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8th Grade ELA & Literacy Vocabulary
8th Grade ELA & Literacy Vocabulary
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Construct Relevant Vocabulary for English Language Arts and Literacy.
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In this type of text, writer's purpose is to help the reader understand a concept or procedure.
argumentative text
narrative text
persuasive text
explanatory text
2
A character's reason for doing something is called a ___________.
setting
motive
mood
style
3
The movie
Black Panther
mainly takes place in Wakanda. Wakanda is its ___________.
setting
plot
sequence of events
character
4
An author should use _________________ to support a claim.
opinion
conclusion
paraphrase
evidence
5
Compare/Contrast, Cause/Effect, Problem/Solution, and Pro/Con are all different types of...
description
argument
style
text structure
6
When you try to
pass off another author's words as your own
, you are...
concluding
paraphrasing
summarizing
plagiarizing
7
Which sentence does NOT contain an error in
grammar usage
?
I ran for the ball but she catches it first.
I ran for the ball but she caught it first.
We was running for the ball.
I run for the ball but she caught it first.
8
It is cold in Colorado today. This is __________ to Eric's decision to wear a coat.
relevant
irrelevant
9
In the pictured concept map, the arrows show the ____________________ between ideas.
connections
conflict
lines
conclusions
10
Each grouped set of lines in a poem is called a/an ___________.
lyric
stanza
phrase
paragraph
11
"There was no _____________ in the story. All the characters got along & there was no tension."
style
conflict
dialogue
motive
12
To provide reasoning or support for a claim...
deduce
justify
infer
assert
13
A 5 year old narrator will have a different ____________ than an 80 year old narrator.
claim
mood
theme
point of view
14
When you make an inference, you use _____ from the text+your own knowledge to draw a conclusion
style
plot
interpretation
evidence
15
An article in a newspaper or news website that gives the opinion of its publishers...
dialogue
editorial
research paper
letter to the editor
16
To figure out a word's meaning, look for ______ clues (the info that surrounds it in the text).
context
plot
elaboration
definition
17
When doing research, use trustworthy and __________ sources that you can believe are accurate.
visual
credible
imaginative
fantastical
18
Words that help make connections between sentences and ideas in a text are called...
clauses
imagery
figurative language
transition words/phrases
19
Which of the following is the BEST example of a concrete detail?
"I see trees of green, red roses too"
"I agree!"
"Seems that I'm always thinking of you"
"Now I believe in miracles"
20
Another word for any piece of writing is...
story
paragraph
text
narrative
21
Counter- (as in counterclaim) and contra- (as in contradict) both mean
between
before
against or opposite
below or less than
22
The story line or sequence of events in a novel, play, or other story.
procedure
interpretation
plot
introduction
23
In an argumentative text, this is a statement that the author is trying to prove.
opinion
evidence
reason
claim
24
This type of text gives evidence to support an author's position on a topic.
expository
argumentative
procedural
poem
25
The author’s main point or message about the topic of a text...
evidence
subject
central idea
tone
26
A baby panda was born today. This is __________ to Eric's decision to wear a coat.
irrelevant
relevant
27
Conversation between characters (like the one in the scene) is called...
sentences
monologue
quotation
dialogue
28
A sentence that starts with “In conclusion” would provide an essay with _______________.
tension
closure
evidence
purpose
29
Information that is important to the situation or subject is also known as _______ information.
relevant
sufficient
irrelevant
insufficient
30
Info for Morty's research paper came from different ______- books,articles &reliable websites
encyclopedias
audiences
libraries
sources
31
When you
use your own words
to express what another author has said, you are
copying
paraphrasing
concluding
plagiarizing
32
Penny is carefully studying a text to learn about its parts & how they relate. This is a/an...
analysis
dialogue
comparison
reading
33
A good _________ provides a shortened description of a text's main ideas using your own words.
summary
essay
narrative
argument
34
When the plot of a story makes sense from beginning to middle to end, it has a/an ____________.
interpretation
logical sequence of events
flashback
shift in narrator's perspective
35
Inclusion and exclusion are...
homophones
synonyms
homonyms
antonyms
36
The __________ is the character or voice that tells a story.
narrator
protagonist
author
editor
37
Based on the info provided and what you already know, you ______ that the boy is at McDonalds.
know
infer
imply
prove
38
Arnold wrote the article while thinking about his ______, the other 8th graders who‘d read it.
plot
narrator
audience
characters
39
Porkchop and Ren are both dogs, but Ren can talk while Porkchop can only bark. This is a/an
argument
comparison
contradiction
conflict
40
Info that is NOT important to the situation or subject is also known as _______ information.
insufficient
crucial
irrelevant
relevant
41
Accurate information is...
incorrect
true and valid
subjective and biased
sufficient
42
A text that tells a story by presenting events in an orderly sequence is _______________.
argumentative writing
persuasive writing
narrative writing
poetry
43
Include is the _________ of exclude.
parallel
root
opposite
synonym
44
After writing a rough draft, you should __________ before publishing a final draft.
brainstorm
pre-write
throw it away and start over
edit
