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WorksheetsReading Academic Vocabulary
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The main problem or struggle in a story that the characters face is called:
a)
The setting
b)
The conflict
c)
The resolution
d)
The theme
2.
What term describes how the problem or conflict in the story is solved at the end?
a)
Climax
b)
Introduction
c)
Resolution
d)
Rising action
3.
The most important thought or message in a text is known as the:
a)
Supporting detail
b)
Central idea
c)
Introduction
d)
Conclusion
4.
Words and phrases that help you imagine how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels are called:
a)
Metaphors
b)
Similes
c)
Imagery
d)
Personification
5.
Where and when a story takes place is called the:
a)
Plot
b)
Character
c)
Theme
d)
Setting
6.
The series of events that happen in a story is known as the:
a)
Setting
b)
Characters
c)
Plot
d)
Theme
7.
A person, animal, or creature in a story is called a:
a)
Setting
b)
Plot
c)
Theme
d)
Character
8.
To figure out something that isn't directly stated using clues from the text and what you already know is called:
a)
Predicting
b)
Summarizing
c)
Inferring
d)
Evaluating
9.
An important thought or concept in a piece of writing is called a:
a)
Supporting detail
b)
Key idea
c)
Transition
d)
Conclusion
10.
Specific information that helps explain or prove a main idea is called:
a)
Key ideas
b)
Themes
c)
Supporting details
d)
Central ideas
11.
When events are told in the order they happened, from first to last, it's called:
a)
Random order
b)
Reverse order
c)
Importance order
d)
Chronological order
12.
How one event makes another event happen is called:
a)
Compare and contrast
b)
Problem and solution
c)
Cause and effect
d)
Before and after
13.
The most important character in a story, usually who the story is mostly about, is called the:
a)
Antagonist
b)
Supporting character
c)
Main character
d)
Minor character
14.
The reason a picture or drawing is included with the text to help you understand the story better is called:
a)
Decoration
b)
Distraction
c)
Purpose of illustration
d)
Artist's signature
15.
To make a guess about what might happen next based on what you've read so far is called:
a)
Inferring
b)
Predicting
c)
Concluding
d)
Summarizing
16.
How characters act towards each other and feel about each other is called their:
a)
Plot
b)
Setting
c)
Theme
d)
Relationship
17.
The big lesson or message the author wants you to learn from the story is called the:
a)
Plot
b)
Setting
c)
Theme
d)
Character
18.
Who is telling the story or whose thoughts and feelings we're reading about is called:
a)
Narrator
b)
Main character
c)
Point of view
d)
Author
19.
The group of people the author is writing for is called the:
a)
Characters
b)
Audience
c)
Narrators
d)
Publishers
20.
What someone thinks or believes about something is called an:
a)
Fact
b)
Evidence
c)
Opinion
d)
Observation
21.
To make a decision about something based on information from the text is to:
a)
Predict
b)
Infer
c)
Summarize
d)
Conclude
22.
How the author arranges information in the writing is called:
a)
Punctuation
b)
Grammar
c)
Organization
d)
Vocabulary
23.
The most important point the author is making in a paragraph or section is called the:
a)
Supporting detail
b)
Transition
c)
Central/main idea
d)
Conclusion
24.
Facts, examples, or details that help prove or explain the main idea are called:
a)
Opinions
b)
Supporting evidence
c)
Themes
d)
Settings
25.
To look at how things are similar is to:
a)
Contrast
b)
Compare
c)
Analyze
d)
Evaluate
26.
To look at how things are different is to:
a)
Compare
b)
Summarize
c)
Contrast
d)
Describe
27.
To briefly state the main points of a text is to:
a)
Analyze
b)
Evaluate
c)
Describe
d)
Summarize
28.
To examine something closely,often by breaking it into parts, is to:
a)
Summarize
b)
Analyze
c)
Describe
d)
Explain
29.
To explain what something is like using details is to:
a)
Analyze
b)
Summarize
c)
Describe
d)
Evaluate
30.
To make something clear by giving reasons or details is to:
a)
Justify
b)
Describe
c)
Explain
d)
Evaluate
31.
To give reasons why something is true or right is to:
a)
Explain
b)
Describe
c)
Justify
d)
Evaluate
32.
To judge the value or quality of something is to:
a)
Analyze
b)
Describe
c)
Explain
d)
Evaluate
33.
To explain the meaning of something is to:
a)
Analyze
b)
Interpret
c)
Evaluate
d)
Summarize
34.
The order in which events happen or should happen is called:
a)
Chronology
b)
Plot
c)
Sequence
d)
Timeline
35.
The feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates is called:
a)
Tone
b)
Theme
c)
Mood
d)
Setting
36.
The author's attitude toward the subject or audience is called:
a)
Mood
b)
Theme
c)
Tone
d)
Voice
37.
Words or phrases around an unfamiliar word that help you figure out its meaning are called:
a)
Definitions
b)
Synonyms
c)
Context clues
d)
Vocabulary
38.
Parts of a text that are not the main body, like headings, captions, or diagrams, are called:
a)
Illustrations
b)
Text features
c)
Main ideas
d)
Supporting details
39.
The reason why the author wrote the text (to inform, persuade, or entertain) is called:
a)
Theme
b)
Tone
c)
Author's purpose
d)
Main idea
40.
Words or phrases that mean something different from their literal meaning are called:
a)
Context clues
b)
Vocabulary
c)
Figurative language
d)
Text features
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