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ELA EOG VOcab Set 1
| Term | Definition | Example | Part of Speech |
|---|---|---|---|
| compare | to tell how two things are alike | "it's not fair to compare Sarah with her sister" | verb |
| contrast | to tell how two things are different | "the outfits contrast in style" | verb |
| summarize | to tell in your own words | "We will now summarize the main results deduced from this tree for plant elements." | verb |
| refer to the text | to find information in the story to prove an answer | Please refer to the text for more explanation | verb |
| narrator | the person telling the story | "Well, there you have it, " came the narrator's voice." | noun |
| narrative | a story | He is writing a detailed narrative of his life on the island | noun |
| personal narrative | a story centering about an event you have experienced | This book is, first, a personal narrative. | noun |
| imaginative narrative | a story that revolves around an event and has a resolution | The imaginative application of the narrative mode leads instead to good stories, gripping drama, believable (though not necessarily 'true') historical accounts. | noun |
| identify | to label; pick out | "I didn't identify with any of the characters" | verb |
| describe | to tell about something | He described the house in perfect detail | verb |
| recommend | to suggest | "I strongly recommend reading it yourself to make your own judgement about what it says." | verb |
| purpose | reason behind something | "the building is no longer needed for its original purpose" | noun |
| phrase | part of a sentence | She used the phrase “I strongly believe” too many times in her speech. | noun, adject or adverb. |
| origin | beginning | Their medical problems are basically physical in origin. | noun |
| interview | a question and answer session with a person | "I was the first person that got to interview her after her fall." | verb or a noun |
| manuscript | the play form of a book when making a movie | "her autobiography remained in manuscript" | noun |
| rename | to find another name for | The ship was sold, painted, and renamed the Suez Star. | verb |
| details | specific adjectives describing an object | "Troops should eat, play, train and even pull support details as squads, platoons and companies." | noun |
| strategy | a plan | "shifts in marketing strategy" | noun |
| except | with the exclusion of, to leave out | "our berets were the same except mine had a leather band inside" | a preposition or a conjunction |
| play | a drama to be acted out | "I wrote a play in three acts" | verb |
| paragraph | a short composition consisting of a group of sentences on the same topic | The two introductory paragraphs were written by the editor. | noun |
| parenthesis | brackets used around words to set them off from a sentence | The speaker inserted some often amusing parentheses during his speech. | noun |
| article | a passage from a magazine or reference book | I just read an interesting article on the city's early history | adjective |
| main idea | the focus | His main idea was, that he would see how much Bella knew before committing himself. | noun |
| definition | the meaning of a word | The government study seeks to define urban poverty | |
| reflect | to think about | "prices reflect changes in supply and demand" | verb |
| speaker | the person who is telling the story | "As a part of our career week next week, we have hired a guest speaker!" | noun |
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Opelletier1
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