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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Main character in fiction or drama






2. Subtle differences or distinctions in expression - meaning - or response






3. A system of scaffolds






4. Assert or affirm strongly






5. A passage that connects a topic to one that follows






6. Scene in a movie - play - short story - novel - or narrative poem that interrupts the present action of the plot to show events that happened at an earlier time.






7. First part of the plot which presents main characters and their conflicts.






8. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






9. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






10. A piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work






11. Examine and judge carefully.






12. Prose writing that deals with real people - things - events - and places.






13. Scene in a movie - play - short story - novel - or narrative poem that interrupts the present action of the plot to show events that happened at an earlier time.






14. The state of cohering or sticking together






15. A convention in drama whereby a character on stage addresses the audience to reveal some inner thought or feeling that is presumed inaudible to any other character on stage.






16. The uncertainty of anxiety we feel about what is going to happen next in a story.






17. Play - novel - or other narrative - depicting serious and important events - in which the main character comes to an unhappy end.






18. Crediting source within the paper.






19. A comparison made between two things through the use of a specific word or comparison - such as like - as - than or resemble.






20. Classifying people by their traits.






21. All action taking place after the climax; also known as falling action






22. The study of the sources and development of words






23. Combine so as to form a more complex - product






24. An open-ended group discussion that teachers use to help students think on a higher level about a certain issue or topic. Involves an inner/outer circle format.






25. The movement of a literary piece from one point or one section to another






26. A mild - indirect - or vague term substituting for a harsh - blunt - or offensive term






27. Subtle differences or distinctions in expression - meaning - or response






28. Point of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer






29. Writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the senses






30. Examine and judge carefully.






31. The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words






32. A party who is defending a claim asserts a claim against the opposing party






33. Vantage point from which a writer tells a story.






34. Showing little if any change






35. Paintings - sculpture - photography - music - theater - dance - film






36. To examine carefully; study closely






37. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






38. The state of cohering or sticking together






39. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing






40. First part of the plot which presents main characters and their conflicts.






41. The point of greatest tension or emotional intensity in a plot.






42. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






43. A literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people






44. A fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true






45. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






46. (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence






47. The repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures






48. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






49. Make a blueprint of






50. The narrator plays no part in the story but can tell us what all the characters are thinking and feeling as well as what is happening.