OAE English Language Arts 020
Literal Language - CORRECT ANSWER-the text says exactly what it actually
means
Figurative Language - CORRECT ANSWER-text imparts more than the literal
meaning through symbolism, similes, metaphors, etc.
Denotation - CORRECT ANSWER-the literal meaning/ dictionary definition
Connotation - CORRECT ANSWER->feelings or thoughts associated with a word
not included in its literal definition
>Can be taught, but can depend on context in the sentence
Technical Language - CORRECT ANSWER->vocabulary related to a specific
discipline, activity, or process.
>More scientific, impersonal, detached, concise, and professional
Explicit - CORRECT ANSWER-the reader is told by the author exactly what is
meant, which can include the author's interpretation/ perspective of events
Implicit - CORRECT ANSWER-meaning is not directly stated, but is inferred
based on the descriptions that are provided by the author
Inferences - CORRECT ANSWER->readers add information from the text to what
they already know to draw conclusions from the text
>help fill in information that the text does not explicitly state
Standards for citing textual evidence - CORRECT ANSWER->6th grade- cite
textual evidence to support inferences and analyses
>7th grade- identify several specific pieces of textual evidence to defend each of
their conclusions
Literal Language - CORRECT ANSWER-the text says exactly what it actually
means
Figurative Language - CORRECT ANSWER-text imparts more than the literal
meaning through symbolism, similes, metaphors, etc.
Denotation - CORRECT ANSWER-the literal meaning/ dictionary definition
Connotation - CORRECT ANSWER->feelings or thoughts associated with a word
not included in its literal definition
>Can be taught, but can depend on context in the sentence
Technical Language - CORRECT ANSWER->vocabulary related to a specific
discipline, activity, or process.
>More scientific, impersonal, detached, concise, and professional
Explicit - CORRECT ANSWER-the reader is told by the author exactly what is
meant, which can include the author's interpretation/ perspective of events
Implicit - CORRECT ANSWER-meaning is not directly stated, but is inferred
based on the descriptions that are provided by the author
Inferences - CORRECT ANSWER->readers add information from the text to what
they already know to draw conclusions from the text
>help fill in information that the text does not explicitly state
Standards for citing textual evidence - CORRECT ANSWER->6th grade- cite
textual evidence to support inferences and analyses
>7th grade- identify several specific pieces of textual evidence to defend each of
their conclusions
