Standardized Test Vocabulary Quizs

Particulars, specifics, fine points; smaller pieces that support ideas; smaller elements of structure.

• elements

• details

• components

• aspects

Sequence of events, experiences, etc. that can be fiction or nonfiction.

• story

• narrative

• tale

• chronicle

to make clear; to make more understandable

• elucidate

• confuse

• obscure

• clarify

Background, situation, text; parts of writing or of a speech that precede or follow a specific word or passage.

• context

• content

• subtext

• narrative

An important, unifying idea often answering the question, “What did I learn?”

• theme

• mood

• setting

• plot

To quote specifically; recall.

• cite

• refer

• mention

• summarize

Words, content, body; the main body of the reading.

• text

• context

• subtext

• paragraph

To consider what’s been read in order to state an opinion. Synonyms: think about, consider, ponder.

• reflect

• ignore

• dismiss

• overlook

Liken, set side by side with, group (SIMILARITY); examine in order to note likenesses between two things or what they have in common.

• contrast

• analyze

• compare

• differentiate

Main point, central thought, core; author’s most important idea or the inspiration/reason for creating the written work.

• central/main idea

• supporting detail

• conclusion

• theme