8th Grade STAAR Reading Review

True/False: I'm going to try my best and make myself, my parents, and Ms. Howard proud :)

A literary work that is an account of one's personal experiences is called?

BME stands for?

A writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject of a poem, story, or other literary work.

An instruction in the text of a play that is not spoken but is acted out

True/False: If reading a paired passage, I should read both stories then answer the questions.

True/False: I should read all of the text features in an informational text selection.

A statement that cannot be proven is a what?

True/False: Take brain breaks throughout the test.

What 5 elements are in a plot diagram?

Grouped lines a poem are called ___.

The writer of a play is called a ____?

When the main character has an issue they must solve it is called?

Giving something non-human, human-like characteristics is called?

The _______________ The "voice" of a work; the narrator's perspective

A comparison without using "like" or "as" is called?

A written conversation between two or more characters and identifiable by quotation marks

Parts of a play in which the setting may change.

The feeling or atmosphere created in the reader by a literary work or passage is called?

What 3 things must you know to help you with a nonfiction summary? 

A story that explains a natural phenomena. 

Phrases used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true are called?

The narrator is an observer, but can also zoom in on the thoughts and emotions of any character

True/False: I should only use a dictionary if the word is in bold and underlined.

The overall lesson that should be learned after reading a text?