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English 2 STAAR Vocab
English 2 STAAR Vocab
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An #english2 #STAAR #review focused on common #vocabulary found on the #test #grade10
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What is the definition of
DESCRIPTIVE LANGUAGE?
Words that describe
Emotion
Paragraph of poetry
Conflict inside a person
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What is the definition of
PURPOSE?
Emotion
Influence; to have an effect on
Why something is done
Words that describe
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What is the definition of
MOOD?
general feeling that writing creates within the reader
The order things are put in
Paragraph of poetry
is the speaker's or narrator's attitude towards the subject
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What is the definition of
CLAIM/THESIS STATEMENT?
Proper; fits the situation
Something used to prove your point
Conflict from outside a person
The one sentence that controls the whole work
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What is the definition of
CONVEY?
To give hints about what will happen
Make an idea known or understandable
To travel together
To back up, defend, hold up
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What is the definition of
THEME?
A word or phrase that links words, sentences, or paragraphs
Emotion
Words that describe
The message an author wants you to learn from their work
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What is the definition of
EVALUATE?
To figure out from hints
To back up, defend, hold up
To give the value of (judge)
To tell, to state
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What is the definition of
SYMBOL?
One object stands for something else
Clearness
Absolutely necessary
Makes sense
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What is the definition of
TONE?
One object stands for something else
How the author handles the subject
Attitude of the author toward his work
Proper; fits the situation
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What is the definition of
TRANSITION?
A word or phrase that links words, sentences, or paragraphs
Conflict inside a person
Words that describe
Emotion
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What is the definition of
COMBINE?
To make sure something is true
To put in your own words
To do for fun or enjoyment
To put together
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What is the definition of
FORESHADOW?
To point to
To put in your own words
To give hints about what will happen
To go back in time to tell something that happened earlier
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The process of arriving at a conclusion using known evidence or background knowledge.
Summarizing
Inferencing
Annotating
Analysis
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What is the definition of
CLARIFY?
To figure out from hints
To put together
To make clear
To hint at
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What is the definition of
INDEFINITE REFERENCE?
What you use to try to get someone to agree with you
Successful; it works
Why something is done
You can't tell what the pronoun refers to
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What is the definition of
METAPHOR?
Figure of speech that compares two things WITH like or as
Attitude of the author toward his work
Figure of speech that compares two things without like or as
One object stands for something else
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What is the definition of
EFFECTIVE?
Influence
Why something is done
Successful; it works
Something used to prove your point
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What is the definition of
EMPHASIZE?
Achieve, get done
To make clear
Show what's important
To make sure something is true
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What is the definition of
SUGGEST?
To give the value of (judge)
To hint at
To put together
To do something for fun or enjoyment
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Taking notes, highlighting, circling unfamiliar words, and summarizing.
Revising
Annotating
Editing
Analysis
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What is the definition of
FLASHBACK?
To go back in time to tell something that happened earlier
To put together
To make clear
To figure out from hints
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What is the definition of
SUPPORT?
To figure out from hints
To back up, defend, hold up
Influence, have an effect on
To make sure something is true
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What is the definition of
PERSUASIVE TECHNIQUE?
Which side you are on
What you use to try to get someone to agree with you
Clearness
Conflict inside a person
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What is the definition of
CONCLUDE?
To hint at
To figure out from hints
To put in your own words
To tell, to state
25
What is the definition of
STANZA?
Paragraph of poetry
Emotion
Proper; fits the situation
The message an author wants you to learn from their work
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What is the definition of
REVISE?
To influence, have an effect on
Make changes to improve
To tell, to state
To achieve, get done
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What is the definition of
EXTERNAL CONFLICT?
A shortened version of the whole thing
Conflict from outside a person
Conflict inside a person
One object stands for something else
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What is the definition of
INTERNAL CONFLICT?
Clearness
Attitude of the author toward his work
Conflict inside a person
Conflict from outside a person
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What is the definition of
SIMILE?
Figure of speech that compares two things w/o like or as
Attitude of the author toward his work
One object stands for something else
Figure of speech that compares two things WITH like or as
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What is the definition of
ORGANIZED?
Words that describe
Why something is done
Arranged in a systematic way
A shortened version of the whole thing
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What is the definition of
EVIDENCE?
Conflict inside a person
Something used to prove your point
Emotion
Words that describe
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What is the definition of
REDUNDANT?
Successful; it works
The message an author wants you to learn from their work
Repeats
How the author handles the subject
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What is the definition of
PARAPHRASE?
A shortened version of the whole thing
To figure out from hints
The one sentence that controls the whole work
To put in your own words
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What is the definition of
SUMMARY?
A shortened version of the whole thing
Show what's important
To give hints about what will happen
To put in your own words
