8th Grade STAAR Reading Re-test Vocabulary Review

The point of the story where the problem is worked out is called the

A presentation of information or events in the order in which they happen is the

A strategy to decode the meaning of poetry is

The position from which something or someone is observed is called

Information that conveys the actions, gestures and movements across a stage?

An idea or feeling that a word makes you feel in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

Which is an opinion?

Hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word is called a (n)

A type of text structure that is basically cause and effect WITH an opinion is called

A language that connects the five senses to create an image or description for the reader is

Information in a story or poem to help show proof, form a conclusion or make a judgement?

To stress something is to

The words in a dramatic work that are spoken out loud are called

Language that is intended to be taken literally

The leading character or major character in a story is the

A literary genre written by you and about you is called

The central message of a story?

An example, reason, act, or description that backs up the main idea of a text is

A detailed complex metaphor that continues through a long section of a text is called

The sequence of events that takes the reader through the story?

When the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character in a story it is

Poetry that has no set pattern or rhyme scheme

The person who is telling the story?

When you reduce large sections of a text to the main ideas, it is called

Janet compares her brothers to cats and dogs because they

A word or words in the text around an unfamiliar word that helps identify

A ____ is often a story of immortal characters that explains some aspect of the natural world

Author of a play?

A sub-genre of fiction that is set in the past and based on real people and/or events is called

The initial conflict in a story is called the

Which is a strategy that you should use on the Reading STAAR test?

Paraphrase means

A statement that can be verified independently and objectively with factual reliable sources

A statement about what will happen or might happen in the future is called a

a struggle or problem that a character in the story must resolve is called the

Making an educated guess using details in a passage along with what you already know is

When a character in a story struggles with a problem that no one else knows about it is called

The exposition is

The reason behind a character's specific action or behavior is called his

Sub-genres under fiction include all of the following EXCEPT -

Which of the following is NOT a text structure of a story?

How the author constructs the story?

The overall feeling of a story or poem?

The way an author organizes information in a text is called

BK + TE =

Words that have opposite or nearly opposite meanings are called

The writer's attitude towards his writing or audience and subject?

When the complete opposite of what is expected to occur actually happens is is called

Elements for Author's Purpose include all listed EXCEPT -

Language that appeals to the senses: sight, sound, touch, smell & taste?