Benchmark 1 Study Guide

3. discover or reveal (something) through detailed examination
5. a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit
7. a person or thing with the capacity or power to have an effect on someone or something (synonyms: shape, affect, impact, and effect)
8. suggest the truth of; corroborate
10. the forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence.
12. a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning. (synonyms: suggest, imply, conclude, think)
16. growth throughout the passage
17. word choice Word Choice is the use of rich, colorful, precise language that moves and enlightens the reader. In descriptive writing
19. (narrate, narrative) a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
21. the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.

1. an individual feature, fact, or item.
2. the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.
4. summary unbiased facts that gives a shorter version of a text.
6. have a strong effect on someone or something.
9. the lesson learned in the text
11. the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
13. read a specific point
14. to assess or judge
15. give an account in words of (someone or something), including all the relevant characteristics, qualities, or events
18. read the whole passage
20. do not read the passage