Test Vocabulary List 4 Quiz 2

When you see the word ????, don't think about fine art; think about how a writer "paints a picture" with words instead. A specific example could ???? an abstract concept, for instance, or a graph of data could ???? a scientist's conclusion.

• Demonstrate

• Confirm

• Evidence

• Illustrate

This word has multiple meanings that could show up on a standardized test. If the test mentions an argument's or passage's one and only ????, it is probably referring to the final paragraph of the passage. If you see this word in its plural form, ????s, it usually indicates the logical positions or opinions you can draw from an argument.

• Conclusion

• Claim

• Evidence

• Reflect

To ???? is to be critical, to pick something apart, and to identify its weak points. This is definitely a verb with a negative connotation. If an author is out to ????, chances are he or she is using strong, harsh language.

• Arguement

• Criticize

• Reflect

• Claim

If a word choice or example ????s a particular idea, it supports or agrees with that idea. Thinking about how a mirror ????s an image may help you remember the meaning of this word. Another meaning of ???? is to think about something deeply; in a passage, a writer might ???? on a certain topic.

• Conclusion

• Confirm

• Reflect

• Evidence

To ???? is to show. The purpose of a passage could be to ???? a concept or a character trait, for example. The purpose of a chart could be to ???? that a scientist's data supports her hypothesis. Another word that is used in a similar way is illustrate.

• Illustrate

• Demonstrate

• Confirm

• Evidence

Something ???? is in agreement with something else. If you are asked to identify a written statement that is ???? with data being presented graphically, you need to find a statement from the text that agrees with the data.

• Consistent

• Criticize

• Claim

• Confirm

On reading comprehension tests, ???? most likely refers to an author's main argument — what the writer is trying to persuade you to believe. There could be more than one ???? in an argument, but reading passages will most likely have one central (or main) ???? that is supported by different types of evidence.

• Evidence

• Conclusion

• Claim

• Argument

When you ???? something, you prove it to be true. For example, the results of an experiment could ???? a hypothesis. You can remember this word by remembering how you have to ???? a doctor's appointment by saying, "Yes, I'll be there." ????ing has to do with establishing or validating.

• Illustrate

• Evidence

• Reflect

• Confirm

???? is not just the stuff you collect at a crime scene! On standardized tests, textual ???? is information that supports an argument's central claim. It could take the form of examples, statistics, facts, etc.

• Claim

• Argument

• Evidence

• Demonstrate

An ???? is a text or reading passage that advances a claim and supports that claim with evidence.

• Claim

• Conclusion

• Evidence

• Argument