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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. An actor's portrayal of someone in a play






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






3. Come into contact and make a change






4. Present a problem and solve it






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






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






7. Characteristics that are inherited






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






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






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






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






12. The person who tells the story






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






14. A message expressing a belief about something






15. Bad reasons for why something is done






16. Good reasons for why something is done






17. Begin to deal with






18. Short story of an amusing or interesting event






19. The 'message' of the story






20. To make known or to show






21. The circumstances in which something occurs






22. To make visible - to make clear






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






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






25. Memories that are written down






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






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






28. Why the author wrote the story

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29. The most correct way






30. How characters think - act or feel






31. Atmosphere (feeling) in a story or poem






32. Bad reasons for why something is done






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






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






35. Present a problem and solve it






36. Provided by the writer to support his claims






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






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






39. To get a point across or to show






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






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






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






43. Come into contact and make a change






44. The attitude of the narrator or speaker






45. A message expressing a belief about something






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






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






48. Statements of what the author believes






49. Conversation between characters






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