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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. How characters think - act or feel






2. Come into contact and make a change






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






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






5. Why the author wrote the story

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6. Why the author wrote the story

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7. Adding details to support the text






8. Provided by the writer to support his claims






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






10. Provided by the writer to support his claims






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






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






13. Author's feelings about a topic

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14. Framework author chooses for a text






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






16. Information that supports an author's reason for his beliefs






17. Characteristics that are inherited






18. Struggle that the main character tries to overcome






19. The most correct way






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






21. Atmosphere (feeling) in a story or poem






22. Conversation between characters






23. The attitude of the narrator or speaker






24. How characters think - act or feel






25. Short story of an amusing or interesting event






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






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






28. Good reasons for why something is done






29. Present a problem and solve it






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






31. The way a story is organized






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






33. Bad reasons for why something is done






34. Statements of what the author believes






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






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






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






38. How an author organizes information






39. Information that supports an author's reason for his beliefs






40. Finding a solution to a problem






41. Statements of what the author believes






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






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






44. Details that support the main idea.






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






46. How an author organizes information






47. The most correct way






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






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






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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