Academic Vocabulary Test 1

Which would you use to support an idea?

• Text Evidence
• Cite
• Central Idea
• Claim

If a statement was "ambiguous" it would be:

• clear
• complicated
• confusing
• simple

A "claim" is:

• a paraphrase
• the author's opinion
• the author's advice
• an essay

Fill in the sentence with the choice that works best: "I didn't understand what you said, can you please ________________?"

• cite
• explicit
• analyze
• elaborate

Check ALL that apply: A "central idea" is also a

• thesis statement
• evidence
• topic
• main idea
• argument

Another term for a "credible source" would be

• false
• believable
• untrustworthy
• unusual

A "paraphrase" is

• copying the author's words exactly
• elaborating in detail
• summarizing in one word
• putting things into your own words

Something that is clearly stated is

• explicit
• elaborate
• ambiguous
• central idea

When you analyze, you:

• make it easy
• look at the "big picture"
• look closely at the parts
• make something

Citing evidence means:

• explain it
• use it
• compile it
• ignore it