Write in a synonym for each of the words requiring one.

Name_________________ Per: _____

Vocabulary 4

Directions Part I: As your teacher pronounces each word, rate your understanding:

1=This is a new word for me 2=Heard it before, but can’t define it 3=I know this word and use it

____Affect ____Analyze ____Cite ____Clarify ____Distinguish

____Effect ____Evidence ____Illustrate ____Infer ____Paraphrase

____Relevant ____Valid ____Credible ____Argument ____Significance

Directions Part II: Words in Context

Read each word in the sentence. Use the context clues to guess the meaning of each word.

1. I watched a movie about cyber bullying and it really affected how I feel about Facebook.

Possible meaning: _______________________________________________________________________

(POS) __________

2. The teacher asked me to analyze the story, so that I could appreciate how it was written.


(POS) __________

3. It’s difficult to cite examples from the text, but my teacher told me it would get easier with time.


(POS) __________

4. I tried explaining what happened, but my Mom kept asking me to clarify my response and it was annoying.


(POS) __________

5. The students had to distinguish between the strengths and weaknesses in their partner’s paper.


(POS) __________

6. The assembly on kindness had a positive effect on me, because I’ve noticed that I treat people with more respect.


(POS) __________

7. We have to use evidence from the text in our analysis, otherwise Mrs. Redding won’t give us a good grade.


(POS) __________

8. Mr. Eiler asked me to illustrate my point better by giving a specific example of what I was talking about.


(POS) __________

9. When reading, it’s important to make inferences about the text that are logical and reasonable.


(POS) __________

10. I have to paraphrase what the author said, so that the information doesn’t sound out of place in my paper.


(POS) __________

11. If we don’t provide information that is relevant during the discussion, Mrs. Kintz removes a point.


(POS) __________

12. I told Blake that he was being disrespectful when he spoke out of turn, and Mrs. Malay said that I had made a valid point.


(POS) __________

13. I got marked down on my Wonder Quest because I used Google, and the sources weren’t credible .


(POS) __________

14. The student council’s presentation made a strong argument in favor of school uniforms.


(POS) __________

15. I had to explain the significance of the items I put on my Courage Collage to the class.


(POS) __________

Directions Part III

1. Were your guesses correct? Read the definitions below and put a star next to each one you guessed correctly.

2. Antonyms (ant.) give the opposite meaning of a word. For some of the words, I have provided an antonym.

A synonym (syn.) is a different word with the same meaning.



Write in a synonym for each of the words requiring one.

1.

affect (v.) to change; to modify [ ANTONYM: unchanged, unaltered SYNONYM ______________________]

2.

analyze (v.) break down; break apart; dissect [ ANTONYM: to blend; to combine SYNONYM_______________]

3.

cite (v.) to quote; to mention [ SYNONYM ______________________]

4.

clarify (v.) to explain; to simplify [ ANTONYM: to confuse SYNONYM ________________________]

5.

distinguish (v.) to decide; to pick out; to tell apart [ SYNONYM _________________________________]

6.

effect (n.) result; consequence; outcome [ ANTONYM: cause SYNONYM ___________________________]

7.

evidence (n.) proof; support [ SYNONYM __________________________]

8.

illustrate (v.) exemplify; show; prove [ ANTONYM: hide; conceal SYNONYM . ________________]

9.

infer (v.) decide based on evidence; to conclude [ ANTONYM: guess SYNONYM ______________________]

10.

paraphrase (n.) interpret and restate; reword [ ANTONYM: directly quote SYNONYM _______________]

11.

relevant (adj.) appropriate; significant; related [ ANTONYM: unrelated SYNONYM______________________]

12.

valid (adj.) convincing; logical; legitimate [ ANTONYM: irrational; unusable SYN.______________________]

13.

credible (adj.) trustworthy; reliable [ ANTONYM: false; unbelievable SYNONYM______________________]

14.

argument (n.) a position taken for or against something [SYNONYM _________________________]

15.

significance (n.) importance, meaning [ ANTONYM: pointlessness SYN. _________________________]

Write in a synonym for each of the words requiring one.

Name_____________ Per: _

Vocabulary 4

Directions Part I: As your teacher pronounces each word, rate your understanding:

1=This is a new word for me 2=Heard it before, but can’t define it 3=I know this word and use it