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5th Grade STAAR Vocabulary Review
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The trees danced in the wind
metaphor
simile
personification
alliteration
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A print or graphic feature that NAMES the text you are reading
Title/ Heading
Subtitle/Subheading
Caption
Text Box
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contrast
how things are
how things are different
how things are the same
stuff that is the same and different
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This genre is meant to be performed in front of an audience.
nonfiction
Drama
Poetry
fiction
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The repetition of the beginning sound of a word
repetition
onomatopoeia
alliteration
antonym
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This describes WHY the author writes a text. (PIEED)
Text Structure
Author's Purpose
Text Features
Summary
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A genre of text that includes make believe characters or events.
Drama
Poetry
fiction
nonfiction
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theme
1-2 words
what the whole text is about
the lesson, message, or moral the author wants us to learn
1-2 sentences
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The sparkling water glistened like sequins.
alliteration
personification
metaphor
simile
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this figurative language gives life to something that doesn't have human qualities
personification
simile
protagonist
metaphor
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A chapter or section of a drama
Paragraph
Scene
Lines
Stanza
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The main point or topic of a text
Summary
Details
Author's Purpose
Central Idea
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Silly Sally sat by the sea shore.
metaphor
personification
alliteration
simile
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first person point of view
told from the "you" perspective
I, me, my are the pronouns used- the narrator is the main character
Uses he, she, they pronouns- told from the he, she, it, they perspective
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topic
1-2 sentences
what the whole text is about
1-2 words
the lesson, message, or moral the author wants us to learn
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simile
a phrase that means something different from its literal meaning
compares two things without using like or as
compares two things using like or as
repetition
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metaphor
compares two things without using like or as
giving human qualities to something non human
compares two things using like or as
logical order
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when I do not know a word, I can
use my hashtags
look up in dictionary
look up in thesaurus
use context clues and/or look up in dictionary
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The events that take place after the climax that lead to the resolution of a fictional text.
Falling Action
Exposition
Climax
Rising Action
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The birds dance, I prance
metaphor
simile
onomatopoeia
rhyme
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foreshadow
gives a clue about something big that is going to happen
the narrator gives a clue about the end
the shadow comes before
goes back in time
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onomatopoeia
giving human qualities to something not human
repetition of the beginning sound of a word
words used to describe a sound
an exaggeration that is humorous, and a major exaggeration
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Takes the reader back in time
repetition
foreshadow
setting
flashback
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second person point of view
told from the "you" perspective
Uses he, she, they pronouns- told from the he, she, it, they perspective
I, me, my are the pronouns used- the narrator is the main character
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The sky was black as night.
alliteration
simile
personification
metaphor
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A way the author organizes a text by looking at similarities and differences between two things.
Sequence
Problem and Solution
Compare and Contrast
Cause and Effect
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Similar to a paragraph, but in Poetry it is called a ________.
Paragraph
Line
Sentence
Stanza
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idiom
giving human qualities to something non human
an exaggeration that is humorous, and a major exaggeration
It is raining cats and dogs
a phrase that means something different from its literal meaning
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A way the author organizes a text by explaining an issue and giving ways to resolve it.
Problem and Solution
Cause and Effect
Sequence and Order
Compare and Contrast
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Words written in bold or italics that explains what the setting is or what the actors are DOING (not saying).
Cast of Characters
Stage Directions
Scenes
Dialogue
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Point of view
first, second, and third person point of view
narrator's outlook in the story
to show someones thinking
the point from which the story is told
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The ending or conclusion of a fictional story.
Falling Action
Climax
Resolution
Exposition
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The introduction to a fictional text that includes background information, characters and setting.
Conflict
Exposition
Resolution
Climax
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compare
how things are the same
how things are
how things are different
how things are alike
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The bees buzz through the woods.
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
alliteration
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Items an author uses to give the reader EXTRA information about a topic or text. Helps the reader understand the text.
Author's Purpose
Text Structure
Text Features
Summary
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third person point of view
told from the "you" perspective
Uses he, she, they pronouns- told from the he, she, it, they perspective
I, me, my are the pronouns used- the narrator is the main character
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This genre includes text with facts and information about a topic.
Poetry
fiction
nonfiction
Drama
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organized by groups and headings
classification
contrast
chronological order
compare
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A shorter version of the text that includes the main idea, but NOT details, and written in your own words. (BME)
Summary
Author's Purpose
Text Structure
Text Features
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repetition
repeating only phrases
repeating words, phrases, or lines for meaning
repeating only lines
repeating only words
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This describes HOW the author organizes the text
Text Structure
Summary
Text Features
Author's Purpose
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The events in a story that lead UP to the climax
Rising Action
Falling Action
Exposition
Climax
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Lines spoken by the characters
Drama
Scenes
Stage Directions
Dialogue
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A genre of text that may or may not include a rhyme scheme and includes figurative language.
Drama
nonfiction
Poetry
fiction
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The events in a fictional story.
Exposition
Climax
Resolution
Plot
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A way an author organizes a text using dates or timelines.
Chronological Order
Problem and Solution
Description
Cause and Effect
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hyperbole
a sentence that compares two things using like or as
an exaggeration that is humorous, and a major exaggeration
giving human qualities to something not human
words used to describe sound
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Every time the scene changes in a drama, the _______ changes.
Plot
Dialogue
Setting
Characters
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My best friend is a gift.
metaphor
alliteration
personification
simile
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The turning point for the characters in a fictional text
Climax
Exposition
Rising Action
Falling Action
