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5th Grade ELAR STAAR Review!
5th Grade ELAR STAAR Review!
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STAAR review for 5th grade ELA
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A simile:
describes something in a poem
compares using like or as
is the repetition of sounds
compares but doesn't use like or as
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In poetry, a group of lines make up a what?
song
script
stanza
scene
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A word that is the same or similar to another word is called a:
antonym
clue word
synonym
cousin word
4
Which genre is characterized by facts, main ideas, supporting details:
Drama
Poetry
Literary Nonficton
Nonfiction/Expository
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People or animals in a story are the:
plot
theme
characters
imagery
6
An author may write something for all of the following reasons except:
to persuade
to inform
to entertain
to analyze
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When we form images in our mind-mental pictures- this is called:
poetry
mental writing
alliteration
imagery
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When a text is written to show time order or procedural order, it is called:
first, second, and last order
baby steps
sequential or chronological order
ABC order
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A subheading tells the reader what:
where to find a topic in a book
what the proceeding paragraph will be about
how many chapters are in a book
what a bold print word means
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What comes after a word and changes its meaning?
root words
context clues
Prefixes
Suffixes
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In drama, a change in scene usually indicates a change in what:
director
setting- such as time or place
plot
characters
12
The lesson or moral the author is trying to teach the reader is the:
theme
main idea
imagery
supporting detail
13
When a reader makes a CONCLUSION, he/she:
guesses as to what will happen next
uses a partner to find evidence to back his/her thinking
doesn't understand the text
arrives at a decison about a text based on evidence
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All of the following can be found in a DRAMA except:
stage directions
scenes
characters
text features
15
All of the following are ways an expository text might be organized except:
compare and contrast
time/details
sequential
problem/solution
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A flow chart is often used to show what:
events in a story in order of how they happened
how many of someting there are
the similarities and differences between two things
when and where something took place
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If you don't know the meaning of a word, you can use context clues to help. Context clues are:
found at the bottom of a page
clues in the dictionary
other words in a sentence to help you figure our the meaning
the glossary in the back of a text
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All of the following are major GENRES except:
short story
Poetry
Fiction
Nonfiction
19
All of the following are examples of figurative language EXCEPT:
simile
personification
theme
metaphor
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Author's purpose means what?
Where and when the author wrote a text...
WHY the author wrote a text....
Who wrote the text....
Who will read the text....
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A main idea is the central idea of a text and is supported by what:
a theme
supporting details or FACTS
characters
the author
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What comes before a word and can change its meaning?
a period
a suffix
a prefix
a capital letter
23
Which genre is characterized by plot, characters, and a conflict
Nonfiction
Fiction
Poetry
Procedural text
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All of the following are examples of TEXT FEATURES except:
subheading
bold print
diagram
chapters
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Background Knowledge + Text Evidence =
theme
plot
main idea
Inferences