3rd STAAR Reading Review

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The message or lesson of the story. . . "I learned that. . . "

Short paragraph that includes just the most important events of the plot in order

Written in lines and stanzas; often has rhyming words; conveys meaning

Evidence or facts that prove the main idea.

Words that sound and/or look alike but have different meanings

Words that have the same meaning.

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Step by step instructions that you follow to complete a task

To make decisions based on what has happened in the story

Taking what you know and what the text says to make an informed decision about the text.

Bold print, italics, maps timelines, captions, photographs, table of contents, glossary, index

Entertaining stories that include characters, setting, problem/solution, and plot.

The events of the story in the order they happened.

What the paragraph, section or story is mostly about. WHO DID WHAT?

Text that is meant to explain or inform the reader about a topic.

Words that mean the opposite of each other

A result of an event that happens