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2018-8th Grade Reading Bootcamp-1
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STAAR Reading vocab for 8th grade 2018
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Which is an example of a factual claim?
Too much sugar is bad for your health.
Traveling the world is fun.
Pizza is the best.
I think uniforms should be banned.
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How the author feels towards the subject
mood
tone
theme
main idea
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A genre with human characters and based on the premise that it could happen in the real world
science fiction
realistic fiction
fairy tale
fantasy
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A statement that many people assume to be true, though it may or may not actually be true
Commonplace assertion
Incorrect premise
Main idea
Rhetorical Fallacy
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A word or phrase with strong emotions, meant to evoke a response from the audience
logical fallacy
loaded terms
rhetorical question
inference
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Language that isn't intended to be taken literally
figurative language
persuasive techniques
sensory language
literary devices
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The central (often universal) message of a piece
mood
theme
tone
main idea
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Makes sense
assertion
logical
illogical
assumption
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Which of the following is written in 3rd person where the reader knows everyone's feelings?
3rd person omniscient
1st person
2nd person
3rd person limited
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Which is NOT an example of author's purpose?
Reveal
Persuade
Entertain
Inform
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The repetition of phrases that contain the same words or grammatical structure
allusion
parallelism
mood
tone
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Which is a strategy you should use on the STAAR Reading test?
determine what the question is asking by marking key words
annotating the text by drawing and/or chunking/summarizing
provide text evidence to ensure your answer is correct
preview the questions first so you know what to look for
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Language that utilizes the 5 senses to help you experience the story
sensory language
literary devices
figurative language
imagery
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A metaphor that is carried throughout an entire work or several lines of poetry
aphorism
simile
analogy
extended metaphor
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Which is NOT a text structure?
Problem and Solution
Cause and Effect
Subtitles
Sequence