3rd grade reading vocabulary - STAAR

A genre of text that is written to give the reader facts and information.

details found in text that support my inference (help you prove that your answer is correct)

the central idea of a fictional text; what the author wants you to learn; the moral and heart of the fiction story.

the basic sequence of events in a story, including problem and solution

poetry composed of rhymed or unrhymed lines that have NO SET PATTERNS; causal/irregular rhythm

What type of Text and graph features is this?

the true story of a real person's life written by another person (3rd person point of view)

The purpose of texts such as NEWSPAPER ARTICLES and TEXTBOOKS is...

the intended goal of a piece of writing; the reason it was written

In the passage Wild, Wild Weather What is the text and graph feature circled in pink.

Which one is NOT a possible PURPOSE that an author might have for writing a selection?

an idea based on clues from the text (clues from the text + background knowledge

a word part placed AFTER the root word that changes the meaning of the word

a word that has more than one meaning (ex: trunk, bat)

tells a story to entertain

What words do you use for pair passages?

words that SOUND THE SAME, but are NOT spelled the same (ex: bear/bare, week/weak)

Elements of a fictional story include...

reduce large sections of text to their essential points and main idea.

What text and graph feature is this?

A genre of text that is written with the purpose of explaining STEPS in a PROCEDURE. (recipe)

brief sentences that communicate they key information in logical order, main ideas from B, M, E

poetry that deals with amusing happenings (ha ha ha!)

a word part placed BEFORE the root word that changes the meaning of the word (dis-, un-, pre-)

A FICTIONAL STORY is written in _________ order.

A genre of text with the purpose to PERSUADE/CONVINCE the reader of something.

identical/similar FINAL sounds in words

This kind of text can include biographies, autobiographies, diaries, and letters.

a word that means the OPPOSITE of another word

a word with a SIMILAR / SAME meaning as another word

What strategy you use to answer reading questions?

Argumentative text can be a persuasive reading with a opinion ( Claim) with reasons?

What does Chronological means?