STAAR 5th Grade Reading Vocabulary

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

Define: Summary

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

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

Authors use this structure when giving directions or explaining things. It is called-

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

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

The word convey means.....

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

The message in a text that helps you understand more about life or human behavior is called ---

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

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

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

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

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

A story that presents a series of exciting events; often involves journeys or dangerous events.

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

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

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

Name the genre: a story with elements that are impossible; talking animals or magical powers

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

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

What is a metaphor?

Define: Onomatopoeia

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

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

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

A story in which events create a feeling of terror in both the characters and the reader.

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

A type of writing based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.

This type of text informs or explains an idea for a reader. It is called-

Define: Procedural writing

Define: Genre

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

The way that a story is organized is called-

Define: Dialogue

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

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

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

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

Define: Emphasize

Instructions for actors and stage crew to follow are called -

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

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

Words and phrases that create _____ by using the 5 senses.

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.

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