Testing Vocab.
When you are writing/typing name at least 3 things that you should capitalize.
Names of people
Names of articles
"i"
etc.
The 2 words that mean "The reason an author writes a passage."
Author's purpose
"Selection" is another name for.....
A story, article, or paragraph
If your are asked to _________________, you show how things are different
Contrast
Which word in CMAS lets us know to write an IT123C?
"essay"
The word that means the universal message or lesson of a passage
Theme
To satisfy the nervous new parents, the doctor performed a painstaking exam of the baby, to ensure it was healthy. What does "painstaking" mean?
careful, thorough, taking a lot of care
If the test says something like, "What is the best meaning of Classical Period as it is used in paragraph 6 of the passage from Ancient Greece?"
What is the first thing you should do?
Look back and reread paragraph 6
To retell events in the order that they happened.
chronological order or sequence
Explain the difference between a summary and the central idea of a passage.
Summary: Includes most, of not all, of the important details from a passage or story
Central Idea: Is the singular thing the author wants you to know
The auditorium looks like it is filled to capacity. I don't think we will find an empty seat. What does "capacity" mean?
The largest amount possible
To use your background knowledge and what you know to figure out what the author is trying to say.
What is infer
The word that means "provide proof from the text to support your answer."
evidence
The word that means the entire story arc of a story. This includes exposition, rising action, climax, and falling action.
plot
Keep your speech concise to save time. We have many students who need to present their reports. What does "concise" mean?
short
The test says "Read the selection"
"Selection" is another name for.....
passage, story, article
When you take information and clues from the book you can draw _______ about a character.
conclusions
CMAS often asks you to refer back to several articles. When you use information from the articles you should... (Name 3 of 5)
State the name of the article
Capitalize the article's name
Put the article's title in quotes
Put info. you gather from the article in quotes
State the author's name
The word that stands for the different types of writing and literature
genres
The town is so rural that most of the residents are cows! What does "rural" mean?
country
What dates will we give CMAS?
April 11, 12, 13