7th Grade STAAR Reading

Question 1

When someone in the story is telling it, then it is

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First person point of view

Question 2

A play. It is usually performed on a stage for an audience.

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Drama

Question 3

The problem of the story is also known as

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Conflict

Question 4

In literary fiction, what is the turning point called?

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Climax

Question 5

This genre tells a made up story is

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Fiction

Question 6

A struggle with an outside force is called

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External Conflict

Question 7

The main character in a story is called

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Protagonist

Question 8

When the author describes events that happened in the past, it is called

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Flashback

Question 9

Hint about events that will happen later that builds suspense is called

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Foreshadowing

Question 10

In literary fiction, events that increase tension about the conflict is called?

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Rising Action

Question 11

What part of literary fiction introduces the characters and the setting?

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Exposition

Question 12

A statement assumed to be true, but still is an opinion even though many agree with

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Common Place Assertion

Question 13

The events in a story is called

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Plot

Question 14

What term means the attitude, or feeling, that the author has about the subject?

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Tone

Question 15

The term that means the problem of the story is

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Conflict

Question 16

The term that means qualities that define them is

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Character Traits

Question 17

The central message or the lesson

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Theme

Question 18

Which term means the final outcome of the story?

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Resolution

Question 19

The Author's reason for writing is called

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Author's Purpose

Question 20

When the person telling the story only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character, it is

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Third person limited point of view

Question 21

The most important information or central idea is called

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Main Idea

Question 22

The perspective from which the story is told is called

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Point of View

Question 23

The character that is in conflict with the main character is called?

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Antagonist

Question 24

The feeling or emotion the reader gets when reading a passage is called

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Mood

Question 25

Characters in the story that make some kind of change (example: they go from bad to good)

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Dynamic Character

Question 26

When the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters, it is

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Third person omniscient point of view

Question 27

Passages that tell about real-life people, places, things, ideas or events is called

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Nonfiction

Question 28

A struggle within a character is called

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Internal Conflict

Question 29

In literary fiction, events that follow the climax is called?

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Falling Action

7th Grade STAAR Reading

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7th Grade STAAR Reading

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