SBAC Vocabulary

What is a main idea?

• The most important idea in the reading passage.
• The first idea in the reading passage.
• The details.
• Just opinions.

What does demonstrate mean?

• To show what you know and give evidence to explain.
• To give your final opinion
• The beginning of your essay
• The body of a paragraph

What does sequencing mean?

• To arrange a text in order.
• The beginning of an essay.
• The end of the essay.
• Reading comprehension.

What does infer mean?

• When you form an opinion based on what you have read.
• To argue with a neighbor.
• To persuade someone.
• To begin the essay.

What pronouns describe the second person point of view?

• I, we and my.
• you.
• he, she, it, they and them

What does compare mean?

• To find out the differences between two or more things.
• To find out the similarities between two or more things.
• To form a final opinion.
• The beginning of an essay.

What does explain mean?

• To provide reasons and examples for why you think a certain way.
• To speak in front of an audience.
• The final opinion formed after a reading.
• The beginning of an essay.

What pronouns describe the third person point of view?

• I, we and my.
• you
• he, she, it, they and them.

What does contrast mean?

• To find out the similarities between two or more things.
• To find out the differences between two or more things.
• To form an opinion
• arguing

What does conclude mean?

• The ending of an essay.
• The beginning of an essay.
• To give your final opinion of what you read.
• To show evidence.