Academic Vocabulary

A credible source is a source that...

• is found in a book

• the reader can trust

• is found online

• the reader meets in person

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Analysis means

• a reading of something

• a key

• a text

• a close looks at something

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.7.10

Antonym means, a word that

• sounds the same as another word

• means the opposite of another word

• means the same as another word

• is spelled the same as another word

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

If you justify a response, you...

• read it

• give an example

• believe in it

• give an argument

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

If you restate the main points from a passage in your own words, you are

• summarizing

• justifying

• hypothesizing

• analyzing

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Read this sentence:

The vibrant red flowers poured perfume into the room to brighten my day.

This is an example of which?

• persuasive language

• onomonopia

• alliteration

• sensory language

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Sentence structure, usage, punctuation, and capitalization are all examples of

• conventions

• dialogue

• theme

• contradictions

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Synonym mean, a word that

• means the opposite of another word

• sounds the same but is spelled differently

• means the same as another word

• spelled incorrectly

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The central idea of a text is

• the body paragraphs

• the main topic

• the instructions

• the counter argument

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

The thesis of an essay is

• a statement of the main idea

• the conclusion paragraph

• the first sentence

• a statement of fact