WorksheetsVocabulary Tell Tale Heart and Academic Vocabulary
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins
What does 'Annotation' mean in academic vocabulary?
A question or comment that captures your reaction to what you are reading
A summary of the entire text
A list of references used in the text
A type of academic essay
What does 'Inference' mean in academic vocabulary?
An idea formed by combining textual evidence, reasoning and prior knowledge
A direct quote from the text
A summary of the main idea
A prediction about the future
What does 'Context Clues' mean in academic vocabulary?
Hints in the text at the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
A summary of the entire passage.
A list of all the characters in the story.
The main idea of the paragraph.
What does 'Definition Context Clue' mean in academic vocabulary?
An explanation of the word’s meaning before or after the word appears, usually set off by a comma
A synonym for the word is provided in the sentence
A word that sounds similar to the unknown word is used
A visual image is shown to explain the word
What does 'Example Context Clue' mean in academic vocabulary?
One or more examples in a text that may demonstrate the meaning of a word
A definition provided directly in the text
A synonym for the word is given
The word is explained through a picture
What does 'Comparison Context Clue' mean in academic vocabulary?
Determining a word’s meaning based on how it is like something else in the text
Guessing a word’s meaning by its sound
Finding a word’s meaning by looking it up in a dictionary
Understanding a word’s meaning by its root word
What does 'Contrast Context Clues' mean in academic vocabulary?
Determining a word’s meaning based on how it is unlike something else in the text
Finding the definition of a word by looking it up in a dictionary
Guessing a word’s meaning based on its root word only
Using a word’s meaning based on how it is similar to something else in the text
What does 'Cause and Effect Context Clues' mean in academic vocabulary?
The use of the word as a result of something else that happens in the text
The use of a word to describe a person's feelings
The use of a word to indicate a location
The use of a word to show a sequence of events
Fill in the blank: To ask and answer questions before, during and after reading a text is called _________.
Generate Questions
Summarizing
Skimming
Predicting
Fill in the blank: The reason for or goal of doing something is called _________.
Purpose
Habit
Location
Emotion
Fill in the blank: Ways to approach a text that help you make meaning of the words on a page are called _________.
Reading Comprehension Strategies
Grammar Rules
Phonetic Patterns
Writing Prompts
Fill in the blank: An idea formed by combining text evidence and one’s own reasoning and prior knowledge is called _________.
Inference
Summary
Prediction
Observation
Fill in the blank: Concise answers to questions about a text that include supporting evidence are called _________.
Text Dependent Response
Summary Statements
Opinion Essays
Personal Narratives
Fill in the blank: The ability to understand something is called _________.
Comprehension
Confusion
Ignorance
Distraction
Fill in the blank: Details from the text that a reader can use to support his or her ideas and opinions about the text are called _________.
Textual Evidence
Summaries
Opinions
Predictions
Fill in the blank: To examine the parts of something in detail is to _________.
Analyze
Ignore
Destroy
Combine
Fill in the blank: To quote as evidence to support a response is to _________.
Cite
Argue
Summarize
Ignore
Fill in the blank: Precisely and clearly expressed, leaving no room for doubt is called _________
Explicit
Ambiguous
Implicit
Vague
Fill in the blank: Implied but not stated directly is called _________.
Implicit
Explicit
Obvious
Literal
Fill in the blank: To use your understanding of a text and your own experiences; to draw conclusions is to _________.
Interpret
Memorize
Ignore
Summarize
Fill in the blank: Details from the text that a reader can use to support his or her ideas and opinions about the text are called _________.
Textual Evidence
Summaries
Opinions
Predictions
Fill in the blank: ________ is the ability to become aware of and understand something through the senses.
Perception
Imagination
Prediction
Reflection
Fill in the blank: ________ refers to specific words chosen for precise meaning or to generate an emotional response.
Word Choice
Sentence Structure
Punctuation
Paragraphing
Fill in the blank: ________ is language used to compare unlike things or give unusual qualities to things.
Figurative Language
Literal Language
Technical Language
Formal Language
Fill in the blank: ________ is language that connects a reader to one or more of the five senses.
Sensory Language
Figurative Language
Technical Language
Persuasive Language
Fill in the blank: ________ is a state involving beliefs and feelings that causes a person to think or act in a certain way.
Attitude
Altitude
Latitude
Gratitude
Fill in the blank: ________ refers to the people who read a written text, listen to an oral response or presentation, or watch a performance.
Audience
Author
Narrator
Performer
Fill in the blank: ________ is what is meant by a word, the general message of a text or idea.
Meaning
Spelling
Font
Punctuation
Fill in the blank: ________ is a way of expressing something in writing or speech that is developed using various techniques.
Style
Theme
Plot
Setting
Fill in the blank: ________ is the author’s, speaker’s, or narrator’s attitude towards a subject, evident through diction and other style elements.
Tone
Theme
Plot
Setting
Fill in the blank: ________ is a technique of selecting specific words for precise meaning or to generate an emotional response.
Word Choice
Syntax
Imagery
Alliteration
What is the definition of 'Short Constructed Response'?
a brief, written composition that answers a prompt.
a long, detailed essay on a topic.
a multiple-choice question with four options.
a spoken presentation on a subject.
What is the definition of 'Prompt'?
a statement about a topic, idea, or issue, followed by questions.
a list of vocabulary words to memorize.
a summary of a story's main events.
a set of instructions for a science experiment.
What is the definition of 'Text Evidence'?
details from the text that support your ideas.
the main character in a story.
a summary of the entire text.
the title of the book.
What is the definition of 'Paraphrase'?
to restate an entire passage from a text in your own words.
to copy a passage word for word from a text.
to summarize a text in one sentence.
to translate a text into another language.
