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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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The author’s main point or message about the topic of a text...
subject
central idea
evidence
tone
2
When you
use your own words
to express what another author has said, you are
paraphrasing
copying
plagiarizing
concluding
3
Conversation between characters (like the one in the scene) is called...
monologue
sentences
quotation
dialogue
4
Info for Morty's research paper came from different ______- books,articles &reliable websites
sources
audiences
libraries
encyclopedias
5
To figure out a word's meaning, look for ______ clues (the info that surrounds it in the text).
definition
elaboration
context
plot
6
An article in a newspaper or news website that gives the opinion of its publishers...
editorial
letter to the editor
dialogue
research paper
7
Arnold wrote the article while thinking about his ______, the other 8th graders who‘d read it.
audience
plot
narrator
characters
8
When doing research, use trustworthy and __________ sources that you can believe are accurate.
imaginative
visual
fantastical
credible
9
In this type of text, writer's purpose is to help the reader understand a concept or procedure.
argumentative text
explanatory text
persuasive text
narrative text
10
When you try to
pass off another author's words as your own
, you are...
paraphrasing
summarizing
plagiarizing
concluding
11
Info that is NOT important to the situation or subject is also known as _______ information.
insufficient
irrelevant
crucial
relevant
12
Each grouped set of lines in a poem is called a/an ___________.
paragraph
phrase
stanza
lyric
13
In the pictured concept map, the arrows show the ____________________ between ideas.
lines
conflict
conclusions
connections
14
The __________ is the character or voice that tells a story.
narrator
protagonist
editor
author
15
"There was no _____________ in the story. All the characters got along & there was no tension."
style
conflict
dialogue
motive
16
The movie
Black Panther
mainly takes place in Wakanda. Wakanda is its ___________.
sequence of events
setting
character
plot
17
Penny is carefully studying a text to learn about its parts & how they relate. This is a/an...
analysis
comparison
reading
dialogue
18
Accurate information is...
subjective and biased
sufficient
true and valid
incorrect
19
Include is the _________ of exclude.
synonym
parallel
root
opposite
20
This type of text gives evidence to support an author's position on a topic.
argumentative
expository
procedural
poem
21
Words that help make connections between sentences and ideas in a text are called...
transition words/phrases
figurative language
imagery
clauses
22
Compare/Contrast, Cause/Effect, Problem/Solution, and Pro/Con are all different types of...
argument
description
style
text structure
23
It is cold in Colorado today. This is __________ to Eric's decision to wear a coat.
relevant
irrelevant
24
A character's reason for doing something is called a ___________.
setting
style
mood
motive
25
A 5 year old narrator will have a different ____________ than an 80 year old narrator.
mood
theme
claim
point of view
26
Information that is important to the situation or subject is also known as _______ information.
relevant
insufficient
sufficient
irrelevant
27
Another word for any piece of writing is...
narrative
paragraph
text
story
28
In an argumentative text, this is a statement that the author is trying to prove.
opinion
reason
evidence
claim
29
Inclusion and exclusion are...
homonyms
synonyms
homophones
antonyms
30
A baby panda was born today. This is __________ to Eric's decision to wear a coat.
relevant
irrelevant
31
After writing a rough draft, you should __________ before publishing a final draft.
throw it away and start over
pre-write
edit
brainstorm
32
Which of the following is the BEST example of a concrete detail?
"I see trees of green, red roses too"
"Seems that I'm always thinking of you"
"Now I believe in miracles"
"I agree!"
33
An author should use _________________ to support a claim.
conclusion
evidence
paraphrase
opinion
34
A sentence that starts with “In conclusion” would provide an essay with _______________.
tension
closure
purpose
evidence
35
Porkchop and Ren are both dogs, but Ren can talk while Porkchop can only bark. This is a/an
comparison
conflict
contradiction
argument
36
Which sentence does NOT contain an error in
grammar usage
?
I run for the ball but she caught it first.
We was running for the ball.
I ran for the ball but she caught it first.
I ran for the ball but she catches it first.
37
The story line or sequence of events in a novel, play, or other story.
procedure
interpretation
plot
introduction
38
A good _________ provides a shortened description of a text's main ideas using your own words.
summary
argument
narrative
essay
39
When the plot of a story makes sense from beginning to middle to end, it has a/an ____________.
logical sequence of events
flashback
interpretation
shift in narrator's perspective
40
Counter- (as in counterclaim) and contra- (as in contradict) both mean
before
against or opposite
below or less than
between
41
When you make an inference, you use _____ from the text+your own knowledge to draw a conclusion
interpretation
plot
evidence
style
42
Based on the info provided and what you already know, you ______ that the boy is at McDonalds.
know
prove
imply
infer
43
To provide reasoning or support for a claim...
justify
deduce
assert
infer
44
A text that tells a story by presenting events in an orderly sequence is _______________.
persuasive writing
narrative writing
poetry
argumentative writing
45
Another word for any piece of writing is...
narrative
paragraph
story
text
