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4th grade STAAR Reading Vocab
4th grade STAAR Reading Vocab
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Clues in surrounding text that help the reader determine the meaning of an unknown word
figurative language
cause and effect
inference/infer
context clues
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similar to a sentence but in a poem
line
internal rhyme
stanza
rhyme scheme
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get good night's rest, eat a good breakfast, take your time, do your best
how to answer STAAR questions
how to study for STAAR
how to be prepared for STAAR
how to pray you pass the STAAR test
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stage directions
directions given by author to reader
drama
actors words in a play
instructions for actors & stage crew, usually set in italics
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alliteration
reason why something happens
repetition of consonant SOUNDS at beginning of words.
problem of story
overstating facts leading to false importance
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a conversation between characters set off by quotation marks
dialogue
drama
first person point of view
stage directions
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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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paraphrase
synthesis
restate story or idea in your own words
organize what you've learned
state most important facts
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figurative language enchances, or makes better, the mood o
the characters in a story
the mood, or feelings, in a story
the literary elements in a story
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to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
effect
resolution
conclusion
inference/infer
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The use of clues to suggest events that will happen later in the plot
resolution
foreshadowing
plot
climax
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Writing that is factual, not creative or fictional
nonfiction
historical fiction
fiction
mystery
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A practical lesson about right and wrong
justify
cause
moral
plot
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The reason why something happens
cause
resolution
effect
infer
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what a piece of writing is mainly about
main idea
theme
plot
expository
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Drawings or photographs that help explain the text
illustrations
graphs
diagrams
figurative language
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the ending or final outcome of a story; finding a solution to a problem
persuasive
resolution
result
effect
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a fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or the causes of natural phenomena
tragedy
myth
epic
fiction
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small text found near a picture that provides important information about the picture
text features
captions
illustrations
plot
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in the time order in which events happened
impact
imagery
flashback
chronological order
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myth
writing that is factual, not creative or fictional.
writing that is factual, not creative or fictional.
tale explaining actions of gods; causes of natural phenomena
practical lesson about right and wrong
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theme
the time and place of a story
central idea/message of a work; insight it offers into life
brief summary of main events
words and pictures
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simile
the use of words that represent sounds "Pow", "Bang"
comparison using like or as
human qualities to non-human things
something that makes one smile
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an expression with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the individual words
idiom
metaphor
hyperbole
simile
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words and details that appeal to a reader's senses
onomatopoeia
imagery
sensory detail
personification
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the story of a person's life written by that person in first person point of view
biography
historical fiction
fiction
autobiography
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audience
main characters of story
conversation between two people
who the piece of text was originally written for.
narrator of a story
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stanza
rhyming words in poetry
letters added to end of a word
paragraph in poetry
piece of music
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implicit
author expresses theme through setting, plot, and characters
author states them in a sentence
author expresses cause and effect
author expresses setting of story
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anxious
unhappy
part of story goes back in time
feel excited and nervous at same time.
not real
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the problem in the story
effect
resolution
conflict
climax
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the turning point in the action of a story--the problem is solved
plot
falling action
climax
resolution
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elaborate or extreme exaggeration
metaphor
hyperbole
sensory details
simile
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author's purpose
reason author writes (Inform, persuade, express, entertain)
reason why characters are in a story
author's use of imagery
reason author reads a story
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the pattern of rhyme in a poem (ex. ABAB)
stanza
alliteration
line
rhyme scheme
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a event that follows and is caused by some previous event
effect
climax
cause
theme
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the various methods of communicating information, such as radio, t.v., billboards, etc.
diagrams
poetry
illustrations
media
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fiction involving an event in history. has historical facts, events, or people, but not true.
myth
fiction
historical fiction
nonfiction
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valid
true
exaggerated
problem of story
false
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explicit
theme stated by author
time and place of story
solution stated by author
plot stated by author
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signal words: therefore; consequently; so; as a result; because; if...then; since; so that;
compare and contrast
conflict
cause and effectproblem and solution
context clues
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affect
to discourage
story's problem
to feel excited
to influence
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the use of words that represent sounds "Pow", "Bang", "Splat", "Buzz", "Swish", "Purr", etc.
simile
onomatopoeia
metaphor
hyperbole
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to demonstrate that something is right; to defend with reasons
infer
justify
summarize
impact
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first person point of view
main character of story
first person mentioned in a story
using pronouns he, she them, etc.
viewpoint of one of the characters using pronouns "I" & We"
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A drawing that shows or explains something...usually includes labels and captions.
text structure
context clues
diagrams
illustrations
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the story of a person's life written by that person in first person point of view
fiction
epic
myth
autobiography
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collection of word pictures that appeal to reader; uses devices such as metaphor, simile, etc.
idiom
metaphor
figurative langurage
imagery
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language that means
more
than what it says on the surface; not actual or literal meaning
dialogue
hyperbole
figurative language
sensory details
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a story written to be performed by actors; a play
figurative language
dialogue
narrator
drama
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the smaller title that goes before a new section of the text.
subtitle
illustrations
title
diagrams
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a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.
nonfiction
historical fiction
myth
fiction
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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
compare and contrast
main idea
