Week 19 Vocabulary
Authored by Tasha Pierre
English
7th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
anecdote
the choice and use of language; words and phrases chosen for their connotative, denotative, figurative, and rhetorical value
the arguer begins with specific observations. Then makes a conclusion based on the most likely scenario.
a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand. Formal language.
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
jargon
appeals to the popularity of a practice or concept as a method of persuasion
special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand. Formal language.
a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
the arrangement of sentences (e.g. word order, sentence length, use of punctuation, etc.) and the associated grammatical rules
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Select the best example of legal jargon
Hint: legal means "of or related to the law"
grand jury, evidence, lawsuit
diction, syntax
prescription, fracture, chronic illness
simile, metaphor, hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.6.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Select the best example of medical jargon
Hint: medical means "of or related to the science of medicine"
grand jury, evidence, lawsuit
diction, syntax
prescription, fracture, chronic illness
simile, metaphor, hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Select the best scenario in which there is an example of anecdote
A neuroscientist writes a book in which she shares stories about people's negative reactions when she tells them that she studies the adolescent brain.
A president gives a speech at the end of his presidential term using strong inductive reasoning to encourage the American people to maintain peace.
A suffragist gives a speech advocating for women's right to vote using deductive reasoning that contains logical fallacies.
A poet writes a short story in which the narrator kills a man due to the beating of his heart. The narrator suffered from schizophrenia - a mental disease that affects a person's ability to think, feel, and behave clearly.
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.6.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
-est
water
half, partly, not fully
under
the most
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4B
CCSS.L.3.4C
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
CCSS.RF.3.3B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
semi-
one
under
half, partly, not fully
the most
Tags
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.K.5A
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