PSSA Eligible Content Vocabulary

Question 1

The repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words.

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Alliteration

Question 2

A quality of writing where ideas, details, and arguments move logically and fluidly in writing.

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Cohesion

Question 3

A comparison showing the similarities between two things.

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Analogy

Question 4

A sentence that consists of at least one independent clause and one subordinate clause.

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Complex Sentence

Question 5

One or more letters attached to the beginning, end, or base of a word.

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Affix

Question 6

Noting a relationship between actions such that one or more are the result of the other.

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Cause/Effect

Question 7

A relationship or association between one or more things.

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Connection

Question 8

The intended readers of a piece of writing.

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Audience

Question 9

Two or more successive words that modify the same noun (e.g. It was a hot, boring day).

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Coordinate Adjectives

Question 10

The internal paragraphs within a piece of writing.

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Body

Question 11

The thesis statement or main point that forms the basis for an argument within a text.

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Claim

Question 12

The final paragraph or section of a piece of writing that provides a sense of closure.

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Conclusion

Question 13

An argument that is in opposition to the claim provided in a piece of argumentative writing.

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Counterclaim

Question 14

The process of identifying the parts of a whole and their relationships to one another.

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Analysis

Question 15

Words and phrases that frequently occur in various contexts and topics.

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Academic Words/Phrases

Question 16

A saying that sets forth a general truth that has gained credibility through use over time.

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Adage

Question 17

To communicate or to make known.

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Convey

Question 18

A written account of another person's life.

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Biography

Question 19

The noun to which a pronoun refers.

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Antecedent

Question 20

Characters that appear as archetypes in literature (e.g. the hero or the trickster).

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Character Types

Question 21

To place characters, situations, or ideas together to show common and/or differing features.

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Compare/Contrast

Question 22

When the subject of the sentence is the doer of the action in the sentence.

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Active Voice

Question 23

To disclose agreement with; to recognize as valid.

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Acknowledge

Question 24

One of the divisions or sections in a book that is usually numbered or titled.

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Chapter

Question 25

The person who composes a literary or informational text.

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Author

Question 26

A short account of a particular incident or event.

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Anecdote

Question 27

A connecting word.

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Conjunction

Question 28

A strategy a writer uses to group ideas that are similar or related.

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Classification

Question 29

A word that modifies (describes) a verb, adverb, or adjective.

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Adverb

Question 30

The subtle presence of a positive or negative approach toward a topic.

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Bias

Question 31

A sentence that has at least two independent clauses and at least one subordinate clause.

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Compound-Complex Sentence

Question 32

The sequential order in which events occur; the arrangement of events in order of occurrence.

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Chronology

Question 33

A word that is the opposite meaning to another word.

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Antonym

Question 34

Information in a text that disagrees with an author's articulated point of view.

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Conflicting Evidence

Question 35

An implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event.

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Allusion

Question 36

A word or group of words that helps reason out the meaning of an unfamiliar word.

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Context Clues

Question 37

The position or claim that the writer establishes.

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Argument

Question 38

A person, animal, or inanimate object portrayed in a literary work.

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Character

Question 39

The unifying state of someone's beliefs.

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Central Idea

Question 40

A word or phrase that modifies (describes) a noun or pronoun.

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Adjective

Question 41

A sentence that consists of two or more independent clauses and no subordinate clauses.

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Compound Sentence

Question 42

The form of an adjective that compares two or more things and usually ends in -er.

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Comparative Adjective

PSSA Eligible Content Vocabulary

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PSSA Eligible Content Vocabulary

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