Testing Vocabulary
Students may not know the vocabulary used in the questions posed on the Ohio Achievement Assessment (OAA). Here is a list of terms to
use throughout the year to prepare your students for the test. To help students become familiar with the testing vocabulary, its meaning
on the test is included to help anchor new vocabulary to something familiar.
Vocabulary Word
Plot
Chart
Table
Venn Diagram
Meaning
Example (if possbile)
map it; draw
map; plan
chart
where they are the same is written in
the overlapping circles
Two Column Chart
chart with 2 columns
Persuade
Sequence
Arrange
Confirm
Suppose
Prompt
Edit
Draft
Outline
Note cards
convince; influence
order
put in order
prove
guess
hint
correct
plan
Plan
cards to put information on
Diagram
drawing
Testing Vocabulary
Vocabulary Word
Fictional narrative
Personal experience narrative
Informational piece
Journal entry
Meaning
made-up story
real life
information
diary
Directions
Clearly address topic
Report
Research
Letter to the editor
Similar
Article
Cluster
instructions
write only about what they are asking
communicate
study
letter to person who write newspapers
like
piece of writing
group
Imagine
imaginary
Ode
Adventure
Organize
Gather
Evaluate
dream up
pretend
song
happening
shape
bring together
check
Example (if possbile)
Testing Vocabulary
Vocabulary Word
Analyze
Verse
Tell me more
Author's passage
Mostly about
Best describes
Describes
Probably means
Combine
Paragraph
Complete thought
Probably
Compare
comparison
Contrast
Written correctly
Best explains why
Best way to write
Statement
Prefer
Selection
Text
Poem
Stanza
Sensory details
Senses
Means the same as
Topic
Meaning
figure out
line
explain
person who wrote something's writing
mainly about
best tells
tells
maybe means
group
group of sentences telling about something
sentence
maybe
alike
similarities
different
written right
best tells why
best way to tell about something
sentence
like
story
lines
words possibly rhyming
line
details that make people feel
feelings
same
what is it about (main idea)
Testing Vocabulary
Vocabulary Word
Topic sentence
Supporting details
Supporting sentences
Main idea
Central thought
Which is NOT
Definition
Most important thing
Most likely to have
Sources
Organized
How do you know
Which sentence best supports
Which does not belong
Mostly about
Author's point of view
Author's purpose
Illustrate
Focus on the topic
Beginning, middle & end
Purpose
Descriptive words
List
Pre-writing
Multiple Choice
Respond
Response
Facts
Meaning
main idea
details
supporting details
what is it about
main idea
it cannot be
meaning
means the most
will have
information
arranged
what tells you
best sentence that tells about
doesn’t belong
mainly about
the way the writer sees things
why did the person write this
draw
stay on idea
start, add details, and wrap up (as in writing a paper or a paragraph)
why
telling (describing) words
write down
rough draft
many choices
tells
telling
true things
Testing Vocabulary
Vocabulary Word
Opinion
Cause
Effect
Result
Character
Directions
According
Narrator
Speaker
Poet
Rewrite
Fiction
Nonfiction
Checklist
Biography
Retell
Summary
Short answer
Extended answer
Logical conclusion
Predict
predictions
Infer
Why not
Meaning
your feelings
why did something happen
what happened
happens
person
what to do
as said by
person telling story
person talking
author of poem
write again
made up story
true story
to do list
information about a real person's life
say in your own words
short statement with main points
words or sentences to answer question
a long response (usually several sentences)
answer makes sense based on information given
guess
guesses
think
why it cannot happen/be