TDA vocabulary

Question 1

Synonyms are...

Accepted Answer

the same

Question 2

Which word is the interjection: Hey! You didn't tell me we were meeting somewhere new.

Accepted Answer

Hey

Question 3

Which sentence BEST shows the character is bored?

Accepted Answer

Gio slouched on the couch and flipped through the channels.

Question 4

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Accepted Answer

Today's practice is inside the gym, isn't it?

Question 5

To communicate or make known...

Accepted Answer

convey

Question 6

Evidence in a passage that disagrees with an author's previous evidence...

Accepted Answer

conflicting evidence

Question 7

Which verb or verb phrase is not used correctly?

Accepted Answer

I has never visited my uncle in Oklahoma before last year.

Question 8

Using a close reading of the text to examine the relationship among ideas or details...

Accepted Answer

analyze

Question 9

The tools and techniques used by an author to tell a story...

Accepted Answer

author's craft

Question 10

Using evidence presented to make a broad statement about a topic...

Accepted Answer

generalization

Question 11

To tell the difference between items...

Accepted Answer

distinguish

Question 12

To bring together or combine...

Accepted Answer

integrate

Question 13

The perspective from which a story is told (either 1st or 3rd person)...

Accepted Answer

point of view

Question 14

Body paragraphs of a TDA need to include...

Accepted Answer

text evidence

Question 15

This explains how the evidence supports the thesis:

Accepted Answer

analysis/elaboration

Question 16

Also called the "theme"...

Accepted Answer

central message

Question 17

What the passage is mostly about...

Accepted Answer

central idea

Question 18

The best pop to drink is...

Accepted Answer

Pepsi, Pepsi, Pepsi, Pepsi

Question 19

To examine or judge carefully...

Accepted Answer

evaluate

Question 20

The best food to eat is...

Accepted Answer

steak, chicken wings, seafood, pizza

Question 21

Genre that includes works meant to be performed by actors on stage, TV, or radio...

Accepted Answer

drama

Question 22

Which title should be set in quotation marks?

Accepted Answer

Miriam won the contest with her essay Visiting My Grandma.

Question 23

Conclusion paragraphs of a TDA should include...

Accepted Answer

reinforcing the thesis statement

Question 24

The first paragraph of my TDA should include all of the following except...

Accepted Answer

analysis

Question 25

Which sentence BEST creates a feeling of excitement?

Accepted Answer

The boy bolted across the yard.

Question 26

Events in time order are known as...

Accepted Answer

Sequence or chronological order

Question 27

The way an author feels about a subject, positive or negative...

Accepted Answer

bias

Question 28

Another synonym for "theme"...

Accepted Answer

proverb

Question 29

Antonyms are...

Accepted Answer

opposites

Question 30

Compare and contrast means to...

Accepted Answer

tell how things are similar and different

TDA vocabulary

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TDA vocabulary

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