STAAR Academic Vocabulary Words Test I Flashcards

1

the sequence of events in a story

main idea
point of view
theme
plot

2

the highest point in a story

rising action
denouement
falling action
climax

3

how two stories are the same

main idea
contrast
compare
persuasive

4

when two stories are different

problem
point of view
compare
contrast

5

The wind cried Mary is an example

simile
hyperbole
metaphor
personification

6

an educated guess

textual evidence
plot
infer
logical

7

The Powell building is so old it has to be rebuilt yearly is an example

simile
hyperbole
personification
metaphor

8

When the unraveling of the problem occurs in a story

falling action
denouement
rising action
climax

9

when an author is trying to make you think something, or buy something

refrain
third person
persuasive
poetry

10

the conflict in a story

rising action
solution
problem
climax

11

when the author is the subject of his or her own story

first person
third person
fourth person
second person

12

Love is a rose is an example

hyperbole
personification
metaphor
simile

13

When the problem is resolved in a story

problem
falling action
solution
denouement

14

what a story is mostly about

theme
main idea
da
point of view

15

writing that often rhymes, but is always expressive

persuasive
logical
poetry
drama

16

how people talk depending on where they live

contast
turning point
dialect
context

17

Mr. Nelms is as old as dirt is one example

hyperbole
metaphor
personification
simile

18

when you use facts from a story to form an opinion

poetry
textual evidence
persuasive
draw conclusions

STAAR Academic Vocabulary Words Test I

Questions 18

STAAR Academic Vocabulary Words Test I

Questions 18