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Alabama High School
Graduation Exam Test
Vocabulary
Reading
Dr. Patrick Cain
SEHS Assistant Principal
Elmore County Schools
Mrs. Julie Turner
School Improvement Specialist
Dothan City Schools
Tone
The overall feeling, or effect
created by a writer’s use of
words. This feeling may be
serious, humorous, satiric,
and so on.
Theme
A central idea or a general
truth dramatized or implied
Character
A fictional person in a story
Plot
The sequence of events in a
story
Point of View
The vantage point from which
the story is told.
First person—the story is told
by one of the characters
Third person—the story is told
by someone outside the story
Narrator
The person who is telling
the story.
Stanza
Division of poetry named for
the number of lines it
contains
Sarcasm
The use of praise to mock
someone or something
Example: “He’s a real he-man.”
Satire
Literary tone used to ridicule or
make fun or a human vice or
weakness, often with the intent
of correcting, or changing, the
subject of the satiric attack.
Analyze
To break down a problem or
situation into separate parts
or relationships
Compare
To use examples to show how
things are similar and
different, with the greater
emphasis on similarities.
Contrast
To use examples to show how
things are different in one or
more ways
Summarize
To present the main points of
an issue in a shortened
form.
Evaluate
To make a value judgment, to
give the pluses and minuses
along with supporting
evidence
Setting
The time and place in which
the action of a story occurs
Faulty Logic
Illogical thinking or false
arguments
Preview
When you preview you are
attempting to get a general
picture of what the
assignment or passage is
about.
Cause
The reason for an action or
situation
Comprehension
Understanding what an
author tells you directly
Context
The phrases and sentences
that surround a word
Effect
The results of a situation or
action
Fact
A statement that can be
proved
Figurative Language
Words that mean something
other than their literal
meaning
Inference
A conclusion not directly
stated but drawn from a set
of facts or opinions
Main Idea
The central message of a
passage; what the passage
is about
Nonfiction
Writing about real people,
places, events, and social
issues
Opinion
A statement that cannot be
proved; a statement that
reflects an individual or
group’s interpretation of
something
Supporting Details
Specific statements that
give more information about
the central message of a
passage
Textual
Materials generally read for
information, such as charts,
graphs, encyclopedias,
news, magazines, essays,
lab manuals, and material
found in textbooks
Recreational
Materials generally read for
pleasure, such as
magazines, poems, novels,
and short stories
Functional
Materials generally read for a
precise action, such as directions,
maps, schedules (television, bus),
menus (computer, restaurant),
catalogues, instructions, and other
material generally encountered in
everyday life beyond the
classroom
Accurately
Without error; correct
Article
A distinct often numbered
selection of writing
Subheading
Head of a subdivision as in
an outline or passage
Difference Between Effect and
Affect
Effect—Outcome traceable to
a cause
Affect—to produce a material
influence upon; to act upon
Apparent
Manifest to the senses or
mind as real or true on the
basis of evidence that may
or may not be factually valid
Excerpt
A small portion from a
passage, book, or other
piece of writing
Brochure
Pamphlet or booklet
containing descriptive or
advertising material
Chronologically
Arranged in
the order of time in which
events happened
Technique
The manner in which
technical details are
treated or basic physical
movements are used
Testimonial
A statement listing the
benefits of someone or
something
Author’s Viewpoint
How an author views the
subject about which he/she
is writing
Author’s Purpose
The reason an author wrote
a passage or other piece of
writing
Propaganda
Uses persuasive techniques
to encourage people to act
based on their emotions
alone, instead of using solid
reasoning.
Narrative
A story