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