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