5th grade STAAR Reading 2019

Question 1

Text structure in which the events are recorded in the order in which they occurred...

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logical order

Question 2

Words that help us "hear" sound in writing...

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onomatopeia

Question 3

When words or phrases are repeated...

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repetition

Question 4

Giving human characteristics to non-human things (like chairs, desks, animals or plants)...

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personification

Question 5

A word that means "to show" or "to tell"...

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convey

Question 6

Unreliable; information that can fool or trick the reader...

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misleading

Question 7

In a drama, the information that tells the actors what to do or what tone to speak in...

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stage directions

Question 8

Two resources that can be used when any word is unfamiliar to the reader (CHOOSE TWO)...

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Context clues, Dictionary

Question 9

When or where (time or place) the story takes place...

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setting

Question 10

When a letter sound is repeated multiple times, usually in a poem...

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alliteration

Question 11

Text written with the intent to convince the reader of something...

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persuasive

Question 12

A word that means "to help explain" or "to clarify"

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illuminate

Question 13

Another word for "proof"...

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Evidence

Question 14

Words that have the same ending sound...

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rhyme

Question 15

All 5th grade students may ask their teacher for a dictionary at any point during the test...

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True

Question 16

When the reader feels excited and wants to keep reading to find out what will happen next...

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suspense

Question 17

Text features (photos, charts, maps, etc.) are important and need to be analyzed by the reader.

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True

Question 18

Lines of text spoken directly by characters...

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dialogue

Question 19

A poem's pattern of rhyming lines, such as AABB or ABAB...

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rhyme scheme

Question 20

The feeling the author is trying to convey...

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mood

Question 21

A word that means "to show the importance of" or "to highlight"...

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Emphasize

Question 22

The intended goal of a piece of writing; the reason an author writes...

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purpose

Question 23

Two objects are compared without using "like" or "as", such as "the girl is gold".

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metaphor

Question 24

Poetry is...

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literary work in metrical form; verse.

Question 25

Text structure that conveys a problem and describes how it can be solved...

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problem & solution

Question 26

A word that means "to print the words at a slant"; often done to emphasize something important

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italicize

Question 27

Students with the highest test scores tend to work rather quickly and be the first to finish...

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False

Question 28

A word that means "original" or "the first"...

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primary

Question 29

Text structure that conveys what happened and why it happened...

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cause & effect

Question 30

The people and animals that are part of the story...

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characters

Question 31

A word that means "to make an educated guess based on text evidence and background knowledge".

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infer

Question 32

When two objects are compared using the words "like" or "as", such as "he's as busy as a bee".

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simile

Question 33

A "paragraph" or group of lines in a poem is called a...

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stanza

Question 34

When the author gives a hint or clue of what will happen in the future...

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foreshadows

Question 35

The reader gathers information, considers the thoughts or ideas, and "figures it out"...

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draws a conclusion

Question 36

Language that connects to the five senses to create an image or description...

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sensory language

Question 37

The events in a story, including the problem, climax or turning point, and resolution...

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plot

Question 38

A word that means "to help", "to reinforce" or "to backup"

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Support

Question 39

In a drama, when the scene changes, the _______ changes.

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setting

Question 40

The ______ of a text is the lesson or message that the author is trying to convey.

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theme

Question 41

Text structure that conveys similarities and differences between two or more things...

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compare & contrast

Question 42

A word that means "to examine" or "to think about"...

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Analyze

5th grade STAAR Reading 2019

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5th grade STAAR Reading 2019

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