G 8 STAAR Reading Comprehension Level 1

Question 1

Language that appeals to one or more of the five senses is called _____.

Accepted Answer

sensory language

Question 2

Based on the context clues in the following sentence, what does fainthearted mean?

Accepted Answer

Timid

Question 3

A root is ...

Accepted Answer

the main part of a word.

Question 4

Lengthy narrative poetry that may tell a story of a great hero or mythical adventure is

Accepted Answer

epic poetry

Question 5

Commonplace assertions are _____.

Accepted Answer

generally accepted as truth, but may not be.

Question 6

The fallacy of an idea or principle that is untrue is a _____.

Accepted Answer

false assumption

Question 7

A portion of a play that takes place in one location is called ______.

Accepted Answer

a scene

Question 8

Words that express more than their literal meaning are called ...

Accepted Answer

figurative language

Question 9

A _____ is step-by-step instructions for completing a task or project.

Accepted Answer

procedural text

Question 10

A word or words in the text around an unfamiliar word that helps identify a word's meaning

Accepted Answer

Context Clue

Question 11

Which of the following does NOT describe a drama?

Accepted Answer

The beginning of the story.

Question 12

Making an educated guess using details in a passage along with what you already know is:

Accepted Answer

to infer.

Question 13

The exposition is _____.

Accepted Answer

the beginning of the story.

Question 14

Janet compares her brothers to "cats and dogs" because they ---

Accepted Answer

do not get along well.

Question 15

The sequence of events in fiction or drama is called the _____.

Accepted Answer

plot

Question 16

A word relationship that compares two dissimilar things is called _____.

Accepted Answer

an analogy

Question 17

A ____ is often a story of immortal characters that explains some aspect of the natural world.

Accepted Answer

Myth

Question 18

A contrast is _____.

Accepted Answer

to evaluate the differences between two things

Question 19

Something written after an event occurred by someone who didn't witness the event is a _____.

Accepted Answer

secondary source

Question 20

A presentation of information or events in the order in which they happen is the _____.

Accepted Answer

sequence.

Question 21

Paraphrase means ...

Accepted Answer

a short restatement of a longer text in one's own words.

Question 22

In a work of fiction, the narrator's outlook in relation to the story is called the _____.

Accepted Answer

point of view

Question 23

In literature, the setting is ...

Accepted Answer

the time and location in which a story takes place.

Question 24

A trait is _____.

Accepted Answer

a quality that defines a character

Question 25

A struggle or problem that a character in a story must resolve is the _____.

Accepted Answer

conflict

Question 26

According to the poet's description, which natural element is the most enduring?

Accepted Answer

Waves

Question 27

An opinion is _____.

Accepted Answer

a personal belief; a statement that cannot be proven true

Question 28

What is the definition of stressed as it is used in the sentence shown?

Accepted Answer

Definition 3

Question 29

An example, reason, fact, or description that backs up the main idea of a text is a _____.

Accepted Answer

supporting detail

Question 30

A third-person objective point of view means ...

Accepted Answer

the narrator can only give direct observations.

Question 31

What is a detailed, complex metaphor that continues through a long section of text?

Accepted Answer

Extended Metaphor

Question 32

A statement that can be verified, independently and objectively with facts or reliable sources

Accepted Answer

Factual claim

Question 33

A prefix is ...

Accepted Answer

an affix added to the beginning of a root word.

Question 34

Words that have opposite or nearly opposite meanings are called _____.

Accepted Answer

antonyms

G 8 STAAR Reading Comprehension Level 1

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G 8 STAAR Reading Comprehension Level 1

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