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MCAS Quiz 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| identify | to recognize and explain |
| illustrate | to give examples |
| interpret | to explain the meaning in your own words |
| justify | to argue in support of something |
| list | to write a series of names or numbers in a row |
| paraphrase | to restate the meaning in your own words |
| point | out to show an exact detail or meaning |
| protagonist | the main character of the story |
| prove | to show correctness by using fact |
| resolution | the end of the story |
| respond | to give an answer |
| review | to reexamine the main points or highlights of something |
| sequence | the way story events are ordered |
| setting | the where and when a story takes place |
| show | to give information |
| state | to express in words |
| summarize | to pull together the main point |
| support | to provide evidence |
| symbolism | things, characters and action can be symbols. Anything that suggests a meaning beyond the obvious |
| tell | to say or make known in words |
| trace | to list chronologically |