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A special quality or something special about someone's personality is a
Relationship
Trait
Conflict
Motivation
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The point of view when a narrator that only knows thoughts/feelings of ONE character.
Second Person
First Person
Third Person Limited
Third Person Omniscient
3
My cereal snapped, crackled, and popped when I poured in the milk.
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
4
Dialogue
The words spoken by actors/characters in a play/story.
An argument between friends.
Learning a new song in band.
A lecture from your teacher.
5
Point of view when narrator has knowledge about ALL characters.
Second Person
First Person
Third Person Omniscient
Third Person Limited
6
A central message or lesson learned through the literary work.
Tone
Theme
Symbol
Point of View
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Writing that is true: biographies, essays, newspaper articles, autobiographies.
Informational
Fiction
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A statement that cannot be proven true or false; what people feel, believe, decide.
Opinion
Fact
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A statement you can check/prove with evidence
Opinion
Fact
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Foreshadowing
is a literary device that...
Explains dark days lie ahead
Helps the reader understand the purpose of the story
Gives hints or clues to what's coming
helps make the author's tone clear
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If you come across any words that you do not know on the STAAR Reading test, you should
USE A DICTIONARY TO LOOK UP THE BEST DEFINITION
READ ALL DEFINITIONS AND FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE IS BEST
USE CONTEXT CLUES IN PASSAGE TO SEE WHICH DEFINITION MATCHES
all of the above
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Use the photo to make an inference...
She is calling in sick to work
She is hot and is calling the electric company
She is calling someone to say goodnight
She is tired but loves to talk on the phone
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Usually written in short lines that often rhyme.
short story
novel
poem
drama
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The writer’s attitude toward his or her subject.
Mood
Flashback
Tone
Symbol
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What is another word for RESOLUTION?
problem
solution
action
character
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Form of writing meant to be spoken to an audience; has topic or theme; persuades, educates.
novel
memoir
novella
speech
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Antonym
Words with same meanings.
Words with multiple meanings
Words with duplicate meanings.
Words with opposite meanings.
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What causes someone to act a certain way or the reason we do something.
Conflict
Motivation
Trait
Relationship
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The writer's reason for writing the story or article?
Main Idea
Author's Method
Author's Craft
Author's Purpose
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What is a Caption?
Another word for quotations.
Brief explanation or description of a picture
A high rank in the military.
That thing in between the hour and minute (:)
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Short moral stories that try to teach a lesson & often have animals as characters
myth
poem
historical fiction
fable
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What is the Climax of a story?
The problem in the story.
The middle of the story.
The turning point in the story.
The beginning of the story.
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The characters in a drama are called the
cast
characters
audience
people
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A piece of writing that a person writes about his/her own life.
essay
biography
speech
autobiography
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This type of point of view uses "I", "me", or "we".
Third Person Omniscient
First Person
Second Person
Third Person Limited
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The text shows how ideas/things are alike or different; uses best, more, better, less, worse
compare/contrast
sequencing
problem/solution
cause/effect
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Text shows one event causes another; Look for words like because, then, since, & as a result
compare/contrast
problem/solution
cause/effect
sequencing
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To be successful on STAAR, you
MUST
do which of the following?
Look up unfamiliar words in the dictionary
READ, & RE-READ questions, answer choices, parts of passage
THINK about what you're reading & what you already know
all of the above
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What is an
EXCERPT
?
The beginning of a short story
A short part taken from a longer written work
An entire novel
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Look at the passage below. What should you remember to do?
Read only the passage, not the directions
none of the above
Read the introductory paragraph for background information
Read only the directions, not the passage
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The smoke detector warned the family.
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Hyperbole
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How do you choose the best
SUMMARY
of a passage of writing?
Make sure information in the answer is also in the passage
READ ALL ANSWER CHOICES
All of the above
Look for details from beginning, middle, & end of passage
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The problem or struggle a character faces.
Relationship
Trait
Motivation
Conflict
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Literature or other writing that is invented/made up by the author
Nonfiction
Fiction
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Language that appeals to the senses: sight, sound, touch, smell & taste
senses
illusion
allusion
imagery
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A comparison of two unlike things,
without
using "like" or "as" is called a
metaphor
simile
personification
idiom
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When reading a poem, what is a
STANZA
?
A group of lines; verse
The rhyming words only
The title
The entire poem
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Text split in 2 parts: one part=problem, other part=solution to the problem
cause/effect
problem/solution
sequencing
description
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Writer places events in the order that they happen.
problem/solution
sequencing
cause/effect
compare/contrast
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A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" is called
metaphor
onomatopoeia
simile
idiom
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What does
CONCLUDE
mean when asked like this: "What can the reader
conclude
about_____?"
make a decision about
to infer
arrive at a judgement by reasoning
all of the above
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What does the word
CONVEY
mean?
To communicate or tell someone something
All of the above
To make known or understandable to someone
