Academic ELA vocabulary

Question 1

The plot of the story is built around the ________________.

Accepted Answer

conflict

Question 2

What is a symbolic representation of data?

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diagram

Question 3

Which of the following is not a persuassive technique?

Accepted Answer

support

Question 4

what is the root word for "AUTOBIOGRAPHY"

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graph

Question 5

The sand is a fire pit is an example of what type of figurative language.

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metaphor

Question 6

Putting events in the order that they happened is called ________________.

Accepted Answer

chronological

Question 7

Have you been taught what you need to know for your STAAR reading test?

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YES

Question 8

What does a dictionary entry have in it?

Accepted Answer

syllables

Question 9

What is the root word for the word telescopic?

Accepted Answer

scope

Question 10

Which sentence shows first person writing.

Accepted Answer

I ate breakfast.

Question 11

The majority of the events take place in the ___________________ of plot.

Accepted Answer

rising action

Question 12

The basic part of a word...

Accepted Answer

root

Question 13

Which of the following is not a secondary source?

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lab notes

Question 14

What is a word that means the same thing as another word?

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synonym

Question 15

Which of these is not a purpose for writing?

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fiction

Question 16

Which is an example of personification?

Accepted Answer

The book is calling my name.

Question 17

large sections of a play made up of multiple smaller parts

Accepted Answer

act

Question 18

To influence someone to believe or do something

Accepted Answer

persuade

Questions 18