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