8th Grade Reading STAAR Review

I had a ton of chores to do is an example of a(n)

Important information that tells more about the what the passage is about overall.

Facts, quotes, details, examples, and explanations that support the main idea are known as...

The author's attitude toward writing is?

using facts presented and background knowledge to draw a conclusion that makes sense.

The message or lesson the author wants the reader to learn.

Text that attempts to influence how the reader thinks or acts, such as advertisement.

the author discusses similarities and differences between people, thing, concepts, or ideas

internal conflict; a conflict within a character

Group of lines within a poem.

When a character is in conflict with a blizzard, tornado, river, etc

What are the words called that give the actors instructions on what to do in a play?

The turning point in the story is also called the _____.

A _______ is a brief statement of the main points of the text written in your own words.

If we don’t move soon, we’re all going to die! We must leave to protect the kids. Is it a(n)

hints about events that will occur further on in a story

An introduction to the characters and setting of a story is the____.

What is the author's purpose in this article?

The sequence of events in a story or drama...

Wind dances through the bright green trees, is an example of what type of figurative language?

When the author writes to entertain the reader, to persuade the reader, or to inform the reader

an occurrence in which a character remembers an earlier event in the story

Doctors all over the world recommend this type of treatment. is it a(n)

Which of the following is not an example of a literary nonfiction text?

Dialogue is

In a persuasive piece of writing a debatable controlling idea is called a _______.

All of the following are expository text structures except

The opposite of the claim, or the opposing claim the opposition would make is the _____.

Cigarette smoke contains over 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which are known to cause cancer. Is it a