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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. Struggle that the main character tries to overcome






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






3. How characters think - act or feel






4. A reason for or against something






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






6. Author's feelings about a topic

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7. Short story of an amusing or interesting event






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






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






10. Bad reasons for why something is done






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






12. To make known or to show






13. Conversation between characters






14. Author's feelings about a topic

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






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






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






18. To get a point across or to show






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






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






21. The person who tells the story






22. The attitude of the narrator or speaker






23. Adding details to support the text






24. The way a story is organized






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






26. Change






27. How an author organizes information






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






29. Come into contact and make a change






30. Details that support the main idea.






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






32. A reason for or against something






33. Why the author wrote the story

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34. Atmosphere (feeling) in a story or poem






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






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






37. To make visible - to make clear






38. How characters think - act or feel






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






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






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






42. The 'message' of the story






43. To get a point across or to show






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






45. Begin to deal with






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






47. Statements of what the author believes






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






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






50. The most correct way