2017 6th Grade Reading STAAR Blast

If I ask you to ___________, I want you to tell me something in your own words.

Writing that is used to convince someone of something is called

The reason that an author writes a selection.

____________ are meant to be read. ____________ are meant to be performed.

A summary will always include the _________________, and will never have ____________________.

Pollution is a problem all over our planet, but it is quite different on land than in water.

Novels and Dramas share all of the following qualities except:

When writers misuse information to influence how you feel about someone or something.

Things that have happened in an author's life that cause him or her to write a certain way.

Tools that writers use to create an effect in a text are called

His palms are sweaty, his knees are weak, and his arms are heavy. How does he feel?

After you write your name on your paper, turn in your homework and then pick up your quiz!

The ____________________ is what a paragraph or selection is mostly about.

___ can be used to present information in an organized way.

Trains are better than planes. You don't have to wait in line, and you're less likely to crash.

The First Vending Machines is most likely the title of what type of writing?

The man grabbed the pan before it cooled off. His hand has burn marks on it.

When you draw a conclusion, you

Thomas is funny and polite. He is a good athlete and is very punctual.

When a writer gives you details about a character instead of telling you character traits.

How a writer chooses to arrange the information contained in a selection

The way that an author thinks about a certain topic.