STAAR Prep-Reading Crittenden

a book of maps or charts

similaritites and differences between two things

doesn't reveal the thoughts or feelings of any characters. Based on actions alone and dialogue

"fast" and "slow" are examples of

where and when a story takes place

the turning point of the story

story of a person's life written by that person

Reveals the thoughts and feelings of only one character

The major events of a story

words that have the same meaning

Characters, setting, and initial conflict are introduced

using your prior knowledge + evidence from the story to answer a questions

arranged in order of time

End of the story where loose ends are tied up

gives the list of important vocablulary and their defintions used in a book

story of a person's life written by another person

an account of the author's personal experiences

the narrator is a part of the story

moral or lesson of a story

something you judge to be correct after using your inference skills

A text structure that presents the reason something happens and the result of it happening

book filled with definitions for words

reveals the thoughts and feelings of more than one character. "All-knowing"

ideas that help support the main idea

the narrator is speaking to you

gives synonyms and sometimes antonyms for words

a brief statement or account of the main points of something

the narrator is an outsider

guessing about what might happen in the future

The main problem the character faces

what a paragraph or passage is mostly about

the order in which things happen