Test Vocabulary

2. a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event.
6. hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words.
7. an argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument.
8. a reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong.
10. a particular attitude or way of considering a matter.

1. the way authors organize information in text.
3. a settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, typically one that is reflected in a person's behavior.
4. all the components of a story or article that are not the main body of text.
5. a thing that is known or proved to be true.
7. an assertion of the truth of something, typically one that is disputed or in doubt.
9. information given personally, drawn from a document, or in the form of material objects, tending or used to establish facts in a legal investigation or admissible as testimony in court.
11. a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.