TDA Vocabulary

detailed and specific examination of the elements of something; to examine deeply

• accurate

• paraphrase

• develop

• analysis

to quote (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement

• paraphrase

• develop

• cite

• topic sentence

What does text-dependent mean?

• to look closely at something

• to make something clear

• to look for details

• to answer a question using evidence from the text

What does illustrate mean?

• to look closely at the text

• to make something more clear

• to say something again

• facts or details

What does "mediocre" mean?

• Outstanding

• Terrible

• Average, not very good

• Excellent

Which word is a synonym for "forthcoming"?

• Impending

• Obscure

• Austere

• Scorched

Using context clues, if a character in a story is described as "scrappy," they are likely:

• Well-dressed and polite

• Fearful and timid

• Spirited and determined

• Lazy and uninterested

What is an "exaggeration"?

• Telling the truth

• Making something seem smaller than it is

• Making something seem bigger or more important than it is

• Forgetting details about something

Which word means "lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements"?

• Bleak

• Exuberant

• Charismatic

• Guileless

What does the word "stern" mean?

• Very soft and gentle

• The front part of a boat

• Serious and unrelenting, especially in the assertion of authority and exercise of discipline

• A type of bird