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






2. How characters think - act or feel






3. The 'message' of the story






4. Statements of what the author believes






5. Change






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






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






8. The most correct way






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






10. Author's feelings about a topic

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11. Short story of an amusing or interesting event






12. Present a problem and solve it






13. Why the author wrote the story

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






15. How an author organizes information






16. The attitude of the narrator or speaker






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






18. Used to explain why thing results from another






19. Short story of an amusing or interesting event






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






21. The 'message' of the story






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






23. Characteristics that are inherited






24. To make known or to show






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






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






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






28. Conversation between characters






29. Struggle that the main character tries to overcome






30. Atmosphere (feeling) in a story or poem






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






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






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






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






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






36. A message expressing a belief about something






37. Framework author chooses for a text






38. Adding details to support the text






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






40. Statements of what the author believes






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






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






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






44. Atmosphere (feeling) in a story or poem






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






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






47. Used to explain why thing results from another






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






49. Provided by the writer to support his claims






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