STAAR 5th Grade Reading Review

When an author uses clues to help you figure out what events will happen later in the story is-

Which term compares two things by using the words "like" or "as"?

Define: Onomatopoeia

Combining inferences you have made about the characters, setting, or plot to make a statement.

The word convey means.....

When a reader uses clues from the text + what they already know to draw a conclusion is called-

Text based on things that are not real...

Complete the sentence: ______ is also known as the problem in the story.

This pattern puts events in their correct order based upon the TIME in which they happened.

Name the genre: A made-up story that explains natural phenomenon, like thunder or snow.

A type of writing used to persuade the reader of the author's point-of-view is called -

This type of writing describe people & places that are 'real' and events that really happened.

Small text found near a picture that provides important information about that picture is---

Complete the sentence: _______ is the ending or final outcome of a story.

A story that is imagined and has characters and events that could not exist in the real world.

Clues in the text that help the reader determine the meaning of unknown words is known as-

What are the parts of a text (table of contents, index, etc) called?

Language that helps a reader to visualize the events in a text is called-

To say that something is bigger or greater than it really is; "to stretch the truth" is called-

The way that a story is organized is called -

Fiction that involves an event in history. This genre is called-

The repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called---

The reason the author writes a certain type of text is known as---

Name the genre: a story that may happen in real life with fictional characters or settings

Which of the following terms gives human qualities to non-human things?

What is the events that make up a fictional story called?

The type of text that informs or explains an idea or topic for a reader is called -

Define: Dialogue

A metaphor is --?

A story written to be performed by actors; a play is called a-

Sentences that give you facts, descriptions & examples to help you understand the main idea is-

Define: Summary

Instructions for actors and stage crew to follow are called -

The words & details that appeal to a readers 5 senses is known as-

The message in a text that the author is trying to get the reader to understand is called ---

The story of a person's life written by someone else using 3rd person point of view is called -

The perspective from which a story is told is called ----

Complete the sentence: ______ is when & where the story takes place.

This organizational pattern shows all the ways that 2 or more things are similar and different.

A fictional story that uses supernatural beings to teach a moral or explain natural phenomena -

Text organized in the order in which things happen; also called time order -

Define: Emphasize

Boom! Pow! Buzzzz! are examples of -

What a piece of writing or paragraph is mainly about is called the ______________.

When the author creates pictures in the reader's mind by using the 5 senses.