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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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The process of arriving at a conclusion using known evidence or background knowledge.
Summarizing
Analysis
Inferencing
Annotating
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What is the definition of
SUMMARY?
To give hints about what will happen
To put in your own words
Show what's important
A shortened version of the whole thing
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Taking notes, highlighting, circling unfamiliar words, and summarizing.
Revising
Analysis
Annotating
Editing
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What is the definition of
METAPHOR?
Attitude of the author toward his work
Figure of speech that compares two things WITH like or as
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
PURPOSE?
Influence; to have an effect on
Emotion
Words that describe
Why something is done
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What is the definition of
ORGANIZED?
A shortened version of the whole thing
Words that describe
Why something is done
Arranged in a systematic way
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What is the definition of
MOOD?
Paragraph of poetry
is the speaker's or narrator's attitude towards the subject
The order things are put in
general feeling that writing creates within the reader
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What is the definition of
PARAPHRASE?
To figure out from hints
To put in your own words
A shortened version of the whole thing
The one sentence that controls the whole work
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What is the definition of
EFFECTIVE?
Something used to prove your point
Why something is done
Successful; it works
Influence
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What is the definition of
FORESHADOW?
To put in your own words
To give hints about what will happen
To go back in time to tell something that happened earlier
To point to
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What is the definition of
SIMILE?
One object stands for something else
Attitude of the author toward his work
Figure of speech that compares two things WITH like or as
Figure of speech that compares two things w/o like or as
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What is the definition of
EXTERNAL CONFLICT?
Conflict inside a person
One object stands for something else
A shortened version of the whole thing
Conflict from outside a person
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What is the definition of
TRANSITION?
Emotion
A word or phrase that links words, sentences, or paragraphs
Conflict inside a person
Words that describe
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What is the definition of
DESCRIPTIVE LANGUAGE?
Conflict inside a person
Paragraph of poetry
Words that describe
Emotion
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What is the definition of
SUGGEST?
To do something for fun or enjoyment
To hint at
To give the value of (judge)
To put together
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What is the definition of
CONCLUDE?
To put in your own words
To tell, to state
To figure out from hints
To hint at
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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
EMPHASIZE?
Achieve, get done
To make sure something is true
Show what's important
To make clear
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What is the definition of
CONVEY?
To travel together
Make an idea known or understandable
To back up, defend, hold up
To give hints about what will happen
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What is the definition of
INTERNAL CONFLICT?
Clearness
Conflict from outside a person
Conflict inside a person
Attitude of the author toward his work
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What is the definition of
THEME?
A word or phrase that links words, sentences, or paragraphs
The message an author wants you to learn from their work
Words that describe
Emotion
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What is the definition of
CLARIFY?
To hint at
To make clear
To figure out from hints
To put together
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What is the definition of
PERSUASIVE TECHNIQUE?
Which side you are on
Conflict inside a person
Clearness
What you use to try to get someone to agree with you
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What is the definition of
STANZA?
The message an author wants you to learn from their work
Proper; fits the situation
Emotion
Paragraph of poetry
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What is the definition of
SUPPORT?
To back up, defend, hold up
Influence, have an effect on
To make sure something is true
To figure out from hints
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What is the definition of
FLASHBACK?
To put together
To go back in time to tell something that happened earlier
To make clear
To figure out from hints
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What is the definition of
TONE?
Proper; fits the situation
One object stands for something else
How the author handles the subject
Attitude of the author toward his work
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What is the definition of
EVIDENCE?
Something used to prove your point
Emotion
Words that describe
Conflict inside a person
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What is the definition of
CLAIM/THESIS STATEMENT?
Something used to prove your point
Proper; fits the situation
The one sentence that controls the whole work
Conflict from outside a person
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What is the definition of
SYMBOL?
One object stands for something else
Absolutely necessary
Clearness
Makes sense
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What is the definition of
EVALUATE?
To tell, to state
To back up, defend, hold up
To give the value of (judge)
To figure out from hints
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What is the definition of
COMBINE?
To put together
To do for fun or enjoyment
To put in your own words
To make sure something is true
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What is the definition of
REDUNDANT?
How the author handles the subject
Repeats
Successful; it works
The message an author wants you to learn from their work
