STAAR Reading Review

Text shows one event causes another; Look for words like because, then, since, & as a result

What does CONCLUDE mean when asked like this: "What can the reader conclude about_____?"

This type of point of view uses "I", "me", or "we".

Short moral stories that try to teach a lesson & often have animals as characters

A piece of writing that is long, has a plot that unfolds by actions, speech of characters

A comparison of two unlike things, without using "like" or "as" is called a

To be successful on STAAR, you MUST do which of the following?

Literature or other writing that is invented/made up by the author

A well-known, customary, or obvious remark is called a 

Specific type of music, film, or writing, characterized by similarities in form, style, subject

The point of view when a narrator that only knows thoughts/feelings of ONE character.

Writing that is true: biographies, essays, newspaper articles, autobiographies

Poetry written without any form, rhyme, rhythm, meter, or line

Nonfiction writing on a single subject; may be personal or persuasive to show opinion

Writer places events in the order that they happen

A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" is called

Type of structure when all information is organized by like groups

Look at the passage below. What should you remember to do?

An account of a person's actual experience--emotional/personal/memories

Point of view when narrator has knowledge about ALL characters.

The text shows how ideas/things are alike or different; uses best, more, better, less, worse

Text split in 2 parts: one part=problem, other part=solution to the problem

A statement you can check/prove with evidence

When reading a poem, what is a STANZA?

If you come across any words that you do not know on the STAAR Reading test, you should

How do you choose the best SUMMARY of a passage of writing?

What is an EXCERPT?

A statement that cannot be proven true or false; what people feel, believe, decide

What does the word CONVEY mean?

Something that stands for or represents something else is a 

A piece of writing that a person writes about his/her own life

Skits and plays are also called

The problem or struggle a character faces

Poems that include hero, quest, magical tools/weapons

Form of writing meant to be spoken to an audience; has topic or theme; persuades, educates

A special quality or something special about someone's personality is a

What causes someone to act a certain way or the reason we do something.

Usually written in short lines that often rhyme

Words that describe how things look, sound, taste, smell, & feel are known as

Fictional story where magical things happen; "Cinderella" "Maleficent" "Shrek"