5th STAAR READING REVIEW

Question 1

An example of an idiom is

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It's raining like cats and dogs

Question 2

The end of a story is called

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the resolution

Question 3

The time and place of a story

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the setting

Question 4

The lesson of a story or text is the....

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theme

Question 5

Fiction passages have......

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all of the above

Question 6

What is the author's purpose for writing a fiction story?

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entertain

Question 7

A narrative

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all of the above

Question 8

When summarizing fiction, what is the best strategy to use?

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SWBST

Question 9

The elements of drama are......

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stage directions, scenes, scripts

Question 10

When summarizing non fiction text, the best strategy to use is

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Who, What, Where, When, Why

Question 11

An adverb

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describes a verb and usually ends in ly

Question 12

A proper noun is

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the specific name for a noun

Question 13

When should you capitalize the letter "I"

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Whenever it stands alone

Question 14

words that have the same meaning

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synonyms

Question 15

What describes a noun

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adjective

Question 16

A verb is

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an action word

Question 17

the problem in a story is also called the..

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conflict

Question 18

Fiction....

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all of the above

Question 19

A person place or thing

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noun

Question 20

Non Fiction

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all of the above

Question 21

If a question states, "both selections", what type of info are you looking for?

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The same

Question 22

Non Fiction

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does not have to be read in order

Question 23

Fiction is

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not based on true facts

Question 24

Figurative language refers to language or text written for what purpose?

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All of the above

Question 25

If given a specific word with a dictionary entry above the question, what should the reader do?

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Find the meaning as the word is used in the text.

Question 26

Similes are

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comparisons using like or as

Question 27

Words that mean the opposite are

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antonyms

Question 28

When you have to use background knowledge plus text clues, you are making .......

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an inference

Question 29

What is the author's purpose for writing non-fiction?

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inform

Question 30

Imagery is using.......

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your 5 senses

Question 31

When looking for the main idea, what is the best strategy to use.?

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Find the topic (what), then ask yourself, So what about it?

Question 32

The purpose of the Table of Contents and Index tell the reader.......

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where to go in the text

Question 33

When reading Poetry, one strategy to use in understanding it is to .........

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look for a deeper meaning

5th STAAR READING REVIEW

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5th STAAR READING REVIEW

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