MAP Vocabulary Review

Which word below would I use to describe a source that is trustworthy? *If you don't know these words, look them up! 

• Credible

• Dubious

• Erroneous

• Perfunctory

Answer explanation

If a source is credible, that means you can use it and trust it for information.

Example:

A website that end in .gov is a credible source.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

Part of a passage or text or essay that is typed below the question is an

• Excerpt

• Introduction

• Conclusion

• Plot

Answer explanation

Example:

Read this excerpt before you answer the question.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

When the information is too general and not focused on the topic, it is

• Unclear

• Unrelated

• Overly broad

• Inaccurate

Answer explanation

The information was overly broad, so I needed to be more specific.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

Is whatever is provide about the topic? Does that information MATTER?

OR, I could ask, "Is it...

• right?

• wrong?

• purple?

• relevant?

Answer explanation

I wanted to make sure the information that I use in the article is relevant to the topic.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.6.6

When I read an article, then I say the same thing in a new way:

• Summarizing

• Paraphrasing

• Translating

• Interpreting

Answer explanation

I want to make sure that I paraphrase, not plagiarize, the information.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

When something has the same meaning AND the same “feeling” with the fewest words, it is ...

• complex language

• ambiguous language

• precise language

• informal language

Answer explanation

When I want to say something, but I want it to be similar to what I've already said, I need to be precise in my language!

Tags

CCSS.SL.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2E

CCSS.W.8.1D

CCSS.W.8.2E

CCSS.W.9-10.2E

A folded info-graphic or informational flyer; people often hand them out at events

• pamphlet

• newspaper

• essay

• Magazine

Answer explanation

Look at the pamphlet to get information on your vacation destination.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

Made up (in this case, a made up product name instead of a real one)

• Authentic

• Genuine

• Realistic

• Fictitious

Answer explanation

Harry Potter is a fictitious character.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

When none of the options are going to work, we can say that our search has been...

• Successful

• Fruitless

• A mess

• Hopeful

Answer explanation

I couldn't find answers, so my search was fruitless.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

A phrase like “on the other hand”---introduces something that is opposite

• In the meantime

• In the same way

• On the treetop

• On the contrary

Answer explanation

On the contrary, I like bananas, and you like apples.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6