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Duplicate of STAAR 5th Grade Reading Vocabulary
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A type of writing used to persuade the reader of the author's point-of-view is called -
Explanatory
Declarative
Informational
Persuasive
2
Name the genre:
a story that may happen in real life with fictional characters or settings
Realistic fiction
Traditional literature
Fiction
Historical fiction
3
Which of the following terms gives human qualities to non-human things?
Assonance
Personification
Metaphor
Hyperbole
4
What a piece of writing or paragraph is mainly about is called the ______________.
Main Idea
Summary
Story
Purpose
5
The message in a text that helps you understand more about life or human behavior is called ---
Main Idea
Theme
Purpose
Summary
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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
a comparison of two unlike things
an extreme exaggeration
7
Complete the sentence:
______ is when & where the story takes place.
Characters
Setting
Problem
Resolution
8
The perspective from which a story is told is called ----
3rd person
Stalking
1st person
Point of View
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When a reader uses clues from the text + what they already know to draw a conclusion is called-
Inference
Conclusion
Summary
Prediction
10
This type of text informs or explains an idea for a reader. It is called-
Organizational patterns
Expressive text
Narrative text
Expository text
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Fiction that involves an event in history. This genre is called-
Myth
Science fiction
Realistic fiction
Historical fiction
12
When an author uses clues to help you figure out what events will happen later in the story is-
Flashback
Psychic Flash
Foreshadowing
Prediction
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This organizational pattern shows all the ways that 2 or more things are similar and different.
Sequential order
Cause and effect
Problem and solution
Compare and contrast
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A story written to be performed by actors; a play is called a-
Fiction
Biography
Personal narrative
Drama
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Clues in the text that help the reader determine the meaning of unknown words is known as-
An inference
Context clues
Close reading
Prediction
16
This pattern puts events in their correct order based upon the TIME in which they happened.
Compare and contrast
Problem and solution
Chronological order
Cause and effect
17
Name the genre:
a story with elements that are impossible; talking animals or magical powers
Folktale
Mystery
Fantasy
Legend
18
Combining inferences you have made about the characters, setting, or plot to make a statement.
Drawing conlusions
Schema
Summary
Predictions
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Sentences that give you facts, descriptions & examples to help you understand the main idea is-
Subtitles
Supporting details
Supporting facts
Main Purpose
20
Language that helps a reader to visualize the events from a text in a better way is called-
Imagery
Figurative Language
Point of view
The narrator
21
The way that a story is organized is called-
Story form
Text structure
Beginning, middle and end
Organizational pattern
22
A fictional story that uses supernatural beings to teach a moral or explain natural phenomena -
Science Fiction
Fable
Myth
Folklore
23
The word
convey
means.....
To tell.
To present.
To make important.
To discuss.
24
A type of writing based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.
Non-fition
Poetry
Fiction
Drama
25
The story of a person's life written by someone else using 3rd person point of view is called -
Article
Summary
Biography
Autobiography
26
Small text found near a picture that provides important information about that picture is---
subtitles
additional information about the passage
a caption
a summary
27
A story that presents a series of exciting events; often involves journeys or dangerous events.
Science fiction
Fairytale
Mystery
Adventure
28
Define:
Summary
a long passage that describes the main idea of the story.
a short paragraph that tells the main events from the story.
a short passage that describes the climax of the story.
a passage that tells you the supporting details of the story
29
A story in which events create a feeling of terror in both the characters and the reader.
Horror
Fiction
Adventure
Suspenseful
30
Define:
Dialogue
the story the narrator is telling
a third person speaking to the reader
a character inner monologue
a conversation between two characters in a story
31
A story that is imagined and has characters and events that could not exist in the real world.
Non-fiction
Fairytale
Myths
Legends
32
This type of writing describe people & places that are 'real' and events that really happened.
Non-fiction
Personal narrative
Poetry
Fiction
33
The repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called---
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Similie
34
Complete the sentence:
______ is also known as the problem in the story.
disagreement
Issue
Resolution
Conflict
35
Define:
Emphasize
to predict
to bring attention to or show
to close read
to support
36
Instructions for actors and stage crew to follow are called -
Props
Stage directions
The narrator
Dialogue
37
Complete the sentence:
_______ is the ending or final outcome of a story.
Happily Ever After....
The End
Resolution
Verdict
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The reason the author writes a certain type of text is known as---
The main message
Summary
Author's purpose
Point of view
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Authors use this structure when giving directions or explaining things. It is called-
Sequential Order
Description
Text structure
Problem and solution
40
To say that something is bigger or greater than it really is; "to stretch the truth" is called-
Alliteration
Storytelling
Exaggeration
Lying
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Which term compares two things by using the words "like" or "as"?
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Metaphor
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Words and phrases that create _____ by using the 5 senses.
Poetry
Fiction
Imagery
Figurative language
43
Define:
Onomatopoeia
an exaggeration
the use of words that imitate sounds
uses the words "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things
the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
44
Define:
Procedural writing
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 to inform a reader about a topic
a type of writing that tells "how to" do something.
45
The words & details that appeal to a readers 5 senses is known as-
Imagery
Sensory language
Poetry
Figurative language
46
Define:
Genre
a mode of reading
a type of book
a type of literature
a summary of passages
47
What is the events that make up a fictional story called?
Plot
Characters
Setting
Climax
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What are the parts of a text (table of contents, index, etc) called?
Text features
Extra information
Words, commas, periods and dialouge
Non-ficiton
