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Academic Vocabulary Words

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Q 1/10
Score 0
Expression that has a meaning different from the meaning of individual words (ex: chip on your shoulder).
45
idiom
Q 2/10
Score 0
A specific piece of information that supports a claim such as a fact, quote, example, statistic, or personal experience.
45
evidence

10 questions

Q.

Expression that has a meaning different from the meaning of individual words (ex: chip on your shoulder).

1

45 sec

Q.

A specific piece of information that supports a claim such as a fact, quote, example, statistic, or personal experience.

2

45 sec

Q.

Writing meant to express thoughts/feelings, to inform/explain, to persuade, or to entertain.

3

45 sec

Q.

The combination of ideas, values, feelings, and beliefs that influence the way a writer looks at a topic.

4

30 sec

Q.

Most important idea about a topic that a writer conveys. Can be from an entire work or a paragraph. Usually supported by detail.

5

45 sec

Q.

Briefly tell the main ideas of a piece of writing in one’s own words.

6

30 sec

Q.

Knowledge a reader already possesses about a topic.

7

45 sec

Q.

The process of establishing specific reasons for reading of a text.

8

45 sec

Q.

A statement that can be proved/verified and a statement that cannot be proved because it expresses a person’s beliefs, feelings, or thoughts.

9

45 sec

Q.

A logical guess that is made based on facts and one’s own knowledge and experiences.

10

45 sec

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