STAAR Practice Skills Flashcards

1

Supporting Details are______

the overriding topic or concept of a text
the main idea
pieces of information that relate to the main idea
a summary

2

to ______, the reader will restate the ideas of each sentence

inference
draw conclusions
summarize
paraphrase

3

Graphic organizers include which of the following?

charts
Venn Diagrams
all the above
time lines

4

Mood is _______

the tone
the feeling created by the selection
the writers attitude
a vibe

5

which of these is NOT a text structure?

Venn Diagram
Chronological Order
Compare and Contrast
Cause and Effect

6

Main idea is ________

nonfiction text
the overriding topic or concept of a text
a paraphrase
pieces of information

7

to ________ the reader only restates the main idea, events, or details of the passage

summarize
paraphrase
draw conclusions
inference

8

An author will write a text to________

persuade/influence
inform/explain
entertain and express
all the above

9

Tone is _________

the writers attitude towards a topic
a vibe
the feeling that is created
the mood

10

Literary Devices include________

irony
all the above
symbols
foreshadowing and flashbacks

11

Style is created by

word choice
sentence structure
tone and mood
all the above

12

You can determine a character by_________

dialogue
all the above
traits
motives/actions

13

the authors purpose is

why the writer wrote the piece
the summary
a paraphrase
the main idea of the text

14

which of the following is NOT figurative language

analogy
personification
irony
idiom

15

Plot is _________

the conclusion
when and where the story takes place
the main conflict
a series of events that take place

STAAR Practice Skills

Questions 15

STAAR Practice Skills

Questions 15