Academic Vocabulary, part 3

This hairstyle--short front and sides, but long in the back-- is called...

The time and the place where a story happens are called the...

Which word is a synonym for "idea?"

If something matters--if it is important--we say it is...

These children are playing a game called...

The subject of an essay--what it is about--is called the thesis or the...

Two words that are combined to make one longer noun (e.g., bed + room = bedroom)

When a person writes his/her own life story, it is...

To show how things/people are alike is to ________; to show how they're different is to _____.

The part of a story where most of the events happen, and the tension builds up, is the...

The part of the story where the action starts to wind down is the...

This hairstyle--popular in the U.S. in the 1970s--is called...

In the U.S., this man might be called...

Words that have opposite meanings (e.g., up & down; fast & slow) are called...

The outcome of a conflict--how it ends--is called the...

The part of a story where the characters and setting are introduced is the...

A synonym for "problem" is...

This haircut is called...

The events of a story (what happens) are called the...

This man was actually on American TV for over 20 years. What did he call his music?

The part of a text that surrounds a word, and helps you figure out its meaning, is called...

Writing to get readers to agree with you about something is called...

The part of the story where the loose ends are tied up, and the story concludes, is the...

When you guess what will happen in the near future, you ___________ what will happen next.

When you figure out what's going on, but you haven't been told directly, you've made...

A story that is not true (not based on real events) is called...

An expression that doesn't mean exactly what the words say (e.g., It's second nature) is...

When you tell (or write) a quick, short version of something, you...

What makes something happen is the ___________, and the result (what happens) is the________.

The way that you do something is your own special method or ___________________.

When a person write someone else's life story, it is a...

Words that describe how you do something (e.g., slowly; noisily; angrily) are called...

Sometimes, stories have a message (e.g., Stand by your friends), also called a...

Words that describe nouns (e.g., a pretty girl; a boring movie; a tall man) are called...

Words that are spelled differently but sound the same (e.g., see & sea; way & weigh) are called

Words that have the same meaning (e.g., huge & enormous; child & kid) are called...

The way that you explain or understand an idea or event is your _____________ of it.

This type of music and dancing, popular in the 1970s, is called...

This street sport is called... 

The part of a story which has the most important event is the...