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STAAR Reading Vocab
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To prepare 7th graders for STAAR Reading test #reading #staar
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the problem in the story
resolution
climax
effect
conflict
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third person omniscient
uses I, we, me, us
all-knowing narrator who shares characters thoughts&feeling
third character in a story
perspective in which a story was told
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alliteration
repetition of consonant SOUNDS at beginning of words.
overstating facts leading to false importance
problem of story
reason why something happens
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the use of words that represent sounds "Pow", "Bang", "Splat", "Buzz", "Swish", "Purr", etc.
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
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theme
central idea/message of a work; insight it offers into life
the time and place of a story
words and pictures
brief summary of main events
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a conversation between characters set off by quotation marks
drama
stage directions
first person point of view
dialogue
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the story of a person's life written by that person in first person point of view
fiction
historical fiction
autobiography
biography
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myth
tale explaining actions of gods; causes of natural phenomena
practical lesson about right and wrong
writing that is factual, not creative or fictional.
writing that is factual, not creative or fictional.
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the smaller title that goes before a new section of the text.
illustrations
subtitle
diagrams
title
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get good night's rest, eat a good breakfast, take your time, do your best
how to study for STAAR
how to answer STAAR questions
how to pray you pass the STAAR test
how to be prepared for STAAR
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the various methods of communicating information, such as radio, t.v., billboards, etc.
poetry
diagrams
media
illustrations
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signal words: therefore; consequently; so; as a result; because; if...then; since; so that;
conflict
compare and contrast
cause and effectproblem and solution
context clues
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The reason why something happens
infer
resolution
effect
cause
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to demonstrate that something is right; to defend with reasons
infer
justify
impact
summarize
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signal words: like;unlike;but;in contrast;on the other hand;however; both; also; too;as well as
context clues
cause and effect
main idea
compare and contrast
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to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
inference/infer
effect
conclusion
resolution
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figurative language enchances, or makes better, the mood o
the setting in a story
the characters in a story
the mood, or feelings, in a story
the literary elements in a story
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implicit
author states them in a sentence
author expresses cause and effect
author expresses theme through setting, plot, and characters
author expresses setting of story
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small text found near a picture that provides important information about the picture
captions
text features
illustrations
plot
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valid
exaggerated
false
true
problem of story
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an expression with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the individual words
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
idiom
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similar to a sentence but in a poem
rhyme scheme
stanza
line
internal rhyme
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a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
cause
theme
climax
effect
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a fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or the causes of natural phenomena
epic
fiction
tragedy
myth
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a beginning or coming into being
resolution
cause
foreshadowing
origin
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when two words rhyme in the same line of poetry
imagery
internal rhyme
alliteration
stanza
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the ending or final outcome of a story; finding a solution to a problem
result
persuasive
effect
resolution
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the pattern of rhyme in a poem (ex. ABAB)
stanza
rhyme scheme
alliteration
line
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a story written to be performed by actors; a play
figurative language
narrator
drama
dialogue
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first person point of view
viewpoint of one of the characters using pronouns "I" & We"
using pronouns he, she them, etc.
main character of story
first person mentioned in a story
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author's purpose
reason author reads a story
reason why characters are in a story
reason author writes (Inform, persuade, express, entertain)
author's use of imagery
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explicit
plot stated by author
time and place of story
theme stated by author
solution stated by author
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combination of ideas learned from two or more texts
organize
synthesis
paraphrase
summarize
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anxious
not real
feel excited and nervous at same time.
part of story goes back in time
unhappy
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the turning point in the action of a story--the problem is solved
falling action
climax
resolution
plot
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language that means
more
than what it says on the surface; not actual or literal meaning
sensory details
figurative language
dialogue
hyperbole
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Drawings or photographs that help explain the text
illustrations
graphs
figurative language
diagrams
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in the time order in which events happened
chronological order
flashback
imagery
impact
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The use of clues to suggest events that will happen later in the plot
plot
climax
foreshadowing
resolution
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Writing that is factual, not creative or fictional
historical fiction
mystery
fiction
nonfiction
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audience
main characters of story
who the piece of text was originally written for.
conversation between two people
narrator of a story
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words and details that appeal to a reader's senses
sensory detail
onomatopoeia
personification
imagery
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when a portion of the story goes back in time
foreshadowing
flashback
resolution
plot
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Clues in surrounding text that help the reader determine the meaning of an unknown word
cause and effect
figurative language
inference/infer
context clues
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fiction involving an event in history. has historical facts, events, or people, but not true.
historical fiction
nonfiction
myth
fiction
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what a piece of writing is mainly about
expository
plot
main idea
theme
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a word part that can be added at the beginning of a word to make a new word
affix
pronoun
suffix
prefix
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A drawing that shows or explains something...usually includes labels and captions.
context clues
illustrations
text structure
diagrams
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stanza
paragraph in poetry
letters added to end of a word
piece of music
rhyming words in poetry
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simile
comparison using like or as
the use of words that represent sounds "Pow", "Bang"
something that makes one smile
human qualities to non-human things
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paraphrase
organize what you've learned
state most important facts
restate story or idea in your own words
synthesis
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a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.
nonfiction
fiction
historical fiction
myth
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the reason the character says or does something
effect
motivation
moral
cause
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third person limited point of view
uses pronouns like I and We
reason why something happens
story with only three characters
narrator focuses on thoughts of just one character
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the story of a person's life written by that person in first person point of view
epic
myth
fiction
autobiography
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collection of word pictures that appeal to reader; uses devices such as metaphor, simile, etc.
metaphor
figurative langurage
imagery
idiom
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elaborate or extreme exaggeration
simile
metaphor
sensory details
hyperbole
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A practical lesson about right and wrong
moral
cause
justify
plot
