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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. The person who tells the story






2. Statements of what the author believes






3. Finding a solution to a problem






4. Good reasons for why something is done






5. Framework author chooses for a text






6. Details that support the main idea.






7. Short story of an amusing or interesting event






8. Begin to deal with






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






10. How an author organizes information






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






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






13. The circumstances in which something occurs






14. Struggle that the main character tries to overcome






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






16. To get a point across or to show






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






18. Atmosphere (feeling) in a story or poem






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






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






21. To make visible - to make clear






22. Change






23. Struggle that the main character tries to overcome






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






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






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






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






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






29. The way a story is organized






30. Good reasons for why something is done






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






32. Bad reasons for why something is done






33. Why the author wrote the story


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






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






36. A reason for or against something






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






38. Bad reasons for why something is done






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






40. The most correct way






41. Short story of an amusing or interesting event






42. A message expressing a belief about something






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






44. The circumstances in which something occurs






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






46. Finding a solution to a problem






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






48. Used to explain why thing results from another






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






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