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What you need to know to pass the 11 EOC Reading SOL
11.3 Vocabulary
❑ Greek/Latin Roots ❑ Allusions ❑ Figurative language (metaphor,
❑ Context Clues ❑ Idioms simile, personification,
❑ Connotation and Denotation hyperbole)
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Date: ________________________
Root Study Independent Practice
Focus: chron/chrono
Prefix Root Suffix
Directions: In Column A, identify the elements in each word by circling roots and underlining prefixes and
suffixes. Then match each words with its correct meaning from Column B.
Column A Column B
Directions: Choose the best word from Column A for each sentence. Use each word only once. Highlight the
context clues that helped you make your decision BEFORE you write your answer.
1. Because of her ____________________ arthritis, the elderly woman was in constant pain.
2. An astronaut living in the eighteenth century would be a/an ____________________.
3. Historians try to determine an accurate ____________________ of events during a period.
4. Scientists use ____________________ to pinpoint various stages of the earth’s development.
5. The ____________________ equation could be used even though the specimen became several degrees
colder over the two hours.
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How to Read and Analyze Poetry
1. Number the lines in each poem, and label the rhyme
scheme if there is one.
2. Read the poem several times. *Poems are super short! Use
that to your advantage!* Circle any unknown words.
3. Summarize each stanza.
4. Annotate the poem by noticing and labeling any literary
devices, figurative language, symbolism, imagery, etc.
5. Identify the major theme of the poem, and provide evidence
to support your choice.
6. Identify your favorite line or phrase from the poem, and
explain why you chose it as your favorite.
7. Choose one to two of the unknown words you circled and
develop a definition (in your own words! You can’t google
on test day!) based on context clues from the poem.
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