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