Academic Vocabulary State Testing

Vocabulary

When a young person does something well, you should ________ them for it.

• grumble

• gossip

• praise

• criticise

I passed all my exams, so my parents are very ________

of me.

• proud

• calm

• ashamed

• cheerful

Vocabulary

8. Since Mum went on strike, the dishes have been

________ in the kitchen sink.

• falling out

• falling apart

• piling up

• piling on

Vocabulary

My best friend ________ me of breaking her iPod, but I

didn’t!

• accused

• argued

• discussed

• advised

To judge or determine the significance, worth or quality of; to assess is to...?

• Evaluate

• Analyze

• Infer

• Synthesize

What is fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied?

• Delineate

• Infer

• Explicit

• Context

What is bearing upon or connected with the matter at hand; pertinent.

• Explicit

• Cite

• Infer

• Relevant

What is the term for a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word?

• Antonym

• Synonym

• Homonym

• Acronym

Which of the following words is a synonym for 'happy'?

• Sad

• Joyful

• Angry

• Tired

What is the main idea of a passage called?

• Theme

• Plot

• Setting

• Character