7th Grade STAAR Reading

Question 1

A __________ is usually performed on a stage for an audience.

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Drama

Question 2

The term that means the problem of the story is

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Conflict

Question 3

When someone in the story is telling it, then the point of view is

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First person point of view

Question 4

Which term means the conflict of a story has been resolved?

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Resolution

Question 5

In the plot, of a piece of literary fiction, events that follow the climax are called?

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Falling Action

Question 6

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

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Third person omniscient point of view

Question 7

What part of the plot introduces the characters and the setting?

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Exposition

Question 8

A struggle within a character is called

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Internal Conflict

Question 9

The perspective from which the story is told is called

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Point of View

Question 10

In the plot of a piece of literary fiction, what is the turning point called?

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Climax

Question 11

The problem of the story is also known as

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Conflict

Question 12

The qualities a character has as demonstrated by their actions.

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Character Traits

Question 13

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

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Common Place Assertion

Question 14

In the plot of a story, events that increase tension or build up the conflict are called?

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Rising Action

Question 15

The genre that a made up story belongs in is:

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Fiction

Question 16

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

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Dynamic Character

Question 17

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

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Antagonist

Question 18

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

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Flashback

Question 19

Hints about events that will happen later and build suspense in the story are called

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Foreshadowing

Question 20

The central message or the lesson

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Theme

Question 21

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

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Tone

Question 22

The events in a story are called

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Plot

Question 23

The most important information or central idea is called

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Main Idea

Question 24

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

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Mood

Question 25

The Author's reason for writing is called

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Author's Purpose

Question 26

The main character in a story is called

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Protagonist

Question 27

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

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Third person limited point of view

Question 28

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

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Nonfiction

Question 29

A struggle with an outside force is called

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External Conflict

7th Grade STAAR Reading

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