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Duplicate of STAAR Grade Reading Vocabulary
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Instructions for actors and stage crew to follow are called -
Props
Dialogue
Stage directions
The narrator
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Define:
Procedural writing
a type of writing used to persuade or convince the reader
a type of writing that tells "how to" do something.
a type of writing to inform a reader about a topic
a type of writing used to explain something to the reader
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A type of writing used to persuade the reader of the author's point-of-view is called -
Informational
Explanatory
Persuasive
Declarative
4
Complete the sentence:
______ is also known as the problem in the story.
Conflict
Issue
disagreement
Resolution
5
Complete the sentence:
_______ is the ending or final outcome of a story.
The End
Verdict
Resolution
Happily Ever After....
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This type of text informs or explains an idea for a reader. It is called-
Expressive text
Narrative text
Organizational patterns
Expository text
7
Complete the sentence:
______ is when & where the story takes place.
Setting
Problem
Characters
Resolution
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The story of a person's life written by someone else using 3rd person point of view is called -
Biography
Autobiography
Summary
Article
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Fiction that involves an event in history. This genre is called-
Science fiction
Myth
Historical fiction
Realistic fiction
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Sentences that give you facts, descriptions & examples to help you understand the main idea is-
Subtitles
Supporting details
Main Purpose
Supporting facts
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A story in which events create a feeling of terror in both the characters and the reader.
Suspenseful
Adventure
Fiction
Horror
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This pattern puts events in their correct order based upon the TIME in which they happened.
Problem and solution
Cause and effect
Chronological order
Compare and contrast
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What is a
metaphor
?
a repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
an extreme exaggeration
a comparison of two unlike things
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A type of writing based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.
Non-fition
Poetry
Drama
Fiction
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The words & details that appeal to a readers 5 senses is known as-
Sensory language
Figurative language
Imagery
Poetry
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Words and phrases that create _____ by using the 5 senses.
Imagery
Fiction
Poetry
Figurative language
17
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 reason the author writes a certain type of text is known as---
Author's purpose
Point of view
Summary
The main message
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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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This organizational pattern shows all the ways that 2 or more things are similar and different.
Problem and solution
Sequential order
Compare and contrast
Cause and effect
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A story that presents a series of exciting events; often involves journeys or dangerous events.
Fairytale
Adventure
Mystery
Science fiction
22
Small text found near a picture that provides important information about that picture is---
a caption
additional information about the passage
subtitles
a summary
23
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
24
When an author uses clues to help you figure out what events will happen later in the story is-
Prediction
Psychic Flash
Flashback
Foreshadowing
25
The way that a story is organized is called-
Text structure
Story form
Organizational pattern
Beginning, middle and end
26
What are the parts of a text (table of contents, index, etc) called?
Non-ficiton
Text features
Extra information
Words, commas, periods and dialouge
27
Language that helps a reader to visualize the events from a text in a better way is called-
Point of view
Imagery
The narrator
Figurative Language
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Combining inferences you have made about the characters, setting, or plot to make a statement.
Drawing conlusions
Schema
Summary
Predictions
29
The perspective from which a story is told is called ----
Stalking
3rd person
1st person
Point of View
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A story that is imagined and has characters and events that could not exist in the real world.
Myths
Legends
Non-fiction
Fairytale
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This type of writing describe people & places that are 'real' and events that really happened.
Poetry
Fiction
Personal narrative
Non-fiction
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What is the events that make up a fictional story called?
Plot
Setting
Climax
Characters
33
Which of the following terms gives human qualities to non-human things?
Hyperbole
Personification
Assonance
Metaphor
34
Clues in the text that help the reader determine the meaning of unknown words is known as-
Prediction
Context clues
An inference
Close reading
35
Define:
Summary
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.
a passage that tells you the supporting details of the story
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A fictional story that uses supernatural beings to teach a moral or explain natural phenomena -
Myth
Folklore
Science Fiction
Fable
37
Define:
Genre
a type of literature
a type of book
a mode of reading
a summary of passages
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Name the genre:
a story that may happen in real life with fictional characters or settings
Fiction
Traditional literature
Historical fiction
Realistic fiction
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When a reader uses clues from the text + what they already know to draw a conclusion is called-
Summary
Prediction
Inference
Conclusion
40
Define:
Dialogue
a character inner monologue
the story the narrator is telling
a third person speaking to the reader
a conversation between two characters in a story
41
Which term compares two things by using the words "like" or "as"?
Alliteration
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
42
Name the genre:
a story with elements that are impossible; talking animals or magical powers
Folktale
Mystery
Legend
Fantasy
43
Authors use this structure when giving directions or explaining things. It is called-
Sequential Order
Text structure
Problem and solution
Description
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The word
convey
means.....
To tell.
To present.
To make important.
To discuss.
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The repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called---
Onomatopoeia
Similie
Alliteration
Hyperbole
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The message in a text that helps you understand more about life or human behavior is called ---
Main Idea
Purpose
Summary
Theme
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What a piece of writing or paragraph is mainly about is called the ______________.
Main Idea
Purpose
Story
Summary
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Define:
Emphasize
to bring attention to or show
to close read
to support
to predict
