STAAR 5th Grade Reading Vocabulary

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

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

A story in which events create a feeling of terror in both the characters and the reader.

Define: Dialogue

What is Miss Sanders' favorite sport?

Combining inferences you have made about the characters, setting, or plot to make a statement.

Small text found near a picture that provides important information about that picture is---

What a text or paragraph is mainly about is called the ______________.

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

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

A story that is imagined and has characters and events that could not exist in the real world.

Define: Genre

The story of a person's life written by someone else is called -

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

What are the parts of a text (table of contents, index, etc) called?

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

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

The word convey means.....

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

Define: Summary

The message, moral, or lesson of a story is called the _________.

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

What is our Summer School Principal's name?

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

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

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

What is the events that make up a fictional story called?

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