STAAR Vocabulary Review

lines showing dates in the order in which the events happened

the time and place that the story happens

a strong exaggeration

the trouble that the character faces in a story

a story or article written for fun

words that are spelled the same, but have more than one meaning

the turning point or point of greatest interest in the story

two stories that are meant to be read together to show comparison

the story's message, the moral lesson that we learn from reading a story

when the main character in the story is telling their own story (ex: Diary of a Wimpy Kid)

items that an actor may use on stage to make it more realistic

a saying that can not be taken literally; doesn't mean what it says word for word

clues from the text that support your answer

additional stuff an author will include to help the reader understand the text better

a short description or explanation that tells about a picture

the person who wrote the story

the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of many characters

what a piece of writing is mostly about

words that have similar meanings

writing that uses creative language, written in lines, and often includes rhythm & rhyme

the words the actors will say to each other in a drama

trying to guess what will happen next in the story

the written instructions that tell the actors what to do in a drama

the reason a character does or says something

giving clues to suggest what might happen later in the story

letters added to the end of a word to make a new word

how the author sees something (his perspective) and the way a narrator tells the story

the series of events in the story

comparison of two unlike things using like or as

a type of writing that is made up, not real