Academic Vocabulary
What is central idea?
what the text is mostly about; main idea
What is a summary?
a brief retelling of a story in your own words
[1] What is important to highlight in this question?
What does the menu description in paragraph 3 reveal about how the narrator views her family's cultural traditions?
[2] Identify the question round & explain why.
menu description, paragraph 3, reveal, narrator views, family's cultural traditions
Round 2 because it tells you where yo go to find the answer.
Question 4
A.
What does contribute mean?
to add
how a text is set up or organized
What is theme?
lesson or moral of story
[1] What is important to highlight in this question?
How does the narrator's embarrassed attitude towards her culture affect the way she describes events in the passage?
[2] Identify the question round & explain why.
narrator's embarrassed attitude, toward her culture, affect, describes events
Round 3 because you have to read the entire text to find the answer.
Question 1
B.
to show
What is plot?
the events that occur in the story from beginning to end
What does cite mean?
to quote from the text
[1] What is important to highlight in this question?
Which piece of evidence best reveals the narrator's feelings about her family's behavior during dinner?
[2] Identify the question round & explain why.
evidence, reveals, narrator's feelings, family behavior, during dinner
Round 1 because the question can be answered without going back to the text
Question 3
C.
What does infer mean?
to guess based on knowledge and evidence
perspective or feelings about a topic
What is climax?
moment of highest suspense or turning point in a story
[1] What is important to highlight in this question?
Which word best describes the tone of paragraph 5?
[2] Identify the question round & explain why.
describes, tone, paragraph 5
Round 2 because it tells you where to go
Question 6
D.
What does quotation mean?
cited or pulled from the text
a guess using prior knowledge and information from the text.
What is perspective?
thoughts or feelings
[1] What is important to highlight in this question?
What does paragraph 8 reveal about how the narrator's point of view changed as she got older?
[2] Identify the question round & explain why.
paragraph 8, reveal, narrator's point of view, changed, as she got older
Round 2 because it tells you where to go to find the answer.
Question 5
A.
What does develop mean?
to build