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Friday 8/30 ELA Vocab

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for the way an author writes that develops their "voice" and makes their writing their own?

a)

Connotation

b)

Imagery

c)

Author's style

d)

Tone

2.

What does "tone" refer to in a text?

a)

The literal meaning of a word

b)

The author's or narrator's attitude towards the subject matter or audience

c)

The use of language to create images

d)

The writer's background and knowledge about the topic

3.

Which term refers to the social and/or cultural interpretations of a word?

a)

Imagery

b)

Connotation

c)

Tone

d)

Context clues

4.

What is the purpose of context clues in a text?

a)

To create images in the mind of the reader

b)

To help define a difficult or unusual word

c)

To convey the author's attitude towards the subject

d)

To support a position or idea

5.

Which of the following best describes "credibility"?

a)

The use of language to create images

b)

The writer's background and knowledge about the topic

c)

The social and/or cultural interpretations of a word

d)

The way an author writes that develops their "voice"

6.

What is the main function of "imagery" in literature?

a)

To define difficult words

b)

To create images in the mind of the reader

c)

To convey the author's attitude

d)

To support a position or idea

7.

What is the main argument that defines the paper's goals, direction, and scope called?

a)

Evidence

b)

Direct quote

c)

Claim

d)

Paraphrase

8.

What is it called when you take another person's words and place them in your own document?

a)

Paraphrase

b)

Direct quote

c)

Proofread

d)

Revise

9.

What does it mean to read something and mark the errors?

a)

Paraphrase

b)

Proofread

c)

Revise

d)

Claim

10.

What is the role of evidence in a paper?

a)

To define the paper's goals

b)

To support an argument or claim

c)

To connect ideas

d)

To mark errors

11.

What is the term for rewording a passage from a source?

a)

Paraphrase

b)

Direct quote

c)

Proofread

d)

Revise

12.

What is the main purpose of revising a document?

a)

To mark errors

b)

To reword sentences

c)

To rearrange, add, or remove content

d)

To connect ideas