Academic Vocab Flash Cards TEST GRADE

Question 1

assertive tone

Answer 1

Stern and with authority

Question 2

Analysis

Answer 2

Close examination

Question 3

Inference

Answer 3

Using evidence and reasoning to reach a conclusion

Question 4

Details

Answer 4

Features, facts, or items

Question 5

Theme

Answer 5

Moral or lesson learned

Question 6

Central idea

Answer 6

The most important thought of a paragraph or larger section of text

Question 7

Development

Answer 7

Process of developing or being developed

Question 8

Refined

Answer 8

Precise

Question 9

Emerges

Answer 9

Become known

Question 10

Bias

Answer 10

Prejudiced in favor of or against

Question 11

Objective summary

Answer 11

No opinions or feelings

Question 12

Complex character

Answer 12

Many different characters and they develop throughout the story

Question 13

Plot (include all plot elements)

Answer 13

The sequence and development of events;
+Exposition—introduced the characters and settings
+Rising Action—builds tension/suspense, attempts to sole the primary conflict of the story
+Climax—peak of the story
+Falling Action—the beginning of the end
+Resolution—how the problem is resolved or ends

Question 14

Characterization

Answer 14

Displays physical characteristics, personality traits, motivations, private thoughts, and actions

Question 15

Conflict

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The problem or disagreement

Question 16

Connotation

Answer 16

Emotional meaning, not the literary meaning

Question 17

Denotation

Answer 17

Dictionary definition

Question 18

Figurative language

Answer 18

Doesn’t use a word’s strict or realistic meaning

Question 19

Simile

Answer 19

Comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’

Question 20

Metaphor

Answer 20

Comparison without the use of ‘like’ or ‘as’

Question 21

Personification

Answer 21

Giving human characteristics to non humane things

Question 22

Hyperbole

Answer 22

Extreme exaggeration

Question 23

Tone

Answer 23

The author’s attitude towards a given subject

Question 24

Formal vs. informal tone

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+formal—direct and thorough (professional)
+informal—conversational and similar to how you speak to a friend

Question 25

Context

Answer 25

The background or setting

Question 26

Text structure (list the types and a description)

Answer 26

+text structure: the author’s way of organizing the text +description: describes +Compare & Contrast: differences and similarities +Chronological: in time sequence +Problem & Solution: a solution is presented to the problem presented +Cause & Effect: this happens because of that

Question 27

Suspense/mystery/tension

Answer 27

Excited or anxious

Question 28

Parallel plot

Answer 28

Two or more separate stories that usually link by the end

Question 29

Flashback

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Interjected scene that flashes back in time

Question 30

Foreshadowing

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Interjected scene or detail that classes to the future

Question 31

Rhetoric

Answer 31

The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing

Question 32

Allusion

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Reference to something well-known

Question 33

Paradox

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Contradictory statement

Question 34

Understatement

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Extreme downplaying

Question 35

Logical fallacy

Answer 35

An error in reasoning that renders an argument invalid

Question 36

Emotional appeals

Answer 36

Persuasion of the audience by intentionally evoking certain emotions

Question 37

Context

Answer 37

The background or setting

Question 38

Claim

Answer 38

Assertion of the truth of something

Question 39

Counterclaim

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A claim made to rebut a previous claim

Question 40

Point of View (first person, second person, third person limited, third omniscient, third objective)

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+POV: how the story’s told +First: the narrator is the character +Second: the reader is part of the story +Third Limited: knows one person’s thoughts and feelings +Omniscient: knows everyone’s thoughts and feelings + Objective: the doesn’t show any thoughts or feelings

Question 41

Transitions

Answer 41

Allow for easier flow through the story

Question 42

Thesis statement

Answer 42

Consist summary of the main point or claim

Question 43

Formal writing style

Answer 43

Standard English, more complex sentences, lack of slang terms

Question 44

Objective tone

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Impersonal style that gives the reader info about something but doesn’t include info about the writer

Question 45

Alliteration

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Repetition of the consonance sound at the beginning of a word

Question 46

Assonance

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The repetition of the sound of a vowel

Question 47

Convey

Answer 47

Transport or carry to a place

Question 48

Author’s purpose

Answer 48

The reason he/she writes it

Question 49

Informative Essay (list the elements)

Answer 49

Non-fiction writing piece +intro: hook, brief summary of the story/background, thesis statement +body: point, evidence, explain, link +conclusion: brief summary, thesis restatement

Question 50

Narrative Essay (list the elements)

Answer 50

Telling a story +character, plot, eating, POV, conflict, style, dialogue (usually)

Question 51

Argumentative/Persuasive Essay (list the elements)

Answer 51

Uses logic and reason to show that one idea is or legitimate than another +conclusion, claim, counterclaim, evidence