Academic Vocabulary for PARCC Questions With Complete Solutions adjective - Correct Answers ✅a word used to describe a noun or pronoun
Examples: happy, sad, pretty, ugly, slimy, rough, red, green,
etc.adverb - Correct Answers ✅a word used to describe a verb, adjective, or other adverb, often ending in "-ly"
Examples: He quickly ran to the bus stop.
She happily opened her birthday presents.alliteration - Correct Answers ✅repetition of the initial sound at the beginning of words
Example: Angry armadillos arrive and attack apples.
analogy - Correct Answers ✅a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way
Examples: Bird is to feathers, as dog is to _____ (fur).
Doctor is to hospital, as teacher is to _____ (school). 1 / 3
Academic Vocabulary for PARCC Questions With Complete Solutions analyze - Correct Answers ✅to study something closely to bring out deeper meaning or structure
Example: My teacher told me to analyze the poem, then write
a paragraph describing the main idea antonym - Correct Answers ✅a word that means the opposite of another word
Example: fat and skinny, young and old, happy and sad, etc.
argument - Correct Answers ✅a statement of the meaning or main point of a text
Example: The Grand High Witch is the meanest witch of all.
The reader could develop this argument because she has made a plan to get rid of all the children in the world.articulate - Correct Answers ✅able to speak or write clearly and effectively
Example: Susan could not find the words to describe what
she was feeling; it was difficult for her to articulate her emotions to her family. 2 / 3
Academic Vocabulary for PARCC Questions With Complete Solutions author's intention - Correct Answers ✅the message the author is trying to get across to the reader
Example: Fudge is always upsetting Peter in Tales of a Fourth
Grade Nothing, but Peter still loves Fudge. The reader knows this because he says, "the little guy really looks up to me, he always wants to do just what I am doing." The author's intention is for the reader to know that even when your sibling really upsets you, you still love them.author's purpose - Correct Answers ✅The reason the author has written something (to inform the reader of something, to persuade the reader to do something, to express an idea or feeling, to entertain or give the reader something enjoyable to read)
Example: The author's purpose for writing her personal
narrative was to tell the story of her best friends.cause and effect - Correct Answers ✅a way of explaining the reason (cause) why events occur (effect)
Example: It was snowing outside so school was canceled.
The noisy class could not go outside for recess.
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