STAAR Review - 7th Grade

Question 1

What is a "chunk" of text?

Accepted Answer

A SMALL SECTION OF THE TEXT (NORMALLY 2-3 PARAGRAPHS)

Question 2

a memory of an event from the past

Accepted Answer

FLASHBACK

Question 3

the first step of text graffiti is . . .

Accepted Answer

NUMBER THE PARAGRAPHS

Question 4

a conversation between characters (often in quotation marks)

Accepted Answer

DIALOGUE

Question 5

when the author drops clues or hints that signal events that will occur later in the story

Accepted Answer

FORESHADOWING

Question 6

the perspective from which a story is told

Accepted Answer

POINT OF VIEW

Question 7

Which strategy will you use during the test?

Accepted Answer

TEXT GRAFFITI

Question 8

one of the most important things you can do while reading

Accepted Answer

WRITE MAIN IDEA SUMMARIES OF CHUNKS OF TEXT

Question 9

the central idea or message of a literary work; what the author wants to teach you

Accepted Answer

THEME

Question 10

STRATEGY: when you create pictures in your mind while you are reading

Accepted Answer

VISUALIZE

Question 11

your bae

Accepted Answer

YOUR DICTIONARY (NAME IT SOMETHING PRETTY, LIKE CAMILLA)

Question 12

descriptive or figurative language to help you create word pictures

Accepted Answer

IMAGERY

Question 13

a struggle between two forces, often the main character and someone or something else

Accepted Answer

CONFLICT

Question 14

annotation steps that you should use to help you better understand and comprehend what you read

Accepted Answer

TEXT GRAFFITI

Question 15

in a drama, these are the instructions to the actors, director, and stage crew

Accepted Answer

STAGE DIRECTIONS

Questions 15