Vocab 1
Vocab 2
Clues of Context
Educated Guess
Automatic Points! (jk, it's TE)
100

The term for information stated directly in the text.

What is explicit information?

100

The number of main vocabulary terms that we focused on this unit. (not counting things like fiction, prefix, suffix, etc.)

What is 7?

100

The most common thing we look at in the text to figure out a word.

The words surrounding the word in question, before and after.

100

If a text describes dark clouds gathering and a drop in temperature, you might infer this is likely to happen next.

What is it will rain?

100

Something that you pull straight from the text in order to support a claim

What is direct text evidence?

200

Words that come before or after an unfamiliar word that help you guess the word’s meaning

What are context clues?

200

This term describes a conclusion drawn from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.

What is an inference?

200

You add affixes to the front or back of these to make new words. If you know them, they make for great context clues!

What are root words?

200

The most common sentence starter when explaining your inference

What is "I can infer..."?

200

In a story about a character's bravery, you might highlight this to support your claim about their courage. Don't forget to elaborate though!

What is a specific example or quote from the text?

300

Information from a text that supports an argument or opinion

What is text evidence?

300

 Information that is implied or inferred from the text.

What is implicit information?

300

Most context clue questions you are asked about a text are asking you this about a specific word.

What is what the word means/the definition of the word as it is used in the text

300

If a character is seen helping a stranger, readers might infer they possess this quality.

What is kindness/compassion?

300

This type of direct textual evidence would support an inference about a character's motivations or personality traits. HINT: This is what in the text you would look at directly.

What is a character's actions or dialogue?

400

A statement that presents an idea or argument.

What is a claim?

400

The format with which you should write your paragraph to respond to a question. You've done it in Ms. Merchant's class and Mr. Armstrong's class.

What is CEE format?

400

If you are stuck and can't figure out between two word meanings, Mr. Armstrong says to do this to help you figure it out!

What is place the words in the sentence in place of the word you're trying to figure out to see if the sentence makes sense.

400

This kind of inference is when readers connect things from a text to situations in their real lives, enhancing their understanding of the material. Example: I can infer that Damian is hungry because he went to the kitchen and opened the fridge.

What is making real-world connections?

400

This kind of text evidence is mostly seen in nonfiction; it involves an author’s use of data or numbers to support their claims or ideas.

What is statistical evidence? (Would also accept something like graphs, charts, maps, etc.)

500

The three terms Mr. Armstrong calls 'foundational skills' that this unit was based on.

What are text evidence, inferences, and context clues?

500

Even though these two types of text are very different, the questions for them wind up looking very similar.

What are fiction and nonfiction?

500

When we first talked about context clues, we talked about four specific types: synonyms, antonyms, comparisons, and this.

What are direct definitons?

500

A 6th grader wrote, "I can infer that the children are going to do something they shouldn't do. The text shows building tension that they will do something bad as they are looking around the room and are very bored."

What is this inference missing?

What is supporting evidence/a direct text quote?

500

Just quoting the text evidence isn't enough, you have to be able to do this in order to receive full credit in your writing. Hint: Be VERY specific.

What is elaborate on/explain how your text evidence connects to your claim.