STAAR 5th Grade Reading Vocabulary

A fictional story that uses supernatural beings to teach a moral or explain natural phenomena -

A story that presents a series of exciting events; often involves journeys or dangerous events.

The message in a text that helps you understand more about life or human behavior is called ---

Fiction that involves an event in history. This genre is called-

What is the events that make up a fictional story called?

A story in which events create a feeling of terror in both the characters and the reader.

The way that a story is organized is called-

Combining inferences you have made about the characters, setting, or plot to make a statement.

Define: Emphasize

When a reader uses clues from the text and what they know to draw a conclusion is called-

Language that helps a reader to visualize the events from a text in a better way is called-

A story that is imagined and has characters and events that could not exist in the real world.

Which term compares two things by using the words "like" or "as"?

Define: Genre

Complete the sentence: ______ is also known as the problem in the story.

This type of text informs or explains an idea for a reader. It is called-

The perspective from which a story is told is called ----

Words and phrases that create _____ by using the 5 senses.

Sentences that give you facts, descriptions & examples to help you understand the main idea is-

A type of writing based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.

Name the genre: a story with elements that are impossible; talking animals or magical powers

The story of a person's life written by someone else

This type of writing describe people & places that are 'real' and events that really happened.

A story written to be performed by actors; a play is called a-

Which of the following terms gives human qualities to non-human things?

The reason the author writes a certain type of text is known as---

What a piece of writing or paragraph is mainly about is called the ______________.

Define: Onomatopoeia

Small text found near a picture that provides important information about that picture is---

Instructions for actors and stage crew to follow are called -

To say that something is bigger or greater than it really is; "to stretch the truth" is called-

The word convey means.....

The words & details that appeal to a readers 5 senses is known as-

Define: Procedural writing

Define: Summary

What is a metaphor?

Name the genre: a story that may happen in real life with fictional characters or settings

Complete the sentence: ______ is when & where the story takes place.

When an author uses clues to help you figure out what events will happen later in the story is-

This pattern puts events in their correct order based upon the TIME in which they happened.

The repeating of the sound at the beginning of words is called---

What are the parts of a text (table of contents, index, etc) called?

A type of writing used to persuade the reader of the author's point-of-view is called -

Define: Dialogue

This organizational pattern shows all the ways that 2 or more things are similar and different.

Authors use this structure when giving directions or explaining things. It is called-

Clues in the text that help the reader determine the meaning of unknown words is known as-