STAAR Reading Review

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

Words that have the same meaning.

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

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

Words that mean the opposite of each other.

Words that look alike but have different meanings.

The events of the story, told in the order they happened.

What the paragraph, section or story is mostly about.

Text structure that gives step by step instructions you follow to complete a task.

Added to the beginning of a base word to change the meaning of the word.

Evidence or facts that prove the main idea.

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

To make decisions based on what has happened in the story.

Added to the end of a base word to change the meaning of a word.

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

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

A result of an event that happens.

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