Vocabulary in Context
This word best completes the sentence:
The scientist examined the results carefully to ensure accuracy.
Debate , Scrutinized, Isolation, or Redacted
What is scrutinized?
If someone is delirious, they are acting:
What is confused or irrational?
The setting of a story refers to:
What is where and when the story takes place?
The author’s claim is:
What is the main argument or point of the passage?
An inference is based on:
What is evidence from the text plus background knowledge?
This word means a small-scale copy of something larger.
What is miniature?
To admonish someone means to:
What is warn or reprimand?
A conflict is best described as:
What is a problem or struggle in a story?
Evidence in an informational text usually includes:
What are facts, examples, or explanations?
If a character continues working despite criticism, readers can infer the character is:
What is persistent or determined?
Choose the best word:
Living far from others caused a feeling of complete ________.
What is isolation?
What does adaptation most nearly mean in science or survival contexts?
What is a change that helps survival?
When a story shows tension between old ways and new technology, it often explores this type of conflict:
What is tradition vs. modern technology?
Which text feature best helps readers understand difficult vocabulary?
What are context clues?
When an author shows technology failing but humans succeeding, the theme may involve:
What is the value of human skill and experience?
This word means to take back a statement after realizing it was incorrect.
What is retracted?
If a mistake is unintentional, it was:
What is accidental?
The theme of a story is:
What is the message or lesson the author wants to convey?
An author uses cause-and-effect to show:
What is how one event leads to another?
If an author never directly states the lesson, readers must do this to find it:
What is infer the theme?
Choose the word that best fits:
Because the instructions were vague and confusing, the message was ________.
What is cryptic?
To envision something means to:
What is accidental?
Which type of conflict occurs when a character struggles against society’s beliefs?
What is character vs. society?
Which statement best supports a claim about learning improvement?
What is a fact explaining how practice strengthens skills over time?
Which detail best supports a theme?
What is a key action or event that proves the message of the story?