ELA Vocab A-I Rev

What does the term "affix" refer to in the context of word parts?

• A word that is complete on its own

• A word part that is "fixed" to either the beginning or the end of words

• A repetition of speech sounds

• A reference to a literary work

What is alliteration?

• A word with the opposite meaning of another word

• A type of argument

• The repetition of speech sounds in the beginning of nearby words

• A method to evaluate something

What is an allusion?

• A direct quote from a literary work

• A passing reference to a literary or historical person, place, event, or other literary work

• A word part added to the beginning or end of a word

• A comparison between two different things

Which of the following best defines an analogy?

• A word that has the same meaning as another word

• A detailed analysis of a text

• Relationships created between new and familiar words, concepts, and ideas

• A method to assess the nature of something

What does it mean to analyze a text?

• To make a passing reference to another text

• To evaluate or measure the text

• To argue a point in a logical way

• To break material down into its parts and understand how they relate to each other and the overall structure

What is an antonym?

• A word that sounds similar to another word

• A word having the opposite meaning of another word

• A word part that modifies the meaning of a word

• A reference to a historical event in a text

What is an argument in the context of communication?

• A method to assess something

• A comparison between two different things

• A type of oral or written communication that develops or debates a topic in a logical or persuasive way

• The repetition of speech sounds

What does it mean to assess something?

• To make a comparison between two things

• To find the antonym of a word

• To evaluate or measure the nature, ability, or quality of something

• To fix a word part to another word

What is the intended target group of a message referred to as the "audience"?

• The characters in a narrative work

• The chief topic of a passage

• The intended target group of a message

• A group of words containing a subject and a predicate

What is the purpose of an author's writing when referring to the "author's purpose"?

• To combine sounds represented by letters

• To make the meaning more transparent and easy to understand

• To entertain, inform, or persuade

• An arguable statement