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STAAR Reading vocab for 8th grade #staar8thgradereading
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Which is a strategy you should use on the STAAR Reading test?
preview the questions first so you know what to look for
determine what the question is asking by marking key words
provide text evidence to ensure your answer is correct
annotating the text by drawing and/or chunking/summarizing
2
Makes sense
assumption
illogical
logical
assertion
3
Which of the following is NOT a nonfiction text feature?
Compare and Contrast
Subtitles
Captions
Description
4
Poetry that has no set pattern or rhyme scheme.
epic poem
narrative poem
free verse
ballad
5
A subplot is a...
chronological linear plot
a side story
a resolved plot
a secondary plot
6
Short poems expressing personal emotions, sometimes set to music.
lyric poem
narrative poem
free verse poem
epic poem
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A poem that tells a story to entertain.
humorous poem
narrative poem
lyric poem
free verse poem
8
Someone who writes plays.
director
playwrite
playwright
author
9
Words, sentences, or passages that precede or follow a word to help you understand its meaning.
Affix
Definition
Homophone
Context
10
The antagonist is...
the opposing character
the main character
a secondary character
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Which is NOT a text structure?
Sequence
Subtitles
Captions
Problem and Solution
12
Which of the following is written in 3rd person where the reader knows everyone's feelings?
2nd person
1st person
3rd person omniscient
3rd person limited
13
_____ reveals the setting, props, actions, and emotional tone in a dramatic work.
dialogue
FAST character analysis
narration
stage directions
14
Time and place in which a story happens.
historical context
setting
culture
climate
15
A metaphor that is carried throughout an entire work or several lines of poetry
simile
aphorism
extended metaphor
analogy
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The point where a story's problem is worked out.
conflict
climax
resolution
denoument
17
The opposition of characters or internal/external forces that builds tension in a story.
exposition
conflict
denoument
setting
18
A word or phrase with strong emotions, meant to evoke a response from the audience
inference
loaded language
logical fallacy
rhetorical question
19
When you reduce large sections of a text to the main ideas, it's called...
creating subheadings
summarizing
simplifying
paraphrasing
20
Which is NOT an example of literary nonfiction?
based on real people and events
narrative
memoir
persuasive article
21
A word element that occurs before or after a root word to modify its meaning.
Definition
Homophone
Context Clues
Affix
22
Traditional or sacred stories to explain a belief or the creation of something.
literary nonficiton
fiction
myth
nonfiction
23
The words in a dramatic work that are spoken out loud.
preface
narration
stage directions
dialogue
24
The protagonist is...
a secondary character
the opposing character
the main character
25
Which is NOT an example of author's purpose?
Inform
Persuade
Describe
Reveal
26
Which is an example of a factual claim?
Pizza is the best.
Too much sugar is bad for your health.
I think uniforms should be banned.
Traveling the world is fun.
27
Language that isn't intended to be taken literally
figurative language
literary devices
persuasive techniques
sensory language
28
Which of the following is NOT an element of the setting?
Emotional Background
Cultural Background
Historical Background
Physical Background
29
Language that utilizes the 5 senses to help you experience the story
imagery
literary devices
figurative language
sensory language
30
A poem that deals with amusing happenings.
free verse poem
free verse poem
humorous poem
narrative poem
31
All of the plot elements in chronological order
linear plot
text structure
secondary plot
subplot
32
The universal idea of a piece of fiction that speak to the human experience.
Lesson
Main Idea
Moral
Theme
33
BK+TE= ?
inference
text evidence
thesis
conflict
34
When the narrator only reveals the actions and words of a character without feelings, it's...
conclusive
subjective
deductive
objective
35
When a POV is limited to one character's thoughts and feelings, it is considered...
subjective
omniscient
objective
deductive
36
Who has everything she needs to pass the STAAR?
I, [insert name], can rock this test!
Little ol' me!
Me, myself, and I
37
Long narrative poem, chronicling the deeds of a hero, using dramatic and narrative technique.
narrative poem
lyric poem
free verse poem
epic poem
38
Which is an assertion?
Exercise helps you lose weight.
Sugar is bad.
Chocolate is delicious.
Allegiant is the third book in the Divergent series.
