Test Vocabulary List 3 Quiz 2

To ________________ is to stress or call attention to something. Writers use a variety of techniques to ??????? certain ideas.

• point of view

• reinforce

• refer

• emphasize

When you __________________ something, you say or write it again. This word isn't only used to refer to exact repetition, however. A passage could ????? an idea using different terms, and you could ??????? the main idea of a passage using your own words.

• reinforce

• restate

• refer

• point of view

When you see ________________on a standardized test, it is most likely being used in the sense of "to discuss a topic or issue." For example, a reading passage might ??????? the effects of automobiles on air pollution.

• develop

• emphasize

• refer

• address

To _______________ is to emphasize. Think of when you use a ????? to make certain words stand out in color. Writers ?????? ideas without ??????; they use language.

• emphasize

• reinforce

• restate

• highlight

Your ______________________ is your ?????, your perspective, the way you see things either physically or mentally. An author's ?????? is their stance on a particular issue.

• address

• point of view

• convey

• refer

The verb ______________ has nothing to do with the nouns of similar pronunciation. When you ????? something, you are giving credit where credit is due in a piece of writing. 

• address

• emphasize

• cite

• convey

On standardized tests, you'll see _______________ a lot, especially in questions that read, "The author ?????? to X primarily to suggest..." In this context, ????? to means "brings up." 

• refer

• reinforce

• emphasize

• restate

To ________________ is to communicate, either directly or indirectly. You might be asked about the ideas a writer is trying to ?????.

• restate

• cite

• refer

• convey

To _______________ is to make stronger. An author can refer to specific examples or make specific claims that ???????? a main idea. For example, an author might use data to call attention to increased water pollution in her state, and then include a personal story about fishing in a polluted river in order to ???????? her point.

• emphasize

• refer

• reinforce

• develop

When you see the word ___________________ on a reading comprehension test, it usually has to do with ?????ing ideas throughout a piece of writing. Typically, a writer cannot make his or her case in one sentence; a good argument requires the writer to ??????? ideas over the course of several paragraphs.

• refer

• develop

• point of view

• highlight