Unit 2 Vocabulary Pretest

"Cite" means...

• To use evidence to support your answer and give credit to its author

• To study something closely

• To make a good guess based on evidence

• The topic that the text is mostly about

"Infer" means...

• To use evidence to support your answer and give credit to its author

• To study something closely

• To make a good guess based on evidence

• The topic that the text is mostly about

"Central idea" means...

• To use evidence to support your answer and give credit to its author

• To study something closely

• To make a good guess based on evidence

• The topic that the text is mostly about

"Summary" means...

• To retell something using only the key details.

• The way that something is organized.

• To look for similiarities.

• To look for differences.

"Structure" means...

• To retell something using only the key details.

• The way that something is organized.

• To look for similiarities.

• To look for differences.

"Compare" means...

• To retell something using only the key details.

• The way that something is organized.

• To look for similiarities.

• To look for differences.

"Contrast" means...

• To retell something using only the key details.

• The way that something is organized.

• To look for similiarities.

• To look for differences.

"Relevant" means...

• related to the topic that you are writing about.

• A way of clearly moving from one idea to another.

• using just the right words.

• writing in an academic way.

"Transition" means...

• related to the topic that you are writing about.

• A way of clearly moving from one idea to another.

• using just the right words.

• writing in an academic way.

"Precise" means...

• related to the topic that you are writing about.

• A way of clearly moving from one idea to another.

• using just the right words.

• writing in an academic way.