EOG Vocab
What is infer?
A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in a story.
What is a stanza?
The message an author tries to convey through a work of literature
What is theme?
A general statement of what a text/article is about.
What is central idea?
The time you must arrive tomorrow in order to take your EOG.
What is by 7:30am (but even before that)!
Complete the sentence with the correct term: Support/Evaluate
____________the author's argument by examining the evidence the author provides
What is evaluate?
Figurative language that is an extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
The overall feeling of a story, usually inferred by the reader based on clues such as words and literary techniques
What is mood?
What you should do to support your analysis of a text.
What is citing evidence from the text?
What you should do when asked a question about a specific line in the passage?
The term for a summary that is not biased or influenced by personal opinions.
What is objective?
A reference in literature to a famous person, place, or work of art that the audience is supposed to know
What is an allusion?
The point in a story where the reader is introduced to the setting and characters.
What is exposition?
The text structure most likely utilized by an author to explain how global warming produces different consequences for humanity.
What is cause and effect text structure?
What you should do if you are unsure of the answer to a question.
What is "take a guess, flag it, and move on"?
Complete the sentence with the proper term:
convey/ contribute
How does the setting _________ to the development of the characters?
What is contribute?
The repeating of words, lines, or phrases in poetry
What is repetition?
The third person point of view in which the reader knows the actions of the characters, but none of their thoughts and feelings
What is third person objective?
Another name for a claim put forth by an author
What is an argument?
The length of time you have to take your EOG.
What is 2 hours plus 1 bonus hour if needed?
The term for when you are supposed to list the characteristics, qualities, or attributes of something.
What is describe?
The term for similarities in vowel sounds that create rhythm in poetry
What is assonance?
The author's attitude towards a subject or the events of a story
After establishing a claim and supporting it with evidence, the final step in establishing an author's argument.
What is reasoning?
What you can do once you've submitted your test and are sitting at your desk.
What is read a book?