3rd grade reading vocabulary - STAAR

a word part placed BEFORE the root word that changes the meaning of the word (dis-, un-, pre-)

details found in text that support my inference (help you prove that your answer is correct)

Which one is NOT a possible PURPOSE that an author might have for writing a selection? 

A FICTIONAL STORY is written in _________ order. 

identical/similar FINAL sounds in words

The purpose of texts such as NEWSPAPER ARTICLES and TEXTBOOKS is...

poetry that deals with amusing happenings (ha ha ha!)

an idea based on clues from the text (clues from the text + background knowledge

the life story of a person as told by himself/herself (1st person point of view)

the intended goal of a piece of writing; the reason it was written

whether the narrator/speaker of a selection is 1st or 3rd person, the perspective

A genre of text that is written to give the reader facts and information.  

a word that has more than one meaning (ex: trunk, bat)

the basic sequence of events in a story, including problem and solution 

a word that means the OPPOSITE  of another word

the result of an event (the second event); it happens because of the cause

tells a story to entertain

the central idea of a fictional text; what the author wants you to learn; the moral

captions, italics, sub titles, table of contents, glossary, index, title, heading...

an event (the 1st event); something that makes another event happen

words that SOUND THE SAME, but are NOT spelled the same (ex: bear/bare, week/weak)

the true story of a real person's life written by another person (3rd person point of view)

This kind of text can include biographies, autobiographies, diaries, and letters.  

A genre of text that is written with the purpose of explaining STEPS in a PROCEDURE.  (recipe)

support the main idea by telling how, when, what, where, why, how much and how many

photographs, diagrams, charts, tables, graphic organizers, illustrations, graphs...

they form of poem that tells a story to entertain

brief sentences that communicate they key information in logical order, main ideas from B, M, E

short poems expressing personal feelings; may be set to music; regular meter

poetry composed of rhymed or unrhymed lines that have NO SET PATTERNS; causal/irregular rhythm

a word part placed AFTER the root word that changes the meaning of the word

Elements of a fictional story include...

words that make the reader think of 1 of the 5 senses (sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste)

the coolest, smartest, awesomest 3rd grader who is totally going to rock the STAAR test is...

reduce large sections of text to their essential points and main idea.  

the overall message of a text or paragraph

a word with a SIMILAR / SAME meaning as another word

A genre of text with the purpose to PERSUADE/CONVINCE the reader of something.