5.

Reading the story carefully helps the reader have a deeper understanding.

a)

solid

b)

not budging

c)

to argue; debate

d)

knowledge about a particular situation

6.

Use the context in the paragraph to figure out the unknown world.

a)

a book

b)

a story

c)

words that are used in a sentence or phrase to help figure out another word's meaning

d)

permanent; forever

7.

Compare and contrast the events that happened in both stories.

a)

look at two things carefully to see how they are the same

b)

look at two things carefully to see how they are different

c)

a problem and a solution

d)

cause and effect

8.

How does that event contribute to the plot?

a)

to give or help

b)

an understanding of events

c)

distract from the plot

d)

rising action in a story

9.

The conversation between the characters told the reader a lot about their relationship.

a)

dialogue in written text

b)

figurative language such as similes

c)

a friendship between two people

d)

an informal talk between two people or a small group

10.

Which words emphasize the theme of the story?

a)

to give special attention to or place importance on something

b)

to put something in bold when typing

c)

the order in which events happen in a story

d)

to contrast two ideas

11.

I can draw the conclusion that the character is mad when the story says she stomped out of the room.

a)

the opening paragraph of a story

b)

all paragraphs in the middle of an essay

c)

take information from the text and come to a new understanding

d)

a single item

12.

What evidence from the text supports your thinking?

a)

a book

b)

items in italics

c)

the main idea of a paragraph

d)

something that shows something else is true

13.

What identifies this story as realistic fiction?

a)

a question to be answered at the end of class

b)

theme of the story

c)

to know and say what something is

d)

a comparison

14.

to find something for the first time

a)

discover

b)

describe

c)

persuade

d)

expand

15.

to find the way from one place to another

a)

support

b)

necessary

c)

navigate

d)

trade

16.

break something down methodically into its parts (a)  

Choose from the below words
Analyze
Report
Organize
Form
17.

Match the following

a)

report what one observes or does

1.

Describe

b)

make whole by combining the different parts into one

2.

Integrate

c)

offer evidence or data in order to illustrate your point

3.

Support

d)

improve the quality or substance of

4.

Develop

e)

retell the essential details of what happened

5.

Summarize

18.

provide reasons or evidence to support or oppose

a)

Report

b)

Assess

c)

Infer

d)

Argue

19.

Match the following

a)

arrange or put in order

1.

Organize

b)

establish value, amount, importance, or effectiveness

2.

Evaluate

c)

draw from a text or data set some meaning or significance

3.

Interpret

d)

provide reasons for what happened or for one’s actions

4.

Explain

20.

To form by combining parts or elements; to bring together information from multiple source is called what?

a)

Analyze

b)

Infer

c)

Synthesize

d)

Evaluate

21.

To recognize or establish as being a particular thing is to...?

a)

Anayze

b)

Evaluate

c)

Identity

d)

Infer

22.

What does it mean to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence.

a)

Infer

b)

Analyze

c)

Evaluate

d)

Identity

23.

The use of language to create mental images and sensory impressions. Imagery can be used for emotional effect and to intensify the impact on the reader

a)

imagery

b)

mood

c)

figurative language

d)

repetition

24.
retell the essential details of what happened
a)
summarize
b)
explain
c)
analyze
d)
describe
25.
make whole by combining the different parts into one
a)
integrate
b)
evaluate
c)
interpret
d)
develop
26.
establish value, amount, importance, or effectiveness
a)
argue
b)
analyze
c)
evaluate
d)
determine
27.
improve the quality or substance of
a)
determine
b)
evaluate
c)
develop
d)
support
28.
form a picture in one's mind; speculate or predict
a)
imagine
b)
develop
c)
describe
d)
summarize
29.
arrange or put in order
a)
analyze
b)
organize
c)
describe
d)
summarize
30.
provide reasons for what happened or for one's act
a)
argue
b)
describe
c)
explain
d)
support
31.
If you're building a puzzle you can _______ the pieces.
a)
integrate
b)
analyze
c)
develop
d)
imagine
32.
Producers have to _______ magical worlds when creating shows for children.
a)
analyze
b)
imagine
c)
argue
d)
develop
33.
Grades _______ whether or not you pass.
a)
determine
b)
develop
c)
explain
d)
evaluate
34.
When writing an essay, you need to _______ your opinion.
a)
support
b)
argue
c)
organize
d)
transform
35.

An analogy is...

a)

to study something to determine its meaning

b)

A hint at something that the reader is expected to understand

c)

A comparison of two things that are mostly different

d)

to back your argument very well

36.

An Allusion ...

a)

to study something to understand what it means

b)

hints at something the reader is expected to understand

c)

compares two things that are mostly different

d)

to back your argument very well

37.

Repetition is...

a)

repeated consonant sounds in neighboring words

b)

when a word is used multiple times for effect

38.

Alliteration is...

a)

a direct comparison that is not literally true

b)

repeating similar consonant sounds in neighboring words

c)

comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"

d)

when a word is used multiple times for effect

39.

to draw a conclusion or make a prediction

a)

paraphrase

b)

narrate

c)

differentiate

d)

infer

40.

to determine the value of or to assess something

a)

evaluate

b)

imply

c)

summarize

d)

contradict

41.

to explain the most important part of the text or story

a)

contradict

b)

differentiate

c)

summarize

d)

evaluate

42.

to examine carefully; separate into parts

a)

contradict

b)

infer

c)

paraphrase

d)

analyze

43.

another way of saying “text” or “piece of writing”

a)

passage

b)

text

c)

essay

d)

all of the above

44.
A series of events that presents a problem and solution. It tells a story.
a)
Plot
b)
Drama
c)
Nonfiction
d)
Poetry
45.
A pattern in nonfiction (text structure) that is presented between an event and why it happened.
a)
Compare/Contrast
b)
Cause/Effect
c)
Problem/Solution
d)
Sequence
46.
The story of a person's life written by themselves.
a)
Fiction
b)
Autobiography
c)
Play
d)
Biography
47.
The message or idea that is being presented in persuasive writing.
a)
Sequence
b)
Plot
c)
Claim
d)
Script
48.
Writing that is not true.
a)
Nonfiction
b)
Persuasive
c)
Informational
d)
Fiction
49.
A type of literature that is meant to be presented on stage.
a)
Drama
b)
Fiction
c)
Nonfiction
d)
Biography
50.
A pattern (text structure) in nonfiction in which the ideas are presented in order or step by step.
a)
Description
b)
Sequence
c)
Cause/Effect
d)
Problem/Solution
51.
Writing that is true.
a)
Fiction
b)
Sonnet
c)
Nonfiction
d)
Free Verse
52.
The message, moral, or lesson of a story.
a)
Secret
b)
Theme
c)
Plot
d)
Details
53.
Who the message is for.
a)
Characters
b)
Theme
c)
Audience
d)
Setting
54.
The story of a person's life written by someone else.
a)
Autobiography
b)
Claim
c)
Biography
d)
Fiction
55.

When writing an _____________ essay, you must express your feelings and provide reasons for feeling that way.

a)

Opinion

b)

Informative

56.

If asked to describe the setting of the story, you would write about the _______________________________________________.

a)

characters

b)

resolution

c)

Time and place.

d)

protagonist

57.

If we had a discussion about the author's message, we would be talking about ______________________.

a)

setting

b)

resolution

c)

theme

d)

characters

58.

Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts

a)

inference

b)

objective

c)

summary

59.

A written conversation between two or more characters

a)

allusion

b)

analogy

c)

dialogue