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Duplicate of STAAR 5th Grade Reading Vocabulary
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The reason the author writes a certain type of text is known as---
Point of view
The main message
Author's purpose
Summary
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Authors use this structure when giving directions or explaining things. It is called-
Text structure
Description
Problem and solution
Sequential Order
3
Complete the sentence:
______ is when & where the story takes place.
Problem
Resolution
Setting
Characters
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Combining inferences you have made about the characters, setting, or plot to make a statement.
Summary
Drawing conlusions
Schema
Predictions
5
Complete the sentence:
_______ is the ending or final outcome of a story.
The End
Resolution
Verdict
Happily Ever After....
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Define:
Summary
a passage that tells you the supporting details of the story
a long passage that describes the main idea of the story.
a short passage that describes the climax of the story.
a short paragraph that tells the main events from the story.
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The word
convey
means.....
To present.
To tell.
To discuss.
To make important.
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Small text found near a picture that provides important information about that picture is---
a caption
additional information about the passage
a summary
subtitles
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When a reader uses clues from the text + what they already know to draw a conclusion is called-
Conclusion
Summary
Prediction
Inference
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Name the genre:
a story that may happen in real life with fictional characters or settings
Traditional literature
Realistic fiction
Historical fiction
Fiction
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A story in which events create a feeling of terror in both the characters and the reader.
Suspenseful
Fiction
Horror
Adventure
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A type of writing based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.
Non-fition
Drama
Fiction
Poetry
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What a piece of writing or paragraph is mainly about is called the ______________.
Purpose
Story
Summary
Main Idea
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To say that something is bigger or greater than it really is; "to stretch the truth" is called-
Exaggeration
Alliteration
Lying
Storytelling
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The way that a story is organized is called-
Text structure
Beginning, middle and end
Story form
Organizational pattern
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A fictional story that uses supernatural beings to teach a moral or explain natural phenomena -
Myth
Fable
Science Fiction
Folklore
17
Which term compares two things by using the words "like" or "as"?
Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
18
The perspective from which a story is told is called ----
Point of View
Stalking
1st person
3rd person
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Name the genre:
a story with elements that are impossible; talking animals or magical powers
Folktale
Legend
Fantasy
Mystery
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A story that presents a series of exciting events; often involves journeys or dangerous events.
Fairytale
Science fiction
Mystery
Adventure
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The repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called---
Similie
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
22
Define:
Genre
a summary of passages
a mode of reading
a type of literature
a type of book
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The words & details that appeal to a readers 5 senses is known as-
Sensory language
Poetry
Imagery
Figurative language
24
The story of a person's life written by someone else using 3rd person point of view is called -
Summary
Autobiography
Article
Biography
25
Which of the following terms gives human qualities to non-human things?
Personification
Hyperbole
Assonance
Metaphor
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This type of writing describe people & places that are 'real' and events that really happened.
Personal narrative
Non-fiction
Fiction
Poetry
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This pattern puts events in their correct order based upon the TIME in which they happened.
Cause and effect
Problem and solution
Compare and contrast
Chronological order
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This organizational pattern shows all the ways that 2 or more things are similar and different.
Cause and effect
Sequential order
Problem and solution
Compare and contrast
29
Define:
Onomatopoeia
an exaggeration
uses the words "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things
the use of words that imitate sounds
the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
30
A type of writing used to persuade the reader of the author's point-of-view is called -
Explanatory
Declarative
Informational
Persuasive
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Language that helps a reader to visualize the events from a text in a better way is called-
Point of view
The narrator
Figurative Language
Imagery
32
What is the events that make up a fictional story called?
Characters
Climax
Setting
Plot
33
Define:
Dialogue
a conversation between two characters in a story
the story the narrator is telling
a third person speaking to the reader
a character inner monologue
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What is a
metaphor
?
comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
a repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
an extreme exaggeration
a comparison of two unlike things
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This type of text informs or explains an idea for a reader. It is called-
Organizational patterns
Expository text
Narrative text
Expressive text
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Clues in the text that help the reader determine the meaning of unknown words is known as-
Prediction
An inference
Context clues
Close reading
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The message in a text that helps you understand more about life or human behavior is called ---
Purpose
Theme
Summary
Main Idea
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Instructions for actors and stage crew to follow are called -
Stage directions
Dialogue
Props
The narrator
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A story written to be performed by actors; a play is called a-
Biography
Personal narrative
Fiction
Drama
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When an author uses clues to help you figure out what events will happen later in the story is-
Prediction
Psychic Flash
Flashback
Foreshadowing
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Define:
Emphasize
to bring attention to or show
to close read
to predict
to support
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Define:
Procedural writing
a type of writing to inform a reader about a topic
a type of writing used to persuade or convince the reader
a type of writing used to explain something to the reader
a type of writing that tells "how to" do something.
43
Sentences that give you facts, descriptions & examples to help you understand the main idea is-
Subtitles
Main Purpose
Supporting facts
Supporting details
44
Complete the sentence:
______ is also known as the problem in the story.
disagreement
Conflict
Resolution
Issue
45
Words and phrases that create _____ by using the 5 senses.
Imagery
Poetry
Figurative language
Fiction
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A story that is imagined and has characters and events that could not exist in the real world.
Legends
Fairytale
Non-fiction
Myths
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What are the parts of a text (table of contents, index, etc) called?
Non-ficiton
Words, commas, periods and dialouge
Text features
Extra information
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Fiction that involves an event in history. This genre is called-
Realistic fiction
Science fiction
Historical fiction
Myth
