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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Come into contact and make a change






2. Used to explain differences and similarities of people or ideas






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






4. How an author organizes information






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






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






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






8. Begin to deal with






9. To make known or to show






10. The use of certain words or phrases to show an author's feelings about a topic






11. To make visible - to make clear






12. The 'message' of the story






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






14. Words from the text to that support your ideas/answers.






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






16. The person who tells the story






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






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






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






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






21. Conversation between characters






22. To get a point across or to show






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






24. Why the author wrote the story

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25. Adding details to support the text






26. How an author organizes information






27. Details that support the main idea.






28. Information that supports an author's reason for his beliefs






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






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






31. The use of certain words or phrases to show an author's feelings about a topic






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






33. Present a problem and solve it






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






35. Story of a person's life written by another person






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






37. The circumstances in which something occurs






38. Words from the text to that support your ideas/answers.






39. A reason for or against something






40. Good reasons for why something is done






41. Struggle that the main character tries to overcome






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






43. The attitude of the narrator or speaker






44. Adding details to support the text






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






46. Provided by the writer to support his claims






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






48. Used to explain why thing results from another






49. To make visible - to make clear






50. The most important point the author is trying to get across