ELA EOG Vocabulary Review

theme

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  to arrive at a decision, to close or bring to an end

• 
  a larger-life lesson or message that is made clear in a text based on the main character’s growth

• 
  to show; to make something known

• 
  to stress or single out as important

To compare two things and see how different they are

• contrast
  

• impact

• infer

• mood

Vivid and specific language that helps someone imagine a scene he/she didn't witness

• descriptive language
  

• theme

• SWBST

• refer
  

Tristin couldn’t see the school building; it was shrouded by smoke and dust.”

What does the word shrouded mean?

• Covered

• ruined

• bounced

• invisible

My brother stayed home even though he _____ have gone outside to play with his friends. Which word correctly completes the sentence to show that the brother was able to go outside but decided not to?

• must

• might

• could

• would

Jeff's father was irate because Jeff talked to him and had a bad attitude all day long.

What is the meaning of the underlined word?

• happy

• angry

• not bothered

• tired

What is an affix?

• sound added to the beginning or end of the word

• a repetitive sound

• UHHH FIX WHAT?!

What are words that imitate sounds?

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• simile

• synonyms

What is the meaning of the word 'metaphor'?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A direct comparison between two unlike things

• An exaggeration for effect

• A statement that contradicts itself

Which of the following sentences is an example of a simile?

• The stars were diamonds in the sky.

• Her smile was as bright as the sun.

• Time is a thief.

• The world is a stage.