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Duplicate of STAAR 5th Grade Reading Vocabulary
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The reason the author writes a certain type of text is known as---
The main message
Point of view
Summary
Author's purpose
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This pattern puts events in their correct order based upon the TIME in which they happened.
Problem and solution
Cause and effect
Compare and contrast
Chronological order
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What a piece of writing or paragraph is mainly about is called the ______________.
Purpose
Main Idea
Summary
Story
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This type of text informs or explains an idea for a reader. It is called-
Expository text
Expressive text
Organizational patterns
Narrative text
5
This type of writing describe people & places that are 'real' and events that really happened.
Personal narrative
Poetry
Non-fiction
Fiction
6
Which term compares two things by using the words "like" or "as"?
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Alliteration
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Instructions for actors and stage crew to follow are called -
Props
The narrator
Dialogue
Stage directions
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Which of the following terms gives human qualities to non-human things?
Personification
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Assonance
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The story of a person's life written by someone else using 3rd person point of view is called -
Autobiography
Summary
Biography
Article
10
Define:
Summary
a long passage that describes the main idea of the story.
a short passage that describes the climax of the story.
a passage that tells you the supporting details of the story
a short paragraph that tells the main events from the story.
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A fictional story that uses supernatural beings to teach a moral or explain natural phenomena -
Science Fiction
Myth
Folklore
Fable
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A story in which events create a feeling of terror in both the characters and the reader.
Fiction
Horror
Suspenseful
Adventure
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Combining inferences you have made about the characters, setting, or plot to make a statement.
Schema
Summary
Predictions
Drawing conlusions
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Name the genre:
a story that may happen in real life with fictional characters or settings
Fiction
Historical fiction
Traditional literature
Realistic fiction
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Define:
Procedural writing
a type of writing used to explain something to the reader
a type of writing to inform a reader about a topic
a type of writing that tells "how to" do something.
a type of writing used to persuade or convince the reader
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Language that helps a reader to visualize the events from a text in a better way is called-
Imagery
Point of view
The narrator
Figurative Language
17
Define:
Onomatopoeia
the use of words that imitate sounds
the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
uses the words "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things
an exaggeration
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Complete the sentence:
______ is when & where the story takes place.
Setting
Resolution
Characters
Problem
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Authors use this structure when giving directions or explaining things. It is called-
Problem and solution
Sequential Order
Text structure
Description
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What is the events that make up a fictional story called?
Setting
Climax
Plot
Characters
21
When an author uses clues to help you figure out what events will happen later in the story is-
Psychic Flash
Foreshadowing
Prediction
Flashback
22
The message in a text that helps you understand more about life or human behavior is called ---
Summary
Main Idea
Theme
Purpose
23
A story that presents a series of exciting events; often involves journeys or dangerous events.
Adventure
Fairytale
Mystery
Science fiction
24
Sentences that give you facts, descriptions & examples to help you understand the main idea is-
Supporting details
Subtitles
Main Purpose
Supporting facts
25
What is a
metaphor
?
a comparison of two unlike things
comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
an extreme exaggeration
a repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
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The way that a story is organized is called-
Text structure
Beginning, middle and end
Story form
Organizational pattern
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Clues in the text that help the reader determine the meaning of unknown words is known as-
Context clues
Prediction
Close reading
An inference
28
The perspective from which a story is told is called ----
3rd person
1st person
Stalking
Point of View
29
Fiction that involves an event in history. This genre is called-
Science fiction
Realistic fiction
Historical fiction
Myth
30
Define:
Dialogue
a conversation between two characters in a story
a third person speaking to the reader
a character inner monologue
the story the narrator is telling
31
To say that something is bigger or greater than it really is; "to stretch the truth" is called-
Storytelling
Alliteration
Lying
Exaggeration
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The words & details that appeal to a readers 5 senses is known as-
Imagery
Figurative language
Sensory language
Poetry
33
The repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called---
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Similie
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This organizational pattern shows all the ways that 2 or more things are similar and different.
Compare and contrast
Cause and effect
Sequential order
Problem and solution
35
When a reader uses clues from the text + what they already know to draw a conclusion is called-
Prediction
Summary
Inference
Conclusion
36
A type of writing based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.
Non-fition
Drama
Fiction
Poetry
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Words and phrases that create _____ by using the 5 senses.
Imagery
Fiction
Poetry
Figurative language
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A story that is imagined and has characters and events that could not exist in the real world.
Myths
Legends
Fairytale
Non-fiction
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Define:
Genre
a type of book
a type of literature
a summary of passages
a mode of reading
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Name the genre:
a story with elements that are impossible; talking animals or magical powers
Legend
Folktale
Fantasy
Mystery
41
The word
convey
means.....
To present.
To tell.
To make important.
To discuss.
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A type of writing used to persuade the reader of the author's point-of-view is called -
Declarative
Explanatory
Informational
Persuasive
43
A story written to be performed by actors; a play is called a-
Drama
Fiction
Personal narrative
Biography
44
Complete the sentence:
______ is also known as the problem in the story.
disagreement
Resolution
Issue
Conflict
45
What are the parts of a text (table of contents, index, etc) called?
Text features
Extra information
Words, commas, periods and dialouge
Non-ficiton
46
Complete the sentence:
_______ is the ending or final outcome of a story.
Resolution
The End
Verdict
Happily Ever After....
47
Small text found near a picture that provides important information about that picture is---
additional information about the passage
a caption
subtitles
a summary
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Define:
Emphasize
to predict
to close read
to support
to bring attention to or show
