8th Grade STAAR Reading Review

When the main character has an issue they must solve it is called?

The writer of a play is called a ____?

A writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject of a poem, story, or other literary work.

An instruction in the text of a play that is not spoken but is acted out

A story that explains a natural phenomena. 

Phrases used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true are called?

The feeling or atmosphere created in the reader by a literary work or passage is called?

True/False: I'm going to try my best and make myself, my parents, and Ms. Howard proud :)

A statement that cannot be proven is a what?

What 5 elements are in a plot diagram?

What 3 things must you know to help you with a nonfiction summary? 

True/False: I should only use a dictionary if the word is in bold and underlined.

The narrator is an observer, but can also zoom in on the thoughts and emotions of any character

Parts of a play in which the setting may change.

The overall lesson that should be learned after reading a text? 

True/False: Take brain breaks throughout the test.

Grouped lines a poem are called ___.

BME stands for?

True/False: If reading a paired passage, I should read both stories then answer the questions.

Giving something non-human, human-like characteristics is called?

A written conversation between two or more characters and identifiable by quotation marks

The _______________ The "voice" of a work; the narrator's perspective

A literary work that is an account of one's personal experiences is called?

True/False: I should read all of the text features in an informational text selection.

A comparison without using "like" or "as" is called?