Question 1

SBAC

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Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, a standardized test consortium that creates common, rigorous assessments for students.

Question 2

MAP Reading

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Measures of Academic Progress in Reading, adaptive tests that measure a student's reading comprehension and growth.

Question 3

EOC

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End of Course exam, an assessment given to students at the end of a course to determine their understanding and knowledge of the course material.

Question 4

Lexile Measures

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A system used to match readers with text. Ranges from below 200L for beginner readers to above 1600L for advanced readers.

Question 5

RIT Score

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A measurement of student learning using the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test, showing the instructional level of the student.

Question 6

Achievement Level Descriptors

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Statements that describe the knowledge and skills a student must possess to reach an achievement level on a standardized test.

Question 7

Text Complexity

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The inherent difficulty level of a text, based on quantitative, qualitative, and reader/task considerations.

Question 8

Common Core State Standards

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A set of high-quality academic standards in mathematics and English language arts/literacy (ELA).

Question 9

Performance Task

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An assessment that asks students to perform to show their understanding. Often multi-part exercises.

Question 10

Universal Design for Learning

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A teaching approach which helps to give all students an equal opportunity to succeed by providing multiple means of representation, engagement, and action.

Question 11

Constructed Response

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A type of question that requires students to create their own answer, rather than selecting from multiple choices.

Question 12

Summative Assessment

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An evaluation of student learning at the end of an instructional unit by comparing it against some standard or benchmark.

Question 13

Formative Assessment

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Ongoing evaluation of student understanding during instructional units, used to guide instruction and provide feedback.

Question 14

Interim Assessment

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Assessments given at different intervals throughout the year to check on student progress.

Question 15

Comparative Texts

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Two or more texts that are compared and contrasted for purposes of instruction or assessment.

Question 16

Inference

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A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.

Question 17

Text Evidence

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Support lifted directly from the text to support inferences, claims, and assertions.

Question 18

Theme

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The underlying message or big idea of a story.

Question 19

Central Idea

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The main point that the author is making in an expository or non-fiction text.

Question 20

Point of View

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The perspective from which a story is narrated or told.

Question 21

Text Structure

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The organization of information in a text.

Question 22

Author's Purpose

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The reason an author decides to write about a specific topic.

Question 23

Author's Bias

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A tendency to lean in a certain direction, either in favor of or against a particular thing.

Question 24

Figurative Language

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Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

Question 25

Connotative Meaning

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The emotional or cultural association with a word, beyond its literal definition.

Question 26

Denotative Meaning

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The literal or primary meaning of a word.

Question 27

Context Clues

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Hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word.

Question 28

Tone

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The author's attitude or feelings about the subject of his or her writing.

Question 29

Mood

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The overall feeling or atmosphere that a writer created for the reader.

Question 30

Synthesis

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Combining two or more ideas in order to create something more complex in support of a new idea.

Question 31

Evaluation

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Making judgments about ideas, works, solutions, methods, etc., based on criteria set.

Question 32

Argument

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A reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others.

Question 33

Claim

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An assertion, usually supported by evidence.

Question 34

Counterclaim

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An argument that opposes an initial claim in an argumentative text.

Question 35

Evidence

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Information that supports a claim in an argumentative text.

Question 36

Informational Text

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Nonfiction text, written with the intention of informing the reader about a specific topic.

Question 37

Narrative Text

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A type of writing that tells a story or describes a sequence of events.

Question 38

Literary Text

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Text that is considered to be works of fiction, drama, or poetry.

Question 39

Persuasive Text

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Text that aims to convince the reader of a certain perspective or action.

Question 40

Technical Text

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Writing designed to inform the reader about a specific, complex task or topic.

Question 41

Graphical Representation

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Information shown in the form of a chart, graph, diagram, or other image.

Question 42

Semicolon Usage

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Punctuation mark used to link independent clauses and separate items in a complex list.

Question 43

Colon Usage

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Punctuation mark used to introduce a list, a quote, or to separate two independent clauses.

Question 44

Apostrophe Usage

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Punctuation mark used to show possession or to indicate the omission of letters or numbers.

Question 45

Parenthetical Citation

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Citation within the text of a paper, referencing the source of a quoted or paraphrased idea.

Question 46

Works Cited

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A page at the end of a paper that includes all the sources referenced in the work.

Question 47

Primary Source

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An original, first-hand account of an event or time period.

Question 48

Secondary Source

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A document or recording that relates or discusses information originally presented elsewhere.

Question 49

Digital Literacy

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The ability to find, evaluate, and communicate information via digital mediums.

Question 50

Paraphrasing

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Restating the information from a source in your own words.

Question 51

Summarizing

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Providing a brief statement of the main points of a text.

Question 52

Plagiarism

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The practice of using someone else's work or ideas without giving them proper credit.

Question 53

Credible Source

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A source that is unbiased and fact-based, and comes from an author or organization that is respected in the field.

Question 54

Bias

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A particular tendency or inclination that influences one's views.

Question 55

Text Features

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Components of a story or article that are not the main body of text (like headings, bullet points, diagrams).

Question 56

Text Annotation

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The practice of adding notes to a text as you read to enhance comprehension.

Question 57

Synonym

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A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

Question 58

Antonym

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A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

Question 59

Affix

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A prefix or suffix added to a base word that changes its meaning.

Question 60

Root Word

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The most basic form of a word from which other words are developed.

Question 61

Homophones

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Words that sound the same but have different meanings and often different spellings.

Question 62

Homographs

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Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.

Question 63

Homonyms

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Words that sound alike but have different meanings.

Question 64

Complex Sentence

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A sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

Nevada SBAC, MAP Reading, and EOC Advanced Study Flashcards