4th grade STAAR Reading Classroom Review

Avery was running faster than the speed of light when she heard the ice cream truck coming.

Don't beat around the bush is an example of an

In a play, stage directions are

The central message, or moral of a story

Fact or Opinion: Without the rain forest, many animals would die.

A made up story based on historical events.

Excited fans often interfered with the game by making lots of loud noise. Interfered means:

What can you infer is Pam's job?

A word that shows action or state of being

Figurative Language: Adler Jack is as cute as a button.

How to figure out the definition of a word when you do not know the word:

A fiction story written about someone else. The narrator is NOT in the story.

A Venn diagram is used for:

Using your own background knowledge and the text to find information.

A person/character telling a story:

An idea that is someone's belief.

Using clues that you have to create an informed guess about what is going to happen:

What happens in a story?

Fact or Opinion: Derick Jeter is the greatest first basemen in baseball history.

Figurative Language: Ka-Boom!! Splat!! Splash!! Bong!

A fiction story written by the narrator. The narrator is part of the story.

A nonfiction text written by someone who is sharing their personal experience.

A timeline is used for:

What's a synonym for the word "significance"?

A metaphor:

Which of the following is a theme:

The scientist knew if she left the plants outside they would freeze. She went outside. What can you infer will happen?

A word that names a person place or thing.

Who or what can you infer is Max?

A nonfiction text written about someone's research. The writer did NOT experience the event.