Content Specific Words

The Greasers and the Socs had ____________ with one another, which helped add tension to the plot of the story.

• Conflict

• Tone

• Inference

• Perspective

Charlie was asked to strengthen and _________ his answer with direct evidence from the text.

• Imply

• Conflict

• Mood

• Support

Stories begin to ___________ over time as characters and conflicts are added to the plot.

• Determine

• Articulate

• Develop

• Support

The author’s ___________, or attitude, was sympathetic toward the personal topic at hand.

• Tone

• Support

• Conflict

• Perspective

The comic strip writer was able to __________ that Peter Parker was Spiderman without directly stating it.

• Mood

• Support

• Imply

• Conflict

The author’s ___________ changed throughout the story and allowed reader’s to see a different outlook or view of things.

• Perspective

• Articulate

• Inference

• Conflict

You need to ____________ your ideas more clearly and fluently in order for others to understand.

• Imply

• Inference

• Articulate

• Tone

After a long discussion and careful reasoning, my parents were able to _____________ that the sleepover would be safe.

• Determine

• Inference

• Mood

• Perspective

After reading the true crime story, the class agreed that the __________ was haunting and disturbing.

• Mood

• Support

• Tone

• Perspective

Make sure you use context clues and reasoning before you make an __________ about what could happen next in the story.

• Imply

• Articulate

• Inference

• Develop