3rd Grade STAAR Reading Review

Question 1

The message or lesson of the story. . . "I learned that. . . "

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Theme

Question 2

What the paragraph, section or story is mostly about. WHO DID WHAT?

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Main Idea

Question 3

Taking what you know and what the text says to make an informed decision about the text.

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Inference

Question 4

Written in lines and stanzas; often has rhyming words; conveys meaning

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Poetry

Question 5

Added to the beginning of a base word to change the meaning of the word

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Prefix

Question 6

Words that mean the opposite of each other

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Antonyms

Question 7

Text that is meant to explain or inform the reader about a topic.

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All of the Above

Question 8

Words that have the same meaning.

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Synonyms

Question 9

Short paragraph that includes just the most important events of the plot in order

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Summary

Question 10

Words that sound and/or look alike but have different meanings

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Multi-Meaning Words

Question 11

Bold print, italics, maps timelines, captions, photographs, table of contents, glossary, index

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Text Features

Question 12

A result or what happens

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Effect

Question 13

The events of the story in the order they happened.

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Plot

Question 14

Added to the end of a base word to change the meaning of a word

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Suffixes

Question 15

To make decisions based on what has happened in the story

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Conclude, Drawing Conclusions

Question 16

Entertaining stories that include characters, setting, problem/solution, and plot.

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Fiction

Question 17

Evidence or facts that prove the main idea.

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Supporting Details

Questions 17