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Duplicate of STAAR 5th Grade Reading Vocabulary
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A type of writing based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.
Non-fition
Fiction
Drama
Poetry
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Which term compares two things by using the words "like" or "as"?
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
3
The story of a person's life written by someone else using 3rd person point of view is called -
Article
Autobiography
Biography
Summary
4
A story that presents a series of exciting events; often involves journeys or dangerous events.
Adventure
Fairytale
Science fiction
Mystery
5
This organizational pattern shows all the ways that 2 or more things are similar and different.
Sequential order
Compare and contrast
Cause and effect
Problem and solution
6
Words and phrases that create _____ by using the 5 senses.
Fiction
Figurative language
Imagery
Poetry
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What is the events that make up a fictional story called?
Setting
Climax
Characters
Plot
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The words & details that appeal to a readers 5 senses is known as-
Sensory language
Figurative language
Imagery
Poetry
9
What are the parts of a text (table of contents, index, etc) called?
Words, commas, periods and dialouge
Non-ficiton
Text features
Extra information
10
Define:
Genre
a mode of reading
a summary of passages
a type of literature
a type of book
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What a piece of writing or paragraph is mainly about is called the ______________.
Summary
Main Idea
Story
Purpose
12
A story written to be performed by actors; a play is called a-
Personal narrative
Fiction
Drama
Biography
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When a reader uses clues from the text + what they already know to draw a conclusion is called-
Prediction
Conclusion
Inference
Summary
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What is a
metaphor
?
an extreme exaggeration
a repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
a comparison of two unlike things
comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
15
Complete the sentence:
_______ is the ending or final outcome of a story.
Happily Ever After....
Resolution
The End
Verdict
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Define:
Procedural writing
a type of writing that tells "how to" do something.
a type of writing used to explain something to the reader
a type of writing used to persuade or convince the reader
a type of writing to inform a reader about a topic
17
This type of text informs or explains an idea for a reader. It is called-
Organizational patterns
Narrative text
Expository text
Expressive text
18
The reason the author writes a certain type of text is known as---
Summary
The main message
Author's purpose
Point of view
19
A story in which events create a feeling of terror in both the characters and the reader.
Suspenseful
Horror
Fiction
Adventure
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This pattern puts events in their correct order based upon the TIME in which they happened.
Compare and contrast
Chronological order
Cause and effect
Problem and solution
21
The way that a story is organized is called-
Story form
Organizational pattern
Text structure
Beginning, middle and end
22
Which of the following terms gives human qualities to non-human things?
Assonance
Personification
Metaphor
Hyperbole
23
Define:
Summary
a passage that tells you the supporting details of the story
a short passage that describes the climax of the story.
a short paragraph that tells the main events from the story.
a long passage that describes the main idea of the story.
24
When an author uses clues to help you figure out what events will happen later in the story is-
Prediction
Psychic Flash
Foreshadowing
Flashback
25
Clues in the text that help the reader determine the meaning of unknown words is known as-
An inference
Context clues
Close reading
Prediction
26
To say that something is bigger or greater than it really is; "to stretch the truth" is called-
Storytelling
Alliteration
Lying
Exaggeration
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The perspective from which a story is told is called ----
3rd person
Stalking
Point of View
1st person
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A type of writing used to persuade the reader of the author's point-of-view is called -
Persuasive
Informational
Explanatory
Declarative
29
Define:
Emphasize
to bring attention to or show
to support
to close read
to predict
30
Sentences that give you facts, descriptions & examples to help you understand the main idea is-
Main Purpose
Supporting facts
Supporting details
Subtitles
31
Name the genre:
a story with elements that are impossible; talking animals or magical powers
Mystery
Folktale
Legend
Fantasy
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This type of writing describe people & places that are 'real' and events that really happened.
Poetry
Non-fiction
Fiction
Personal narrative
33
Small text found near a picture that provides important information about that picture is---
a caption
additional information about the passage
subtitles
a summary
34
Authors use this structure when giving directions or explaining things. It is called-
Sequential Order
Text structure
Description
Problem and solution
35
A fictional story that uses supernatural beings to teach a moral or explain natural phenomena -
Folklore
Science Fiction
Myth
Fable
36
The word
convey
means.....
To tell.
To discuss.
To make important.
To present.
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Fiction that involves an event in history. This genre is called-
Science fiction
Myth
Realistic fiction
Historical fiction
38
A story that is imagined and has characters and events that could not exist in the real world.
Fairytale
Non-fiction
Legends
Myths
39
Complete the sentence:
______ is when & where the story takes place.
Resolution
Problem
Setting
Characters
40
Name the genre:
a story that may happen in real life with fictional characters or settings
Traditional literature
Fiction
Historical fiction
Realistic fiction
41
Complete the sentence:
______ is also known as the problem in the story.
Conflict
Resolution
Issue
disagreement
42
Language that helps a reader to visualize the events from a text in a better way is called-
Figurative Language
The narrator
Imagery
Point of view
43
The repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called---
Alliteration
Similie
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
44
Define:
Onomatopoeia
the use of words that imitate sounds
the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
uses the words "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things
an exaggeration
45
Define:
Dialogue
a conversation between two characters in a story
a character inner monologue
the story the narrator is telling
a third person speaking to the reader
46
Combining inferences you have made about the characters, setting, or plot to make a statement.
Schema
Predictions
Summary
Drawing conlusions
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The message in a text that helps you understand more about life or human behavior is called ---
Purpose
Main Idea
Theme
Summary
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Instructions for actors and stage crew to follow are called -
The narrator
Dialogue
Stage directions
Props
