Instructions: For each vocabulary word, read the four sentences carefully. Circle the one sentence that uses the word correctly in a way that relates to ELA concepts.
Inference
The detective used his magnifying glass to find an inference on the floor.
The student made an inference about the character's feelings by looking at clues in the story.
The baker created a perfect inference for the cake batter.
My older brother had to use an inference to get into the locked room.
Theme
We decorated the room with a space theme for the party.
The theme of the novel was the struggle between good and evil.
She wrote a long and detailed theme to get a good grade.
He played the theme song on the piano for the movie.
Evidence
The doctor showed the patient evidence of the illness on the X-ray.
He found evidence of the broken vase on the floor.
The lawyer presented a piece of evidence that would clear her client.
The student used a direct quote from the text as evidence to support her claim.
Textual
The car's textual parts were all shiny and new.
She had a textual fever, so she had to stay home from school.
He used a crayon to highlight the important textual information in the book.
The police officer needed a textual map to find the correct location.
Context
The photographer adjusted the context of the shot to make the background darker.
The student used context clues to figure out the meaning of the unfamiliar word.
The artist used context on her painting to make it look more realistic.
My family planted the flowers in a new context in our yard.
Summary
The teacher asked for a summary of the main events in the chapter.
The chef cooked a summary of ingredients for the new recipe.
He gave a summary of his day as an answer to his friend.
The construction workers built a large summary in the empty field.
Characterization
The artist used great characterization to draw a cartoon.
The author's use of dialogue and actions provided great characterization for the main character.
The chef used great characterization to create a delicious dish.
The student wrote a great characterization to get a good grade on their assignment.
Figurative
The painter used figurative shapes to create the illusion of depth.
The poet used a simile, which is a type of figurative language, to compare a cloud to a ship.
The doctor had to be very figurative when performing the difficult operation.
She used a figurative amount of sugar in the cake, making it very sweet.
Perspective
The artist used one-point perspective to create a sense of depth in her drawing.
The student tried to understand the story from the villain's perspective.
We watched the movie from a different perspective in the theater.
The scientist used a different perspective for the experiment.
Analyze
The scientist had to analyze the chemicals for the experiment.
The student was asked to analyze the author's argument by breaking down its main points.
She had to analyze the ingredients for the recipe.
The detective was asked to analyze the scene of the crime.