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Duplicate of STAAR 5th Grade Reading Vocabulary
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Name the genre:
a story with elements that are impossible; talking animals or magical powers
Mystery
Folktale
Legend
Fantasy
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The repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called---
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Similie
Hyperbole
3
Combining inferences you have made about the characters, setting, or plot to make a statement.
Schema
Drawing conlusions
Predictions
Summary
4
The word
convey
means.....
To tell.
To present.
To make important.
To discuss.
5
Words and phrases that create _____ by using the 5 senses.
Fiction
Imagery
Poetry
Figurative language
6
Which term compares two things by using the words "like" or "as"?
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Alliteration
Simile
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A story that is imagined and has characters and events that could not exist in the real world.
Non-fiction
Fairytale
Legends
Myths
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Define:
Genre
a summary of passages
a type of book
a mode of reading
a type of literature
9
A type of writing used to persuade the reader of the author's point-of-view is called -
Informational
Explanatory
Persuasive
Declarative
10
This organizational pattern shows all the ways that 2 or more things are similar and different.
Compare and contrast
Problem and solution
Sequential order
Cause and effect
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What a piece of writing or paragraph is mainly about is called the ______________.
Main Idea
Summary
Purpose
Story
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Authors use this structure when giving directions or explaining things. It is called-
Problem and solution
Sequential Order
Description
Text structure
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A fictional story that uses supernatural beings to teach a moral or explain natural phenomena -
Folklore
Myth
Science Fiction
Fable
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The story of a person's life written by someone else using 3rd person point of view is called -
Summary
Article
Autobiography
Biography
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This type of writing describe people & places that are 'real' and events that really happened.
Poetry
Fiction
Personal narrative
Non-fiction
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A story in which events create a feeling of terror in both the characters and the reader.
Fiction
Horror
Adventure
Suspenseful
17
What is the events that make up a fictional story called?
Climax
Plot
Setting
Characters
18
The perspective from which a story is told is called ----
Point of View
1st person
3rd person
Stalking
19
This type of text informs or explains an idea for a reader. It is called-
Organizational patterns
Expository text
Narrative text
Expressive text
20
This pattern puts events in their correct order based upon the TIME in which they happened.
Compare and contrast
Chronological order
Problem and solution
Cause and effect
21
Complete the sentence:
______ is also known as the problem in the story.
Resolution
disagreement
Issue
Conflict
22
What are the parts of a text (table of contents, index, etc) called?
Words, commas, periods and dialouge
Text features
Extra information
Non-ficiton
23
Define:
Procedural writing
a type of writing used to explain something to the reader
a type of writing used to persuade or convince the reader
a type of writing to inform a reader about a topic
a type of writing that tells "how to" do something.
24
When an author uses clues to help you figure out what events will happen later in the story is-
Psychic Flash
Flashback
Prediction
Foreshadowing
25
What is a
metaphor
?
a repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
a comparison of two unlike things
comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
an extreme exaggeration
26
Define:
Emphasize
to predict
to support
to close read
to bring attention to or show
27
Sentences that give you facts, descriptions & examples to help you understand the main idea is-
Main Purpose
Subtitles
Supporting details
Supporting facts
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A story that presents a series of exciting events; often involves journeys or dangerous events.
Mystery
Science fiction
Adventure
Fairytale
29
When a reader uses clues from the text + what they already know to draw a conclusion is called-
Conclusion
Inference
Prediction
Summary
30
Name the genre:
a story that may happen in real life with fictional characters or settings
Historical fiction
Fiction
Realistic fiction
Traditional literature
31
Define:
Dialogue
a conversation between two characters in a story
the story the narrator is telling
a third person speaking to the reader
a character inner monologue
32
A type of writing based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.
Non-fition
Fiction
Poetry
Drama
33
The reason the author writes a certain type of text is known as---
The main message
Author's purpose
Point of view
Summary
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The message in a text that helps you understand more about life or human behavior is called ---
Main Idea
Summary
Theme
Purpose
35
Language that helps a reader to visualize the events from a text in a better way is called-
The narrator
Figurative Language
Point of view
Imagery
36
Small text found near a picture that provides important information about that picture is---
additional information about the passage
a caption
a summary
subtitles
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A story written to be performed by actors; a play is called a-
Personal narrative
Fiction
Drama
Biography
38
Fiction that involves an event in history. This genre is called-
Historical fiction
Science fiction
Myth
Realistic fiction
39
Complete the sentence:
_______ is the ending or final outcome of a story.
Resolution
Verdict
Happily Ever After....
The End
40
Which of the following terms gives human qualities to non-human things?
Assonance
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
41
Instructions for actors and stage crew to follow are called -
Stage directions
Props
Dialogue
The narrator
42
The words & details that appeal to a readers 5 senses is known as-
Poetry
Figurative language
Sensory language
Imagery
43
Complete the sentence:
______ is when & where the story takes place.
Characters
Problem
Resolution
Setting
44
The way that a story is organized is called-
Organizational pattern
Text structure
Beginning, middle and end
Story form
45
Clues in the text that help the reader determine the meaning of unknown words is known as-
Context clues
An inference
Close reading
Prediction
46
Define:
Summary
a long passage that describes the main idea of the story.
a short passage that describes the climax of the story.
a passage that tells you the supporting details of the story
a short paragraph that tells the main events from the story.
47
Define:
Onomatopoeia
the use of words that imitate sounds
an exaggeration
the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
uses the words "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things
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To say that something is bigger or greater than it really is; "to stretch the truth" is called-
Exaggeration
Alliteration
Storytelling
Lying
