STAAR Reading Review

Words that describe how things look, sound, taste, smell and feel are known as:

Literature or other writing that is invented/made up by the author

What does CONCLUDE mean when asked like this: "What can the reader conclude about _____?

A special quality or something special about one's personality is a

Connotation is

This text structure discusses a topic, giving the characteristics and qualities.

How do you choose the best summary?

The problem or struggle a character faces

Skits and plays are called

This type of point of view uses "I", "me", or "we"-

What is an EXCERPT?

Writer places events in the order that they happen

Something that stands for or represents something else is a

What does the word CONVEY mean?

He let the cat out of the bag.

This text structure talks about an issue and a way to solve the issue.

__________ is when words sound like what they mean.

The attitude of the speaker in the story is called-

The stars danced playfully in the moonlight.

The text show how ideas/things are alike or different

The theme of a poem/text is _________.

Written with the purpose to persuade-

"But mom, the cookies jumped off the shelf to me!" is an example of:

You should fill out a ________ for fictional passages.

Which is the best example of alliteration?

You could use a Venn diagram for this type of text structure.

Which of the following is not a strategy used on the STAAR?

Point of view when narrator has knowledge about ALL characters.

This text structure talks about something that happens and why it happens.

The way the author creates and describes a character in a text is called:

Which of the following is not a simile?

My first period teacher is a dragon.

Sometimes authors repeat words or phrases to

___________ point of view uses the pronoun "you"-

______ is when words have identical or similar ending sounds.

To be successful on the STAAR, you MUST do which of the following?

A statement that is proven with facts-

An account of a person's actual experience-emotional/personal/memories

Language that appeals to the 5 senses and helps paint a picture in the reader's mind is called:

Type of structure when all information is organized by like groups

A piece of writing that a person writes about his/her life

__________ tell actors what to do in a drama.

Poetry written without any form, rhyme, rhythm, meter or line

Bill felt remorse, or SHAME for his harsh words. Which word is a context clue?

Poems are broken into _________.

_________ is a made up story.

A statement that cannot be proven

When you combine what you read with your own past experiences, you can make:

Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said the butter's bitter.

Giving human attributes to a non-human thing is called _______.

Irony is ____________________

Usually written in short line that often rhyme

This point of view is when a narrator only knows the thoughts/feelings of ONE character-

Which of the following is a possible theme?

This point of view uses the pronouns "I" and "we"-

What is the term used when characters are speaking?

This point of view is told from an outside narrator.

A statement many people assume to be true, but it can't be proven-

How do you choose the best SUMMARY of a passage?

The tone of a poem/text is best described as:

____________ is true.

________ point of view uses pronouns like "he", "she", "it", "they", or a name.

This point of view is told from a character in the story.

If you come across any words that you do not know on the STAAR Reading test, you should

To persuade, to inform or to entertain is known as-

Text shows one event causes another; Look for words like because, then, since, and as a result