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






2. The circumstances in which something occurs






3. Bad reasons for why something is done






4. Why the author wrote the story


5. Finding a solution to a problem






6. Begin to deal with






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






8. Details that support the main idea.






9. Used to explain why thing results from another






10. Used to explain why thing results from another






11. Begin to deal with






12. Framework author chooses for a text






13. Change






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






15. How an author organizes information






16. Struggle that the main character tries to overcome






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






18. Statements of what the author believes






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






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






21. The attitude of the narrator or speaker






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Provided by the writer to support his claims






29. Conversation between characters






30. Author's feelings about a topic


31. The person who tells the story






32. Present a problem and solve it






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






34. How an author organizes information






35. Struggle that the main character tries to overcome






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






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






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






39. Memories that are written down






40. How characters think - act or feel






41. Why the author wrote the story


42. To make known or to show






43. Present a problem and solve it






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






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






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






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






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






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






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