F.A.S.T. ELA VOCABULARY EXAM
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
synonym - Correct Answers -two words that have the same or nearly the same meaning
antonym - Correct Answers -to words that have opposite meanings
homonym - Correct Answers -two words that have the same pronunciation and spelling,
but have different meanings
homophone - Correct Answers -two words that have the same pronunciations, but
different spellings and meanings
inference - Correct Answers -an educated guess, using reasoning or background
knowledge
accuracy - Correct Answers -freedom from mistake or error; conformity to truth or to a
standard or model
SYNONYMS: correctness, exactness, precision, veracity
affix - Correct Answers -a prefix (added to the beginning of a word) or a suffix (added to
the end of a word)
allegory - Correct Answers -a story, poem, or picture with a symbolic representation
alliteration - Correct Answers -repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more
words
EXAMPLE: Sidney sips on Sprite every Saturday.
allusion - Correct Answers -a reference to a person, place, or thing of literary, cultural,
political, or historical significance
Most common example: references to the Bible
ambiguity - Correct Answers -a word or expression that can be understood in two or
more possible ways
analyze - Correct Answers -to study or examine something in detail, in order to discover
more about it
, SYNONYM: breakdown, deconstruct, dissect
argument - Correct Answers -a coherent series of reasons, statements, or facts
intended to support or establish a point of view
SYNONYM: claim, dispute, assertion
audience - Correct Answers -the people who watch, read, or listen to something
SYNONYMS: readers, public, following, listenership, readership, viewership, followers
author's perspective - Correct Answers -in informational text, the author's attitude
towards a topic or subject
in literary text, a character's attitude
author's purpose - Correct Answers -the reason an author has for writing
EXAMPLES:
to persuade - argument/opinion texts
to inform - expository texts
to entertain - fictional texts
NOTE: Authors have many reasons for writing a text and they often overlap.
bias - Correct Answers -inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something
SYNONYMS: favor, subjectivity, one-sidedness, partiality, partisanship, prejudice,
preference
cause and effect - Correct Answers -a relationship between actions or events such that
one or more are the result of the other or others
*a common text structure*
central idea - Correct Answers -the most important or central thought that unifies a text
cite - Correct Answers -to speak or write words from another source, giving credit to the
original source
SYNONYMS: quote, reference, attribution, credit
claim - Correct Answers -the writer's position on a topic, usually supported by evidence
SYNONYMS: assertion, argument
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
synonym - Correct Answers -two words that have the same or nearly the same meaning
antonym - Correct Answers -to words that have opposite meanings
homonym - Correct Answers -two words that have the same pronunciation and spelling,
but have different meanings
homophone - Correct Answers -two words that have the same pronunciations, but
different spellings and meanings
inference - Correct Answers -an educated guess, using reasoning or background
knowledge
accuracy - Correct Answers -freedom from mistake or error; conformity to truth or to a
standard or model
SYNONYMS: correctness, exactness, precision, veracity
affix - Correct Answers -a prefix (added to the beginning of a word) or a suffix (added to
the end of a word)
allegory - Correct Answers -a story, poem, or picture with a symbolic representation
alliteration - Correct Answers -repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more
words
EXAMPLE: Sidney sips on Sprite every Saturday.
allusion - Correct Answers -a reference to a person, place, or thing of literary, cultural,
political, or historical significance
Most common example: references to the Bible
ambiguity - Correct Answers -a word or expression that can be understood in two or
more possible ways
analyze - Correct Answers -to study or examine something in detail, in order to discover
more about it
, SYNONYM: breakdown, deconstruct, dissect
argument - Correct Answers -a coherent series of reasons, statements, or facts
intended to support or establish a point of view
SYNONYM: claim, dispute, assertion
audience - Correct Answers -the people who watch, read, or listen to something
SYNONYMS: readers, public, following, listenership, readership, viewership, followers
author's perspective - Correct Answers -in informational text, the author's attitude
towards a topic or subject
in literary text, a character's attitude
author's purpose - Correct Answers -the reason an author has for writing
EXAMPLES:
to persuade - argument/opinion texts
to inform - expository texts
to entertain - fictional texts
NOTE: Authors have many reasons for writing a text and they often overlap.
bias - Correct Answers -inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something
SYNONYMS: favor, subjectivity, one-sidedness, partiality, partisanship, prejudice,
preference
cause and effect - Correct Answers -a relationship between actions or events such that
one or more are the result of the other or others
*a common text structure*
central idea - Correct Answers -the most important or central thought that unifies a text
cite - Correct Answers -to speak or write words from another source, giving credit to the
original source
SYNONYMS: quote, reference, attribution, credit
claim - Correct Answers -the writer's position on a topic, usually supported by evidence
SYNONYMS: assertion, argument
