Academic Vocabulary 1

What does the term "assess" mean?

• To include something as part of something else

• To make a judgment about or determine the value of something

• To express something in an indirect way

• To set apart from others

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Which word means "able to be believed; reasonable to trust or believe"?

• Credible

• Isolate

• Feature

• Objective

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

To "infer" means to:

• Decide something because of evidence or facts

• Form an opinion from evidence; reach a conclusion based on clues

• Combine two or more things to form something

• Recognize what makes something different

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

Which term describes something that is "closely connected to the subject"?

• Sufficient

• Relevant

• Subjective

• Contradict

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

If a news article is based on facts rather than opinions, it is:

• Subjective

• Objective

• Implied

• Isolated

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which word means "to create, invent, or produce something by thought and effort"?

• Formulate

• Integrate

• Indicate

• Evaluate

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which of the following is an example of "contradict"?

• Saying the same thing as someone else

• Saying the opposite of what someone else has said

• Including something as part of something else

• Judging the value of something

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

If you "integrate" two ideas, what are you doing?

• Setting them apart from each other

• Combining them to form something new

• Judging their value

• Showing their differences

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Which situation best shows the meaning of "imply"?

• Telling someone directly what you think

• Hinting at something without saying it directly

• Judging the value of something

• Showing a strong effect

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

If a scientist "isolates" a variable in an experiment, what are they doing?

• Including it as part of something else

• Setting it apart from others

• Judging its value

• Showing its importance

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4