3rd grade reading vocabulary - STAAR

words that SOUND THE SAME, but are NOT spelled the same (ex: bear/bare, week/weak)

Which one is NOT a possible PURPOSE that an author might have for writing a selection? 

poetry composed of rhymed or unrhymed lines that have NO SET PATTERNS; causal/irregular rhythm

words that make the reader think of 1 of the 5 senses (sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste)

identical/similar FINAL sounds in words

the intended goal of a piece of writing; the reason it was written

the central idea of a fictional text; what the author wants you to learn; the moral

A genre of text with the purpose to PERSUADE/CONVINCE the reader of something.

the true story of a real person's life written by another person (3rd person point of view)

A FICTIONAL STORY is written in _________ order. 

The purpose of texts such as NEWSPAPER ARTICLES and TEXTBOOKS is...

Elements of a fictional story include...

an idea based on clues from the text (clues from the text + background knowledge

the coolest, smartest, awesomest 3rd grader who is totally going to rock the STAAR test is...

the basic sequence of events in a story, including problem and solution 

reduce large sections of text to their essential points and main idea.  

brief sentences that communicate they key information in logical order, main ideas from B, M, E

captions, italics, sub titles, table of contents, glossary, index, title, heading...

a word that means the OPPOSITE  of another word

short poems expressing personal feelings; may be set to music; regular meter

A genre of text that is written to give the reader facts and information.  

whether the narrator/speaker of a selection is 1st or 3rd person, the perspective

a word part placed AFTER the root word that changes the meaning of the word

the result of an event (the second event); it happens because of the cause

poetry that deals with amusing happenings (ha ha ha!)

they form of poem that tells a story to entertain

a word with a SIMILAR / SAME meaning as another word

A genre of text that is written with the purpose of explaining STEPS in a PROCEDURE.  (recipe)

the life story of a person as told by himself/herself (1st person point of view)

support the main idea by telling how, when, what, where, why, how much and how many

photographs, diagrams, charts, tables, graphic organizers, illustrations, graphs...

an event (the 1st event); something that makes another event happen

This kind of text can include biographies, autobiographies, diaries, and letters.  

tells a story to entertain

details found in text that support my inference (help you prove that your answer is correct)

the overall message of a text or paragraph

a word that has more than one meaning (ex: trunk, bat)

a word part placed BEFORE the root word that changes the meaning of the word (dis-, un-, pre-)