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EOG Common Core Vocabulary

Subjects : common-core, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Used to explain differences and similarities of people or ideas






2. Relating to a particular subject - topic - or craft






3. Begin to deal with






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






5. The person who tells the story






6. Good reasons for why something is done






7. To make known or to show






8. To act against something - such as to oppose someone's viewpoint about a topic






9. Struggle that the main character tries to overcome






10. Short story of an amusing or interesting event






11. Bad reasons for why something is done






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






13. The attitude of the narrator or speaker






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






15. Struggle that the main character tries to overcome






16. A structure of text in a specific order of events






17. Present a problem and solve it






18. Used to explain why thing results from another






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






20. When the words mean something other than what they say.






21. The attitude of the narrator or speaker






22. Change






23. Conversation between characters






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






25. The way a story is organized






26. A reason for or against something






27. Why the author wrote the story

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28. Characteristics that are inherited






29. Provided by the writer to support his claims






30. Adding details to support the text






31. How characters think - act or feel






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






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






34. A style of writing such as poetry - drama - fantasy - historical fiction - etc.






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






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






37. The 'message' of the story






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






39. The most correct way






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






41. The 'message' of the story






42. Memories that are written down






43. The most correct way






44. Change






45. Story of a person's life written by that person






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






47. Adding details to support the text






48. Present a problem and solve it






49. To act against something - such as to oppose someone's viewpoint about a topic






50. To get a point across or to show