[Grammar] Vocabulary List/the Vocabulary list

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In a textbook that I'm writing for my students I have the following instruction: Ask and answer questions as in the model using Vocabulary List.
I capitalise 'Vocabulary List' to emphasize its importance. A 'Vocabulary List' starts each unit of my textbook. They have to learn a few of such 'Vocabulary Lists' from the textbook to do well in the tests. My question is: Do I need to use the definite article before 'Vocabulary List' in my instruction or is it correct the way I wrote it?
 
I'd say "Ask and answer questions, as shown in the model, using the relevant vocabulary list". As you can see, I probably wouldn't capitalise it because there are clearly several vocabulary lists in the book. However, if the first page of each unit is clearly marked "Vocabulary List" as a heading, you could capitalise it in your sentence. The definite article is required.
 
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