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    The document discusses different types of definitions used in vocabulary development including: - Sentence definitions state the term, its category, and distinguishing features. - Operational definitions define something in terms of the process it undergoes, such as how rain is created. - Parenthetical definitions use a synonym or short description in parentheses after the term, like "dogs (canines)". - Not all answer choices are types of definitions, such as an extended definition is a type of operational definition but a conceptual definition is not a type of technical definition.

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    The document discusses different types of definitions used in vocabulary development including: - Sentence definitions state the term, its category, and distinguishing features. - Operational definitions define something in terms of the process it undergoes, such as how rain is created. - Parenthetical definitions use a synonym or short description in parentheses after the term, like "dogs (canines)". - Not all answer choices are types of definitions, such as an extended definition is a type of operational definition but a conceptual definition is not a type of technical definition.

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    I.

    VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
    Directions: The items below test your knowledge of TECHNICAL and OPERATIONAL
    definitions of words. Read each item carefully and determine the correct choice.

    1. Which of the following is not a type of technical definition?


    a. conceptual definition c. extended definition
    b. sentence definition d. parenthetical definition

    2. John wrote a definition that explained the process of how rain is created. Which of the following did
    he
    use?
    a. sentence definition c. operational definition
    b. technical definition d. parenthetical definition

    3. Janine needs to write an operational definition of the word “Precipitation”. Which of the following
    should she do?
    a. think of a synonym for the word to be defined
    b. define it in great detail using several sentences
    c. give its category and defining features
    d. think of how a thing is created

    4. Tamara wrote a parenthetical definition of a term. Which of the following could she have written?

    a . Dogs (canines) are domestic mammals.


    b. Viruses are microscopic agents that cause disease.
    c. Precipitation refers to water that falls from the clouds as rain or snow.
    d. Global warming is the long-term rise in the average temperature of the Earth’s climate system.

    5. Which of the following is NOT true?


    a. A parenthetical definition makes use of synonym or short description of the word being defined.
    b. An extended definition is one of the different types of operational definition.
    c. An operational definition defines something in terms of the process it undergoes.
    d. A sentence definition states the term, its category, and its distinguishing features.

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