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EOG Common Core Vocabulary
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Subjects
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common-core
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english
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The 'message' of the story
theme
oppose
reasons
summary
2. A style of writing such as poetry - drama - fantasy - historical fiction - etc.
capture
chronology
memoir
genre
3. Words from the text to that support your ideas/answers.
conveys
oppose
text evidence
evidence
4. Why the author wrote the story
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5. Begin to deal with
most accurately
approach
narrator
chronology
6. The use of certain words or phrases to show an author's feelings about a topic
capture
claims
mood
connotative meaning
7. Finding a solution to a problem
resolution
argument
cause and effect structure
evidence
8. How characters think - act or feel
opinion
impact
attitude
theme
9. To make visible - to make clear
develops
mood
traits
anecdote
10. Story of a person's life written by another person
context
visual evidence
mood
biography
11. Story of a person's life written by that person
autobiography
dialogue
climax
reasons
12. Come into contact and make a change
impact
argument
anecdote
context
13. Details that support the main idea.
supporting details
author's purpose
text structure
traits
14. Used to explain differences and similarities of people or ideas
text structure
experiences
revealed
compare and contrast structure
15. When the words mean something other than what they say.
claims
figurative meaning
mood
argument
16. A message expressing a belief about something
connotative meaning
pros
opinion
motivation
17. To get a point across or to show
problem and solution structure
structure
crafts
conveys
18. An actor's portrayal of someone in a play
tone
role
claims
most accurately
19. Good reasons for why something is done
pros
supporting details
text evidence
anecdote
20. To act against something - such as to oppose someone's viewpoint about a topic
reasons
oppose
claims
capture
21. Memories that are written down
traits
role
memoir
approach
22. Information that supports an author's reason for his beliefs
memoir
genre
revealed
evidence
23. Change
structure
effect
approach
autobiography
24. Provided by the writer to support his claims
figurative language
cause and effect structure
climax
reasons
25. The movement of greatest suspense - surprise - or excitement
summary
climax
figurative language
revealed
26. The most correct way
most accurately
structure
evidence
autobiography
27. Atmosphere (feeling) in a story or poem
pros
effect
capture
mood
28. Conversation between characters
role
story structure
impact
dialogue
29. To act against something - such as to oppose someone's viewpoint about a topic
dialogue
memoir
crafts
oppose
30. Words from the text to that support your ideas/answers.
structure
visual evidence
most accurately
text evidence
31. The circumstances in which something occurs
context
impact
mood
develops
32. The reasons that cause characters to act as they do
author's purpose
biography
motivation
central idea
33. Author's feelings about a topic
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34. The series of episodes - or events - that make up the story
conflict
plot
story structure
claims
35. Present a problem and solve it
problem and solution structure
theme
impact
summary
36. The most important point the author is trying to get across
most accurately
central idea
biography
develops
37. Short story of an amusing or interesting event
anecdote
contribute
most accurately
context
38. Provided by the writer to support his claims
crafts
reasons
claims
author's purpose
39. (verb form) how an author expresses his thoughts -or point of view about a subject
impact
oppose
crafts
revealed
40. Struggle that the main character tries to overcome
claims
most accurately
conflict
resolution
41. Used to explain why thing results from another
cause and effect structure
traits
conflict
integrating information
42. A reason for or against something
argument
experiences
attitude
figurative meaning
43. Come into contact and make a change
anecdote
author's purpose
connotative meaning
impact
44. To get a point across or to show
conveys
motivation
text structure
approach
45. Framework author chooses for a text
structure
claims
central idea
connotative meaning
46. Characteristics that are inherited
traits
claims
crafts
compare and contrast structure
47. (verb form) how an author expresses his thoughts -or point of view about a subject
supporting details
crafts
genre
capture
48. The reasons that cause characters to act as they do
central idea
motivation
impact
supporting details
49. A structure of text in a specific order of events
resolution
cause and effect structure
compare and contrast structure
chronology
50. To make known or to show
dialogue
develops
revealed
reasons