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Test Taking Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
If I am comparing two different cars, what am I doing?
a)
Telling how the cars are similar
b)
Telling how the cars are different
c)
Telling how the cars are similar yet different
d)
Breaking into the dealership at night wearing a pair of Jordans and fleeing to Mexico with both cars.
2.
When a jury comes to a conclusion, they have..
a)
read through all of the paperwork in its entirety
b)
stopped at a red light in an intersection
c)
gotten to the end
d)
determine something based on information and reasoning
3.
What does describe mean?
a)
explain
b)
relate to personal experience
c)
give an account in an open-ended response in which all important details are addressed
d)
give an account in words of (someone or something), including all the relevant characteristics, qualities, or events
4.
The teacher evaluated Henry's essay using the rubric.
Which word would best replace the word in blue?
a)
neglect
b)
graded
c)
liked
d)
assess
5.
What is evidence?
a)
documentation that proves a point
b)
paperwork used in a court case
c)
contradictory paperwork
d)
a student who isn't really answering these questions and is just clicking his/her favorite color
6.
Which word is an antonym for explain?
a)
analyze
b)

to tell why

c)
define
d)
clarify
7.

How is an outline like a summary?

a)

Both are based on inferences

b)

Both briefly tell just the main points

c)

Both rely on comparing and contrasting

d)

Both require that you justify your opinion

8.

develop

a)

explain how something is different from something else

b)

to grow or expand by adding detail to writing or speech

c)

carefully assess the value of something

9.

This girl is excited to....

a)

go to school.

b)

have a sleepover with friends.

c)

go to a baseball game.

d)

go swimming.

10.

You read a article about lightning in the Tampa Bay area that has this picture. What can you infer about the author's tone towards lightning?

a)

They think lightning is fun and/or harmless.

b)

They think lightning is bad and/or dangerous.

c)

They think lightning is pretty and/or magnificent.

d)

They think lightning is misunderstood.

11.

 

JoHanna had saved enough money to purchase one expensive saltwater fish, but the pet shop owner said that a single fish would get lonely. Johanna didn't like the sound of that. She then saw some freshwater fish that were almost as pretty as the saltwater ones. The freshwater fish cost less, too.

What prediction can you make based on this passage?

a)

Johanna will let the shop owner buy puppies instead.

b)

Johanna will buy one saltwater fish from the pet shop.

c)

Johanna will buy several several fish from the shop.

12.

Janeen peered at Mark as he climbed recklessly up the big tree in Grandma's backyard. He was so high, it made her dizzy just looking up at her crazy cousin. Janeen had never done well with heights and ignored Mark's pleas for her to join him. "It's perfectly safe, you big sissy," he finally taunted. Just then the limb he had landed on snapped, causing him to lose his footing and nearly fall.

What prediction can you make based on this passage?

a)

Janeen will climb the tree to help rescue Mark.

b)

Mark will come down carefully and stop taunting his cousin.

c)

Mark will continue to climb.

13.

When you infer, you always _______________.

a)

draw a conclusion based on facts

b)

justify your stance

c)

identify the main idea

d)

create a summary

14.

You are writing about the plight of polar bears due to climate change. Which is NOT a piece of evidence you would use?

a)

figures about the decline of ice in the Artic

b)

a graph of rising temperatures in the Artic

c)

the overall size of the Artic Circle

d)

facts about the decreasing number of polar bear cubs

15.
What does it mean to analyze?
a)
break down into parts and explain the parts
b)
provide an example
c)
realize that Anna lies
16.

Predict means...

a)
to say ahead of time that something will happen
b)
find out or show who someone or something is
c)
to state in a shortened form
17.

Summarize means...

a)
to say ahead of time that something will happen
b)
to state in a shortened form
c)
to show how things are different
18.

Contrast means...

a)

to carefully assess the value of something

b)

to grow or expand by adding detail to writing or speech

c)

to explain how something is different from something else

19.
Define identify.
a)

formal, written certification that a cat is a black panther

b)
establish or indicate who or what (someone or something) is.
c)
explain why one thing is different from another
20.
What does interpret mean?
a)
explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions)
b)

explain how something was created

c)
create a new rap song titled 'Dairy King'
21.
To justify your answer means to..
a)
back it up with evidence to support your claim
b)
explain it thoroughly
c)
explain why all of the other answers are incorrect
22.
If I am comparing two different cars, what am I doing?
a)
Telling how the cars are similar
b)
Telling how the cars are different
c)
Breaking into the dealership at night wearing a pair of Jordans and fleeing to Mexico with both cars.
23.
What does it mean for an idea to develop?
a)
create
b)
build a community of homes in close proximity
c)
grow and become more mature
d)
continue