STAAR 5th Grade Reading Vocabulary

Sentences that give you facts, descriptions & examples to help you understand the main idea is-

A type of writing used to persuade the reader of the author's point-of-view is called -

The story of a person's life written by someone else using 3rd person point of view is called -

Define: Summary

The way that a story is organized is called? EX: Cause and Effect, Sequencing, Chronological

When an author uses clues to help you figure out what events will happen later in the story is-

Name the genre: a story that may happen in real life with fictional characters or settings

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is an amazing person They studied him in their history class.

Words and phrases that create _____ by using the 5 senses.

Define: Onomatopoeia

Define: Dialogue

Define: Genre

Complete the sentence: ______ is when & where the story takes place.

Fictional story that involves an event in history. This genre is called-

A fictional story that uses supernatural beings that explain natural phenomena -

What is a metaphor?

A short story where animals teach a lesson or moral.

What are the parts of a text ( diagrams or pictures) called?

An exaggerated statement; "I could sleep for 1,000 years".

This TEXT STRUCTURE that shows all the ways that 2 or more things are similar and different.

A book about a persons life, written by that person. Example "The Diary of Anne Frank"

The words & details that appeal to a readers 5 senses is known as-

A story written to be performed by actors; a play is called a-

This type writing informs or explains an idea for a reader. It is called-

The waterfall raced down the cliff's edge

Clues in the text that help the reader determine the meaning of unknown words is known as-

The reason the author writes a certain type of text is known as---

____________ is the book store located.

The perspective from which a story is told is called ----

" Break a Leg" is an example

Which of the following terms gives human qualities to non-human things?

The 5 events that make up a fictional story are called?

Complete the sentence: ______ is also known as the problem in the story.

This pattern puts events in their correct order based upon the TIME in which they happened.

Which term compares two things by using the words "like" or "as"?

Authors use this structure when giving directions or explaining things in an order.

What a piece of writing or paragraph is mainly about is called the ______________.

The repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called---

This writing describe people & places that are 'real' and events that really happened. FACTS

When a reader uses clues from the text + what they already know to draw a conclusion is called-

Name the genre: a story with elements that are impossible; talking animals or magical powers.

A story that presents a series of exciting events; often involves journeys or dangerous events.

A story thathas imagined or magical characters or events that could not exist in the real world

Complete the sentence: _______ is the ending or final outcome of a story.

Descriptive language that helps the reader visualize the writing. The picture has examples.