8th Grade Reading STAAR Review

The message about life and human nature the author is sharing with the reader

What color dictionary should you use on the test?

To retell the main parts or ideas of the text in your own. (BME)

Instructions given in a play to the actors.

A ____ is often a story of immortal characters that explains some aspect of the natural world.

Janet compares her brothers to "cats and dogs" because they ---

An example use of pathos would be...

Something written after an event occurred by someone who didn't witness the event is a _____.

A _____ is step-by-step instructions for completing a task or project.

A root is ... 

A statement that cannot be proven because it is a person's beliefs, feelings, or thoughts.

A contrast is _____.

Irony is...

The fallacy of an idea or principle that is untrue is a _____.

Comparing two things using like or as (Her hand is as cold as ice)

Conflict within the character, on the inside.

The viewpoint the story is being told from

Can be proven or verified as true.

The sequence of events in a play, novel, story, or text.

Lengthy narrative poetry that may tell a story of a great hero or mythical adventure is

Which is NOT a type of connotation you may encounter?

Which of the following does NOT describe a drama?

Point of view where the author only knows what they see

When you don't know what a word means in the answer OR passage, you should...

Words that have opposite or nearly opposite meanings are called _____.

A word relationship that compares two dissimilar things is called _____. 

What event in the plot diagram "triggers" the main conflict? 

To make known or express. 

A question that prompts or encourages the desired answer is considered to be...

What does "connotation" mean?

The point of greatest interest in the story.

___are words, phrases, & verbal/written text which is inspire emotion in the reader or listener

What is a detailed, complex metaphor that continues through a long section of text?

An example, reason, fact, or description that backs up the main idea of a text is a _____.

Point of view using he, she, or they

Conflict with another character or force on the outside.

The feeling created in the story (the reader).

What is the definition of stressed as it is used in the sentence shown?

A struggle between two forces.

Words that express more than their literal meaning are called 

Comparing two things that are not alike (You're a firework)

Another way to say false assumption is...

Repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of a word. "Silly Sarah Sue Slept"

Commonplace assertions are _____.

According to the poet's description, which natural element is the most enduring?

Ethos refers to...

A group of lines that form a unit in a poem

Point of view using I, me, or we.

A force working against the main character, usually another character. 

A position on an issue or problem.

Express a position on a problem and support it with reasons or evidence.

The point in the plot when the story begins to draw to a close

A presentation of information or events in the order in which they happen is the _____.

What do you call a persuasive technique that does not rely on sound reasoning?

To make a logical guess based on your knowledge and clues from the text.

The reason why he or she wrote the text (To inform, persuade, or entertain)

Where and when the story is happening

A third-person objective point of view means ...

Based on the context clues in the following sentence, what does fainthearted mean?

Paraphrase means ... 

Using clues from the story to make a reasonable guess about what will happen next.

A statement that can be verified, independently and objectively with facts or reliable source

Satire is...

A prefix is ...