Academic Vocabulary Chunk #4 Question Preview (ID: 37389)


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A short account of an event that is usually intended to entertain or make a point. Can be a way to begin an essay.
a) anecdote
b) denotation
c) distinctive
d) dialect

Process used to search through a text for a particular fact or piece of information. When you scan, you sweep your eyes across the page.
a) connotation
b) relevant
c) distinctive
d) scanning

Form of language that is spoken in a particular place or by a particular group of people; may feature unique pronunciations, vocabulary, and grammar.
a) figurative language
b) dialect
c) anecdote
d) denotation

The restating of information in one’s own words.
a) scanning
b) relevant
c) paraphrase
d) dialect

Dangerous type of overgeneralization; can lead to unfair judgements of people based on ethnic background, race, or religion.
a) connotation
b) distinctive
c) stereotyping
d) scanning

When words are used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true; used for comparison, emphasis, or emotional effect.
a) anecdote
b) dialect
c) connotation
d) figurative language

The ideas/feelings associated with a word as opposed to its dictionary definition.
a) connotation
b) denotation
c) anecdote
d) distinctive

The dictionary definition of a word.
a) connotation
b) figurative language
c) denotation
d) anecdote

Having a logical connection with something else.
a) scanning
b) stereotyping
c) relevant
d) connotation

Unique, clearly different.
a) anecdote
b) paraphrase
c) dialect
d) distinctive

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