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EL2- LA Vocabulary
Contributed by: Zielinski
  • 1. imagery
A) the setting of a story
B) mental pictures that exist in the imagination
C) a subtitle of an illustration or picture
D) a list of characters in a book
  • 2. symbolism
A) the use of an object or idea to represent something else
B) the use of drum sounds in a story
C) what is included in a paragraph, phrase, or story
D) the topic or subject of a paragraph, phrase, or story
  • 3. main idea
A) to make a final copy or draft of written material
B) a group of two or more words that do not contain a subject or predicate
C) a list of what is in a book telling what pages to find names and topics
D) the most important part of a story or passage
  • 4. theme
A) facts that support an outcome
B) the main or base word in which one adds a prefix or suffix
C) the topic or subject of a paragraph, phrase, or story
D) the problem in a story
  • 5. resolution
A) the solving of a problem or conflict
B) the use of two negative words in a sentence
C) to explain something in detail
D) a comparison between two or more things
  • 6. content
A) what is included in a paragraph, phrase, or story
B) facts that support an outcome
C) to make a final copy or draft of one's writing
D) to find out by reasoning
  • 7. adverb
A) a sentence that is a command
B) a word used with a verb, adjective, or another adverb that tells when, where, how, what kind, or how much
C) a story or tale
D) two negative words in a sentence
  • 8. figurative
A) facts that support an outcome
B) the story a writer tells about his own life
C) a comparison between two different things
D) departs from literal meaning to achieve a special effect or new meaning
  • 9. literal
A) a piece of speech, writing, or musical composition
B) shortening of a word
C) a sentence that is a command
D) refers to words that do not change from their basic meaning
  • 10. possessives
A) a noun or pronoun which indicates ownership that is shown with apostrophes
B) a word that names a person, place, or thing
C) a sentence that is a command
D) something that is shown visually as a picture or a chart
  • 11. prefix
A) sources used to obtain information
B) two or more words pronounced the same but have different meanings
C) an affix occuring at the begining of a word, base word or phrase
D) shortening of a word
  • 12. apostrophe
A) a group of two or more words that do not contain a subject or predicate
B) something that shows something visually, such as a picture, chart, graph, or map
C) a list of what is in a book, telling on what pages to find names and topics
D) used to form contractions, to show that a letter or letters have been left out of word, or to show possession
  • 13. conflict
A) the character's thoughts, feelings, and physical features that makes them who they are
B) the problem in a story
C) a sentence that is a command
D) find out by reasoning, conclude
  • 14. foreshadowing
A) a repeating theme or idea
B) what is included in a paragraph, phrase, or story
C) a clue in the beginning of the story about something that will occur later
D) the use of dark and light colors in a story
  • 15. evidence
A) a sentence that is a command
B) added to the beginning of a root word to form a related word
C) facts that support an outcome
D) to become or make clearer
  • 16. graphic organizers
A) list of what is in a book, telling on what pages to find names and topics
B) to explain something in detail
C) the main or base word to which you may add a prefix or suffix
D) something that is shown visually such as a picture, chart, graph, or map
  • 17. homophones
A) shortening of a word
B) a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as
C) two or more words pronounced alike but have different meanings
D) graph that uses circles to show relationships such as shared or different traits
  • 18. motif
A) a clue in the beginning of the story about something that will occur later
B) the problem in a story
C) a repeating theme or idea
D) what is included in a paragraph, phrase, or story
  • 19. parenthesis
A) word, phrase, or sentence inserted within a sentence to explain or qualify something, usually set between curved lines
B) a sentence that is a command
C) to make a final copy or draft of written material
D) a story or tale
  • 20. phrase
A) a story the writer tells about his or her own life
B) a group of two or more words that do not contain a subject or predicate
C) the character's thoughts, feelings, and physical features that makes them who they are
D) facts that support an outcome
  • 21. root word
A) something that is shown visually such as a picture, chart, graph, or map
B) the main or base word to which you may add a prefix or suffix
C) sentence inserted within a sentence to explain or qualify something, usually between two curved lines
D) material used to obtain information
  • 22. web
A) sources used to obtain information
B) the main or base word to which you may add a prefix or suffix
C) the problem in a story
D) a visual representation of many ideas organized by how they relate to each other
  • 23. expository
A) writing meant to convince
B) to find out by reasoning
C) a story or tale
D) writing meant to inform
  • 24. simile
A) to become or make clearer
B) the main or base word to which you may add a prefix or suffix
C) a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as
D) a story or tale
  • 25. suffix
A) an affix occurring at the end of a word, base word, or phrase
B) sources used to obtain information
C) two or more words pronounced the same but have different meanings
D) shortening of a word
  • 26. Venn diagram
A) a comparison between two different things
B) a figure of speech comparing two unlike things and is often introduce by like or as
C) the use of two negatives in one sentence
D) a graph that uses circles to show relationships such as shared or different traits between two or more things
  • 27. narrative
A) shortening of a word
B) to find out by reasoning
C) a story or tale
D) a group of two or more words that do not contain a subject or predicate
  • 28. passage
A) an affix occurring at the end of a word, base, or phrase
B) piece of speech, writing, or musical composition
C) sources used to obtain information
D) list of what is in a book telling on what pages to find names and topics
  • 29. persuasive
A) writing meant to inform
B) a story or tale
C) to find out by reasoning
D) writing meant to convince
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