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EOG Common Core Vocabulary

Subjects : common-core, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. How an author organizes information






2. Author's feelings about a topic


3. Statements of what the author believes






4. The series of episodes - or events - that make up the story






5. An actor's portrayal of someone in a play






6. To make known or to show






7. Integrating impressions: infer what people are like by the emotions they express






8. Good reasons for why something is done






9. How an author organizes information






10. An actor's portrayal of someone in a play






11. Things that have happened in a person's life.






12. Change






13. Finding a solution to a problem






14. Words used in an imaginative way to create interesting effects






15. Characteristics that are inherited






16. Present a problem and solve it






17. A message expressing a belief about something






18. Come into contact and make a change






19. To get a point across or to show






20. Used to explain why thing results from another






21. Bad reasons for why something is done






22. To make visible - to make clear






23. Provided by the writer to support his claims






24. A conclusion one draws (infers) based on premises or evidence






25. To take into control - in literary terms - to be able to help the reader understand something in the text






26. The 'message' of the story






27. A reason for or against something






28. Present a problem and solve it






29. Stating in your own words the central idea and important detail






30. The attitude of the narrator or speaker






31. The movement of greatest suspense - surprise - or excitement






32. Struggle that the main character tries to overcome






33. The most correct way






34. Atmosphere (feeling) in a story or poem






35. Words used in an imaginative way to create interesting effects






36. The series of episodes - or events - that make up the story






37. (verb form) how an author expresses his thoughts -or point of view about a subject






38. Struggle that the main character tries to overcome






39. Conversation between characters






40. Author's feelings about a topic


41. Characteristics that are inherited






42. Memories that are written down






43. Why the author wrote the story


44. Details that support the main idea.






45. Begin to deal with






46. The reasons that cause characters to act as they do






47. Integrating impressions: infer what people are like by the emotions they express






48. Short story of an amusing or interesting event






49. The movement of greatest suspense - surprise - or excitement






50. Evidence that one can see from a diagram - illustration or picture related to a topic