11th Grade ELA SBAC Academic Vocabulary Review

Question 1

CLAIMS are:

Accepted Answer

statements that may or may not be true

Question 2

INFERENCES are NOT:

Accepted Answer

clearly stated

Question 3

Narrative introductions include ALL except?

Accepted Answer

Resolution

Question 4

A thesis is

Accepted Answer

The main idea of your essay

Question 5

While reading, what will I be doing to help me track the text?

Accepted Answer

Take Notes: 2 column, Cornell, Boxing, Mapping, Bullets

Question 6

ALLUSIONS are:

Accepted Answer

references

Question 7

THEME is NOT:

Accepted Answer

usually stated

Question 8

Which is not a closing transition?

Accepted Answer

Also,

Question 9

RELEVANT means:

Accepted Answer

relating

Question 10

EXPLICITLY means:

Accepted Answer

clearly

Question 11

The author creates a pattern to tell their story. What is this called?

Accepted Answer

Text Structure

Question 12

Tone in a text is

Accepted Answer

The overall feeling of the text

Question 13

PROPEL means:

Accepted Answer

power forward

Question 14

How do you find the Central Idea?

Accepted Answer

Read, paraphrase, evaluate patterns, summarize

Question 15

An informational/explanatory and argumentative includes ALL except?

Accepted Answer

Plot

Question 16

A stanza of a poem is...

Accepted Answer

A chunk or paragraph of the poem

Question 17

What is the first thing you should do when you encounter a text on the computer?

Accepted Answer

Scan

Question 18

SPECIFIC means:

Accepted Answer

certain

Question 19

SUFFICIENT means:

Accepted Answer

enough

Question 20

Mood of a text is

Accepted Answer

The feeling the reader gets

Question 21

To EVALUATE is to:

Accepted Answer

judge

Question 22

INCIDENTS are:

Accepted Answer

events

Question 23

All of these words mean "main idea," EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

synonym

Question 24

An OBJECTIVE SUMMARY is:

Accepted Answer

fact-based

Question 25

When summarizing an informational text you should?

Accepted Answer

provide the central idea and supporting details

Question 26

Which are examples of a variety of transition words

Accepted Answer

First, next, last, In addition, another reason

Question 27

ASPECTS are:

Accepted Answer

traits

Question 28

What is the step before writing and essay that help you figure out what to write

Accepted Answer

Brainstorm & Outline

Question 29

Paraphrase means...

Accepted Answer

use your own words

Question 30

CONFLICTING INFORMATION is information that:

Accepted Answer

disagrees

Question 31

Parallel Structure occurs when

Accepted Answer

Parts of a sentence are grammatically the same or similar in construction, He came, he saw, and he conquered.

Question 32

ANALOGIES are:

Accepted Answer

comparisons

Question 33

The test asks you to define "supercalifragilistexpalidocious" in context. What do you do?

Accepted Answer

I look at the sentences surrounding & the context of story, I break it into what I do know - Super, it must be good.

Question 34

PROVOKE means:

Accepted Answer

to cause

Question 35

What skill is analyzing the incidents and dialogue?

Accepted Answer

cause and effect, deciding how actions and words impact the story

Question 36

What is an "antonym"

Accepted Answer

a word with an opposite meaning

Question 37

What the entire text is mostly about is the ?

Accepted Answer

central idea

Question 38

A thesis is?

Accepted Answer

Claim + 3 reasons

Question 39

CONNOTATIVE has to do with:

Accepted Answer

implied meaning

Question 40

Are you going to take notes while reading and breaking down the question?

Accepted Answer

Yes

Question 41

IMPACT means:

Accepted Answer

affect or effect

Question 42

IRRELEVANT means:

Accepted Answer

off topic

Question 43

TONE is the writer's:

Accepted Answer

attitude

Question 44

You are stuck between two multiple choice answers. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Process of Elimination/Justify

Question 45

To analyze is to...

Accepted Answer

saying more about the evidence or the text, explaining the how/why of an inference, discussion what could have happened as a result, explain connections

Question 46

If given a claim you must find what to support it?

Accepted Answer

textual evidence

11th Grade ELA SBAC Academic Vocabulary Review

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11th Grade ELA SBAC Academic Vocabulary Review

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