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Fifth Grade Reading STAAR Vocabulary Review
Fifth Grade Reading STAAR Vocabulary Review
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Review vocabulary words that will help you better understand the STAAR question stems
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1
what is foreshadowing?
to give a hint beforehand about something that might happen in the future
to compare or contrast
a memory that helps a character
a shadow that comes before
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What are two synonyms for the word EXAGGERATE?
embelllish
belittle
hyperbolize
minimize
3
What words are synonyms for the word IMPACT? (click all that apply)
effect
influence
significance
disconnect
4
In a play or drama, PROPS helps the reader _____
taste
smell
See
feel
5
What is a synonym for the word CONTEXT?
surroundings
words in the selection
a game against someone
a guide word
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what are two definitions of the word INFER?
to enter a building
reach a conclusion
to form an opinion
to spell out
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which word does not mean COMPARISON?
relationship
dissimilarity
likeness
equivalency
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what is the meaning of the word chronological?
to end with the first and start with the last
starting with the last and ending with the first
starting with the first and ending with the first
starting with the earliest and following the order in which they occurred
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What does an OBSTACLE do to a character? (click all that apply)
causes a difficulty
creates a hardship
interferes
gives a benefit
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Which word is a synonym for OBVIOUS? (click all that apply)
clear
illegible
evident
apparent
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What is a synonym for source? (click all that apply)
stem
root
beginning
origin
12
What is the meaning of the word italicized?
to understand a word or phrase
to show
to understand
to emphasize a word or phrase
13
What is symbolism? (click all that apply)
the use of something not human to represent a feeling or idea
a literary device
a character used to denote a change in text
the use of symbols to represent something else
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what is a synonym for the meaning of the word origin?
a line of ancestors
posterity
issue
what was the original language
15
What are two synonyms for the word REINFORCE?
underemine
undercut
prove
support
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What word(s) are synonyms for the word MOTIVATION? (click all that apply)
to cause
to incite
to inspire
to encourage
17
what are two synonyms for the word SENSORY?
authors uses this to help readers know what something looks like
relating to how something feels, looks, smells, tastes, and sounds
the way something doesn't feel, looks, smells, tastes, or sounds
to draw the way something looks, feels, tastes, and sounds
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What are two synonyms for the word EMPHASIZE?
deemphasize
understate
identify
highlight
19
what is a dictionary entry?
the point at which a particular performer in an ensemble starts playing.
an item written or printed in a reference book
an act of going or coming in.
a passage between buildings.
20
what is a phrase?
a few words or part of a sentence
a set of parentheses
a latin root
a part of speech
21
what is the meaning of the word synthesize?
disorganize
the act of synonyms
to make music
to put all the ideas together
22
What is dialogue?
happens only in a drama or play
helps the reader know what the character is doing
a conversation
helps the reader know that the character is thinking
23
What are 2 synonyms for the word CONTRADICT?
disagree
dispute
contrast
distaste
24
How does something APPEAL to a reader? (click all that apply)
entices
tempts
pleases
attracts
25
what is an anecdote?
a brief summary of something that happened to someone
a liquid that heals the body from poison
a short story that isn't related to the topic
a brief story of something that happened especially to one personally
26
what are two synonyms for the word CONVEY?
a group of trucks traveling together
communicate
disponse of
give
27
What are two synonyms for the word moral?
lesson learned
to teach
truism
to encourage
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what does it mean to JUSTIFY something?
to explain an acceptable reason for something -
to prove something is wrong
to take back or withdraw
to forsake something
