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WorksheetsB.E.S.T. Vocabulary Terms
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 38mins
What term describes "Free from mistake or error, conformity to truth or to a standard or model"?
allegory
alliterative
allusion
accuracy
What does the term "affix" refer to?
A letter or group of letters added to the beginning or end of a word to change its meaning
Repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more words
An implied or indirect reference especially in literature
The expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
Which term is defined as "The expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence, a symbolic representation"?
accuracy
affix
allegory
allusion
What does "alliterative" mean?
An implied or indirect reference especially in literature
Free from mistake or error, conformity to truth or to a standard or model
A letter or group of letters added to the beginning or end of a word to change its meaning
Repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more words
What is an "allusion"?
The expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
A letter or group of letters added to the beginning or end of a word to change its meaning
Repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more words
An implied or indirect reference especially in literature, the act of making an indirect reference to something
What term refers to the quality or state of being understood in two or more possible ways?
archetype
audience
argument
ambiguity
What does the term "analyze" mean?
The original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies
To study or examine something in detail, in order to discover more about it
A coherent series of reasons, statements, or facts intended to support or establish a point of view
The people who watch, read, or listen to something
Which term is used to describe the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies?
archetype
audience
argument
ambiguity
What does the term "argument" refer to?
The original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies
To study or examine something in detail, in order to discover more about it
A coherent series of reasons, statements, or facts intended to support or establish a point of view
The people who watch, read, or listen to something
What is the meaning of the term "audience"?
The original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies
To study or examine something in detail, in order to discover more about it
A coherent series of reasons, statements, or facts intended to support or establish a point of view
The people who watch, read, or listen to something
What term is used to describe the author's attitude toward a topic or subject in informational text, or a character's attitude in literary text?
Bias
Author's purpose
Base word
Author's perspective
What is the term for the part of the word that cannot be broken down any further?
Author's perspective
Bias
Base word
Author's purpose
What is the term for the reason an author has for writing, such as to inform, persuade, express, or entertain?
Cause and effect
Bias
Base word
Author's purpose
What term describes the inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something?
Author's perspective
Bias
Base word
Author's purpose
What term is used to describe the relationship between actions or events where one or more are the result of the other or others?
Author's perspective
Bias
Base word
Cause and effect
What term is used to describe the most important or central thoughts unifying elements of a text?
Theme
Main character
Central idea
Plot
Who is referred to as one of the individuals in a work of fiction?
Author
Protagonist
Character
Narrator
What term describes a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something?
Opinion
Character's perspective
Mood
Tone
What does it mean to "cite" in the context of writing?
To criticize
To paraphrase
To quote
To summarize
What term is used to describe the act of stating something as true or factual, even though it cannot be proven and others might not believe it?
Clarify
Coherent
Claim
Compare and contrast
Which term means to make something more easily understood?
Claim
Coherent
Clarify
Comprehend
What word describes something that is logical and well-organized?
Complex
Comprehend
Clarify
Coherent
What is the term for identifying the similarities and differences between two or more things?
Comprehend
Coherent
Complex
Compare and contrast
Which word refers to something that consists of many different and connected parts?
Coherent
Clarify
Complex
Comprehend
What does it mean to fully understand something?
Compare and contrast
Coherent
Complex
Comprehend
What term is used to describe the language that communicates a feeling or idea that is suggested by a word in addition to its basic meaning?
Context
Conclusion
Connotation/Connotative language
Contemporaneous
What does the term "contemporaneous" refer to?
The final part of a speech
The additional meaning of a word
The background situation of an event
Existing during the same time
What is the meaning of "conclusion" as used in the context of a speech, conversation, or piece of writing?
The additional meaning of a word
The end of something
Existing during the same time
The background situation of an event
What does "context" refer to in relation to an event or situation?
The additional meaning of a word
The end of something
The situation within which something exists or happens, and that can help explain it
Existing during the same time
What term refers to the commonly accepted rules of written English, including spelling, usage, punctuation, capitalization, and sentence formation?
Counterclaim
Credible
Conventions
Denotation
What does the term "counterclaim" mean?
A supporting claim that strengthens the original claim
The main argument in a debate or argument
An opposing claim made in reply to another claim and different from it
A claim that is not supported by evidence
Which term describes something that is capable of being believed?
Conventions
Counterclaim
Credible
Denotation
What does the term "demonstrate" mean?
To argue against something
To show or make something clear
To provide a detailed explanation
To disprove a theory or idea
What is the meaning of the term "denotation"?
The emotional connotation of a word
The action or process of indicating or referring to something by means of a word
The meaning of a word or phrase, usually as defined by a dictionary
The difference between similar words
What term is used to describe the act of noticing or recognizing a difference between people or things?
Evaluate
Evidence
Epic
Distinguish
What word refers to a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero?
Distinguish
Evaluate
Epic
Evidence
Which term means to judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something?
Epic
Distinguish
Evidence
Evaluate
What is the term for source-based information including facts, figures, and details used to support the writer or speaker's central idea or claim?
Evaluate
Epic
Distinguish
Evidence
What term is used to describe a group of two or more words expressing a single idea, but not forming a complete sentence?
Sentence
Phrase
Paragraph
Clause
What is the term for copying the ideas or words of another person without giving credit?
Summarizing
Quoting
Plagiarism
Paraphrasing
What term refers to the plan of the main story in a literary work, including the scheme, plan, and story structure?
Characterization
Theme
Plot
Setting
What term describes the type of narration used in literary texts and a way of looking at or thinking about something?
Genre
Style
Point of view
Tone
What term is used for sources like diaries, speeches, interviews, and letters that provide first-hand testimony or direct evidence?
Secondary source
Tertiary source
Primary source
Reference material
What term is described as "The process of thinking about something in a logical way to form a conclusion or judgment"?
