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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. Present a problem and solve it






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






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






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






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






6. Short story of an amusing or interesting event






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






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






9. Short story of an amusing or interesting event






10. To make visible - to make clear






11. Good reasons for why something is done






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






13. To make known or to show






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






15. Begin to deal with






16. Used to explain why thing results from another






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






18. The person who tells the story






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






20. Statements of what the author believes






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






22. Present a problem and solve it






23. Bad reasons for why something is done






24. Statements of what the author believes






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






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






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






28. Good reasons for why something is done






29. Framework author chooses for a text






30. Change






31. To make visible - to make clear






32. The most correct way






33. The most correct way






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






35. To make known or to show






36. Bad reasons for why something is done






37. Adding details to support the text






38. To get a point across or to show






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






40. Provided by the writer to support his claims






41. The attitude of the narrator or speaker






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






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






44. Why the author wrote the story


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






46. To get a point across or to show






47. Struggle that the main character tries to overcome






48. Provided by the writer to support his claims






49. Begin to deal with






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