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






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






3. Author's feelings about a topic


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






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






6. How an author organizes information






7. Good reasons for why something is done






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






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






10. Details that support the main idea.






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






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






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






14. Begin to deal with






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






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






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






18. A message expressing a belief about something






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






20. Why the author wrote the story


21. Adding details to support the text






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






23. Used to explain why thing results from another






24. Author's feelings about a topic


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






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






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






28. The way a story is organized






29. Come into contact and make a change






30. To make visible - to make clear






31. Come into contact and make a change






32. Why the author wrote the story


33. Change






34. Memories that are written down






35. Framework author chooses for a text






36. Short story of an amusing or interesting event






37. Finding a solution to a problem






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






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






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






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






42. Details that support the main idea.






43. Good reasons for why something is done






44. Conversation between characters






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






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






47. Provided by the writer to support his claims






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






49. The 'message' of the story






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