Reading STAAR Vocabulary WV 5th grade-3

Something that happened in the past

a design or picture used to represent a topic, product, organization, or company

A word or group of words located at the beginning of a page, section, or chapter

the most important thought or message in a reading selection

An expression with a meaning that cannot be understood from the meaning of the individual words

a part of a book or story that explains what will follow

pauses that divide a poem into lines, allowing thepoem to be read more smoothly

An exaggeration or overstatement

objects used on the set of a play

identify or describe; to record a word or phrase that identifies or describes

to restate using different words; using your own words

to convince

a style of printing with letters slanting to the right

the sequence or events in a literary selection

A visual image such as a diagram, picture, symbol, drawing, or graph

a written selection

To arrive at a conclusion or opinion through the use of reason

a group of letters added to the beginning of a wordthat changes its meaning

Words or phrases that help readers form pictures in their minds

to convince another of a certain position

a question that must be solved or considered

the person telling a story

to determine what will occur based on current information

the position or perspective from which an author tells a story

something that is clear or easy to understand

the author of a play or drama

A picture, diagram, drawing, or map used to explain or decorate

to demonstrate or prove that something is right, correct, or fair

the reason; the intended or desired result

a message learned from a literary selection

the name of a sound

to form an opinion about something

a literary selection that includes plot events that are puzzling until the conclusion

sensible and based on facts

Knowledge or gathered facts about a topic

the definition of a word or phrase; the message or important expression of a written selection

a genre of writing that is designed to explain or describe something real or true

a figure of speech that compares one thing to another without using the words "like" or "as"

giving human qualities to non-human things

to explain the meaning of, to understand in one's own way

To recognize or point out

A conclusion drawn from prior knowledge, or schema, and text evidence

A selection written to inform

The title of a newspaper article usually printed in large, bold type

a belief based on thoughts or feelings, not on facts

To give information; to tell; to notify

a lesson learned from a story or an event

to suggest, to advise

To form a mental picture

a single row of words in a poem