7th & 8th ELA
ELA Vocab
7th & 8th Skills
Parts of Speech
7th & 8th ELA
100

Comparison using like or as 

What is simile

100

words that mean the same as another are called 

What is synonym?

100

The term used to make an educated guess based on evidence

What is inference

100

A person, place, thing, or idea

What is a noun?

100

What is RL/RI.1

Cite textual evidence

200

Paraphrase a story we have read this year 

In your own words

200

The students were __________ by Mr. Bozic's confusing directions. They had no idea what to do.

Perplex                 Audacity             Juxtapose

What is to perplexed?

200

The words around a difficult word to help the reader determine meaning 

What is context clues 

200

This modifies a noun

What is adjective?

200

How do you use transitional phrases?

Transitional phrases are used to lead reader to the next idea, topic in a text.

300

What was the meaning of theme?

A message or lesson from a story that has a moral message. The theme can be related to real life.

300

To mark up the text with notes, questions, or other things that help you understand the text

What is annotate?

300

How is mood different from tone

Mood is how the reader feels, and tone is the feelings that the author create or their attitude towards a subject.

300

This part of speech modifies a noun and gives info about where or when

What is a preposition?

300

What is RL/RI.3 and .4


Analyze interactions in the text

Determine the meaning of words

400

What are the two types of character conflict?

What is internal and external conflict.

400

Mr. Bozic had the ________ to assign homework the night before IAR.

Perplex                 Audacity             Juxtapose

What is audacity?

400
In what part of the plot chart are characters, setting, and conflict introduced? 
What is exposition?
400

A word that describes action or a state of being

What is a verb?

400

What is the name of the 7th & 8th grade textbook. 

Mirrors and Windows


500

Name 2 genres we have read this school year

informational, literature, poems, short stories, science, history (any two)

500

The photographer ________ the gymnast and basketball player to show the incredible differences required for each sport.

Perplex                 Audacity             Juxtapose

Juxtaposed

500

How do we answer a question? (acronym)

RACE

Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain

500

Label the parts of speech in this sentence 

"Ms. Crook is dressed fabulously today, and her makeup is beautiful."

"Ms. Crook is dressed fabulously today, and her makeup is beautiful."

nouns- Ms.Crook, her (pronoun)

verbs - dressed 

adverb - fabulously

adj - beautiful 

conjunction- and 


500

What is an example of a pronoun?

He, she, it, they, myself

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