Testing Vocabulary

Front

CONTINUOUS

Back

constant, without interruption

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Front

CASUALLY

Back

in an informal way, which means they were not using formal or academic language in their conversation

Tags

CCSS.SL.7.6

CCSS.SL.8.6

CCSS.W.6.1D

CCSS.W.6.2E

CCSS.W.7.1D

Front

PERSPECTIVE

Back

Perspective refers to the author's attitude, beliefs, feelings, and opinions about the topic they are writing about.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Front

OPPOSITE MEANINGS

Back

Opposite meanings are words that have contrasting definitions, such as 'sharpened' and 'dulled.'

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Front

DOWNPLAY

Back

to make something seem like it is less important or meaningful than it actually is

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

POINT OF VIEW

Back

Point of view is the perspective from which a story is told, such as first-person or third-person.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

CONTEXT

Back

Context refers to the circumstances or setting surrounding a word or event that helps to clarify its meaning.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

ANALOGY

Back

An analogy is a comparison between two things that are alike in some way, often used to explain a concept.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

SYNONYM

Back

A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

Front

ANTONYM

Back

An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A