Relationship
Relevant
Trustworthy
Reasoning
Which term refers to "The way in which two or more people or things are connected"?
Relationship
Relevant
Trustworthy
Research
What does the term "relevant" mean in the context of a subject or something being discussed?
Unrelated to the topic
Not applicable
Related to a subject or something happening or being discussed, applicable and pertinent
Unreliable and biased
What does "trustworthy" mean when referring to information or a source?
Unreliable and full of biases
Not related to the topic
Reliable and without biases or conflict of interest, related to the topic
A method of punishment
What is the term for "Careful study to find and report new knowledge about something, the activity of getting information about a subject"?
Relationship
Relevant
Trustworthy
Research
What does the term "rhetoric" refer to in the context of the B.E.S.T. Glossary of Terms?
The study of word and phrase meanings.
The art or skill of speaking or writing formally and effectively, especially to persuade or influence people.
A word or part of a word from which other words are obtained by adding a prefix or suffix.
Dealing with the text as a whole, including its strengths and weaknesses.
What is a "root" in the context of the B.E.S.T. Glossary of Terms?
The original text before revisions.
A word or part of a word from which other words are obtained by adding a prefix or suffix.
The study of word and phrase meanings.
A source of information that is not firsthand.
According to the B.E.S.T. Glossary of Terms, what is a "secondary source"?
A primary document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study.
The study of word and phrase meanings.
A source created by someone who did not experience firsthand or participate in the event(s).
The process of making changes to a text to improve its readability.
What is the focus of "semantics" as defined in the B.E.S.T. Glossary of Terms?
The process of revising written text.
The art of effective speaking or writing.
The study of word and phrase meanings.
The original form of a word before any changes.
What term is used to describe a series of related things or events, or the order in which they follow each other?
Setting
Source
Structure
Sequence
What does the term "setting" refer to in literary, dramatic, or cinematic work?
The arrangement of parts in something
The primary reference work that provides information
The time, place, and circumstances in which something occurs
The order in which events unfold
What is a "source" in the context of information gathering?
The layout and organization of content
A series of events or the order they occur in
The background where a story takes place
A person, text, document, or primary reference work that provides information
What does "structure" mean when discussing the organization of something?
The sequence of events or things
The setting of a narrative
The planning, organizing, or arrangement of parts
A source of information
What term is used to describe the writer's way of writing using various techniques and the way in which a writer creates voice?
Summarize
Support
Style
Syllable
What does the term "summarize" mean?
To use evidence to show something is true
To divide a word into its spoken parts
To express or cover the main points briefly
The writer's way of creating voice
What is the term for information and evidence used to prove or corroborate something?
Style
Syllable
Summarize
Support
What is a syllable?
A technique used in writing
Evidence used to prove something
A summary of the main points
A unit of spoken language consisting of one or more vowel sounds alone or with one or more consonant sounds
What term is used to describe the formation of sentences and the associated grammatical rules?
Synthesize
Technique
Text features
Syntax
What does the term "synthesize" mean in the context of creating something?
The components of a story or article that are not the main body of text
A way of performing a skillful activity, or the skill needed to do it
To make something by combining different things, to combine things in order to make something new
The formation of sentences and the associated grammatical rules
What does the term "technique" refer to?
The formation of sentences and the associated grammatical rules
To make something by combining different things, to combine things in order to make something new
A way of performing a skillful activity, or the skill needed to do it
The components of a story or article that are not the main body of text
What are "text features" in the context of a story or article?
A way of performing a skillful activity, or the skill needed to do it
The formation of sentences and the associated grammatical rules
To make something by combining different things, to combine things in order to make something new
The components of a story or article that are not the main body of text, including the table of contents, index, glossary, headings, bold words, sidebars, pictures and captions, and labeled diagrams
What are "text structures" in the context of the B.E.S.T. Glossary of Terms?
The author or speaker's attitude toward a subject
The underlying message or big idea of a work
Structures used to organize information in a text
Someone or something that people talk or write about
What does the term "theme" refer to according to the B.E.S.T. Glossary of Terms?
The underlying message or big idea of a work
The author or speaker's attitude toward a subject
Structures used to organize information in a text
To follow something that moves or changes
In the B.E.S.T. Glossary of Terms, how is "tone" defined?
The underlying message or big idea of a work
Structures used to organize information in a text
The author or speaker's attitude toward a subject
Someone or something that people talk or write about
According to the B.E.S.T. Glossary of Terms, what is a "topic"?
To follow something that moves or changes
The underlying message or big idea of a work
Structures used to organize information in a text
Someone or something that people talk or write about
What does "track" mean as per the B.E.S.T. Glossary of Terms?
The underlying message or big idea of a work
Structures used to organize information in a text
The author or speaker's attitude toward a subject
To follow something that moves or changes by noticing elements it leaves behind
What term is used to describe the act of moving smoothly from one idea to another using words, phrases, or sentences?
Universal theme
Visual element
Transition
Valid
What term refers to an idea that is applicable in any place and to anyone, regardless of cultural differences?
Transition
Visual element
Valid
Universal theme
Which term is used to describe a source that is truthful and accurate in the information it presents?
Universal theme
Transition
Visual element
Valid
What is the term for a visual aid that helps the reader with pictures, colors, and imagery?
Transition
Universal theme
Valid
Visual element
What does the term "voice" in grammar refer to?
The volume at which a sentence is spoken
The relationship between the action/state of being expressed by the verb and the participants related to that action (subject, direct object, indirect object)
The tense of the verb in a sentence
The mood or tone of a written work
In literature, what does an author's "style" refer to?
The genre the author prefers to write in
The length of the author's books or works
The individual style in which a certain author writes his or her works
The popularity of the author's works
