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STAAR Reading Vocab
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To prepare 7th graders for STAAR Reading test
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small text found near a picture that provides important information about the picture
plot
captions
text features
illustrations
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a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.
myth
fiction
nonfiction
historical fiction
3
in the time order in which events happened
impact
flashback
imagery
chronological order
4
similar to a sentence but in a poem
stanza
internal rhyme
rhyme scheme
line
5
combination of ideas learned from two or more texts
organize
paraphrase
synthesis
summarize
6
a word part that can be added at the beginning of a word to make a new word
affix
suffix
prefix
pronoun
7
the use of words that represent sounds "Pow", "Bang", "Splat", "Buzz", "Swish", "Purr", etc.
onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
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myth
tale explaining actions of gods; causes of natural phenomena
writing that is factual, not creative or fictional.
practical lesson about right and wrong
writing that is factual, not creative or fictional.
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third person limited point of view
uses pronouns like I and We
story with only three characters
reason why something happens
narrator focuses on thoughts of just one character
10
the various methods of communicating information, such as radio, t.v., billboards, etc.
diagrams
media
poetry
illustrations
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theme
the time and place of a story
brief summary of main events
words and pictures
central idea/message of a work; insight it offers into life
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simile
comparison using like or as
something that makes one smile
the use of words that represent sounds "Pow", "Bang"
human qualities to non-human things
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A drawing that shows or explains something...usually includes labels and captions.
context clues
illustrations
diagrams
text structure
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the story of a person's life written by that person in first person point of view
historical fiction
biography
fiction
autobiography
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A practical lesson about right and wrong
justify
cause
plot
moral
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Drawings or photographs that help explain the text
illustrations
graphs
diagrams
figurative language
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when a portion of the story goes back in time
foreshadowing
flashback
plot
resolution
18
audience
conversation between two people
main characters of story
who the piece of text was originally written for.
narrator of a story
19
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how to study for STAAR
how to answer STAAR questions
how to be prepared for STAAR
how to pray you pass the STAAR test
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the problem in the story
climax
effect
resolution
conflict
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paraphrase
state most important facts
organize what you've learned
restate story or idea in your own words
synthesis
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a story written to be performed by actors; a play
dialogue
drama
narrator
figurative language
23
to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
resolution
inference/infer
effect
conclusion
24
valid
false
problem of story
true
exaggerated
25
the smaller title that goes before a new section of the text.
title
subtitle
diagrams
illustrations
26
Clues in surrounding text that help the reader determine the meaning of an unknown word
context clues
inference/infer
figurative language
cause and effect
27
first person point of view
main character of story
viewpoint of one of the characters using pronouns "I" & We"
using pronouns he, she them, etc.
first person mentioned in a story
28
a beginning or coming into being
foreshadowing
resolution
cause
origin
29
fiction involving an event in history. has historical facts, events, or people, but not true.
myth
historical fiction
fiction
nonfiction
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the story of a person's life written by that person in first person point of view
fiction
myth
epic
autobiography
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The reason why something happens
effect
infer
resolution
cause
32
figurative language enchances, or makes better, the mood o
the characters in a story
the literary elements in a story
the setting in a story
the mood, or feelings, in a story
33
an expression with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the individual words
metaphor
hyperbole
idiom
simile
34
when two words rhyme in the same line of poetry
imagery
alliteration
internal rhyme
stanza
35
the pattern of rhyme in a poem (ex. ABAB)
rhyme scheme
stanza
line
alliteration
36
third person omniscient
uses I, we, me, us
all-knowing narrator who shares characters thoughts&feeling
perspective in which a story was told
third character in a story
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Writing that is factual, not creative or fictional
historical fiction
fiction
mystery
nonfiction
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a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
climax
cause
theme
effect
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what a piece of writing is mainly about
theme
main idea
plot
expository
40
elaborate or extreme exaggeration
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
sensory details
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language that means
more
than what it says on the surface; not actual or literal meaning
hyperbole
sensory details
dialogue
figurative language
42
explicit
solution stated by author
time and place of story
theme stated by author
plot stated by author
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implicit
author expresses cause and effect
author expresses theme through setting, plot, and characters
author states them in a sentence
author expresses setting of story
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The use of clues to suggest events that will happen later in the plot
climax
plot
resolution
foreshadowing
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signal words: therefore; consequently; so; as a result; because; if...then; since; so that;
context clues
cause and effectproblem and solution
conflict
compare and contrast
46
a fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or the causes of natural phenomena
myth
fiction
epic
tragedy
47
affect
story's problem
to feel excited
to influence
to discourage
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to demonstrate that something is right; to defend with reasons
infer
summarize
impact
justify
49
the ending or final outcome of a story; finding a solution to a problem
resolution
result
persuasive
effect
50
author's purpose
reason author reads a story
reason why characters are in a story
reason author writes (Inform, persuade, express, entertain)
author's use of imagery
51
alliteration
repetition of consonant SOUNDS at beginning of words.
problem of story
reason why something happens
overstating facts leading to false importance
52
signal words: like;unlike;but;in contrast;on the other hand;however; both; also; too;as well as
main idea
cause and effect
compare and contrast
context clues
53
stage directions
instructions for actors & stage crew, usually set in italics
drama
directions given by author to reader
actors words in a play
54
the reason the character says or does something
moral
cause
motivation
effect
55
stanza
piece of music
paragraph in poetry
letters added to end of a word
rhyming words in poetry
56
anxious
part of story goes back in time
unhappy
not real
feel excited and nervous at same time.
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the turning point in the action of a story--the problem is solved
resolution
climax
plot
falling action
58
a conversation between characters set off by quotation marks
drama
dialogue
stage directions
first person point of view
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words and details that appeal to a reader's senses
sensory detail
personification
imagery
onomatopoeia
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collection of word pictures that appeal to reader; uses devices such as metaphor, simile, etc.
idiom
metaphor
figurative langurage
imagery
