Academic Vocabulary

Fill in the blank: A reference in a text to a literary or historical person, place, or event is called an _________.

• allusion

• illusion

• delusion

• reference

Fill in the blank: To break a text down and determine the purpose is to _________.

• analyze

• synthesize

• compile

• summarize

Fill in the blank: Opposite meaning is known as _________.

• antonym

• synonym

• homonym

• pseudonym

Fill in the blank: The reason for writing, such as to entertain, persuade, or inform, is called the _________.

• author's purpose

• writing style

• narrative technique

• literary device

Fill in the blank: The dictionary definition of a word is its _________.

• denotation

• connotation

• abbreviation

• synonym

Fill in the blank: A type of literature such as fiction, drama, or poetry is called a _________.

• genre

• author

• chapter

• publisher

Fill in the blank: Information from the text to support your answer is called _________.

• evidence

• summary

• introduction

• conclusion

Fill in the blank: A reading passage that is a small selection from a book is an _________.

• excerpt

• chapter

• index

• foreword

Fill in the blank: a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning is called _________.

• inference

• guessing

• summarizing

• predicting

Fill in the blank: Emotions or feelings you get when you read are referred to as _________.

• mood

• tone

• theme

• plot