ARGUMENTATIVE
PARCC VOCAB
OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS
GRAMMAR
MISC.
100

What is the name of the sentence in which restates the prompt?

What is thesis statement

100
Synonyms of this word are "demonstrate", "explain", "show"
What is illustrate
100
R-A-C-E stands for
What is "Restate", "Answer", "Cite", and "Explain"
100
A person, place, thing, animal, or idea.
What is a noun
100
What you do when you are done an essay before you press the submit button
What is proofread
200

All paragraphs start with this

What is an indent

What is a capital letter

What is a topic sentence

200
"Assemble", "elaborate", "prevent", and "reveal" are this part of speech
What are verbs
200
This means to "state again"
What is "Restate"
200
The "F" in FANBOYS stands for what word
What is "For"
200
The amount of time you should use to plan an essay
What is 5 minutes maximum
300

What should the LAST or ONLY sentence in your introduction paragraph be?

What is the thesis statement

300
This word is either a noun, meaning, "a preliminary version of a piece of writing" or a verb meaning, "to prepare a preliminary piece of writing"
What is draft
300
"As stated in the passage" and "As the author states" are examples of ways to
What is "Cite"
300
In the sentence, "Harry bought Sally a dark green dress", the word "green" is
What is an adjective
300
When completed and submitted the PARCC test, you should
What is read a book/magazine and sit quietly
400

What is the paragraph called that opposes the main claim made in the essay?

What is the counterclaim

400
When adding an -ly to the word "potential", what part of speech does the word become
What is an adverb
400
"This demonstrates" and "As one can see" are examples of ways to
What is "Explain"
400
An incomplete sentence or thought
What is a sentence fragment
400
This is the amount that you should write when answering an essay on the PARCC
What is fill up as much of the text box as possible
500

Give an example of sentence starter for citing evidence in an argumentative essay

Answers may vary but should NOT include (A piece of evidence from the text is... I say this because... Another quote from the text is...)

500
This word is either a noun meaning, "activity requiring physical effort" or a verb meaning, "to engage in physical activity"
What is exercise
500
When citing, these must be in front of and behind direct quotations
What are quotation marks
500
The two components that make up a sentence
What are a subject and a predicate
500
Tool on the PARCC used to help narrow-down multiple choice options
What is the question eliminator
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