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Literary Language
Class vocabulary
FCAT vocabulary
FCAT 2.0
FCAT 2.0
100
The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader.
What does mood mean?
100
A slight or trifling sin; a minor offense
What is a peccadillo
100
A word having a meaning oppposite to that of another word
What is an antonym?
100
Items that require 2 streps: comprehension and subsequent processing of text. Items that require inferences to be made within the text. Items that include words such as : summarize, infer, classify, organize, compare and display
What are moderate complexity questions on FCAT 2.0
100
Literary texts and informational texts
What are the 2 types of texts used in FCAT 2.0?
200
a comparison of two things that have some quality in common. It does contain a word such as: like, as, than, or resembles
what is a metaphor?
200
advocating the doctrine of equal rights for all citizens; a person adhere egalitarian beliefs
What does egalitarian
200
A personal judgment either for or against a particular person, position, or thing.
What is author's bias?
200
Locate details in a text; locate details on a graph, chart of diagram, recognize the correct order of events in a text, identify figurative language in a text
What are reading activities for low compexity test items on FCAT 2.0?
200
30% and 70%
What is the ratio of literary texts to informational texts on FCAT 2.0?
300
An interruption in the action of a plot to tell what happened at an earlier time.
What is a flashback?
300
A rapid outburst or barrage
What does fusillade mean?
300
A text structure/organizational pattern that uses reason to try to lead a reader to think or act in a certin way.
What is argument/support?
300
incorrect option in multiple-choice question: an incorrect option shown as a possible answer to a multiple-choice question
What is a distractor question?
300
Items that require students to recall, observe, question or represent basic facts.
What are low complexity questions?
400
A writer's or speaker's choice of words and way of arranging the words in sentences.
What is diction?
400
indicators; bringers of warnings
What are harbingers?
400
A word part that cannot stand alone (morpheme) and than changes the meaning of function of a base word to which it is attached.
What is an affix?
400
1000
What is the average word length of a passage on FCAT 2.0?
400
Students are asked to explain, generalize, or make multiple connections. Items require several steps involving abstract reasoning and planning.
What are high complexity questions?
500
a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study
What is a primary source?
500
speech which offends religious sentiments
What is blasphemy?
500
A principal character or force in opposition to a protagonist, or main character.
What is an antagonist?
500
6 - 8
What is the average number of stories on FCAT 2.0?
500
low compexity - 10-20%, moderate complexity - 45-65%, high complexity - 25-35%
What is the range of percentage points by complexity level on FCAT 2.0?