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STAAR Reading Test Review--7th Grade
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A brief review of a portion of the main concepts found on the 7th grade STAAR reading test
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1
Which literary term means the repetition of initial consonant sounds?
assonance
consonance
alliteration
2
Internal conflict
is
Conflict between a person and his or her conscience
Conflict between a character and outside forces
Conflict within a character's mind and heart
3
The
central idea
or
primary concept
of a text is called
cause & effect
point of view
main idea
4
Which type of point of view describes when the narrator doesn't know the thoughts of any characters?
3rd person limited
3rd person objective
1st person
3rd person omniscient
5
The
use of capital letters, varied line length, & word position
to create/enhance poem meaning=
graphical elements
flashbacks
free verse
6
A set of
mental pictures created by language that appeals to the five senses
is called
an exerpt
imagery
logical order
7
The
central idea(s) explored
or the
main life message
conveyed in a story is called a
theme
analogy
setting
8
Which part of the plot has events that introduce the conflict and increase our suspense?
climax
rising action
resolution
exposition
9
Author's point of view can be determined by looking at strongly positive and negative words called what?
loaded language
figurative language
facts
10
An
exaggerated expression that makes characters/situations much bigger
than they really are is
a hyperbole
a metaphor
an idiom
a simile
11
Someone who writes plays
(dramas) is called a
playwright
biographer
director
12
A
primary source
is written by
someone who learned about an event from a book
someone who interviewed a secondary source
someone who was present to witness an event
13
Chronological, compare/contrast, sequential, spatial, cause/effect, problem/solution
are all
types of organizational patterns (text structures)
types of stanzas in poetry
types of supporting details
14
The
attitude or feeling of the writer toward a subject
is called
neither of those
mood
tone
15
Which poetry term means two words that rhyme on the same line?
repetition
internal rhyme
end rhyme
16
Which term means taking info from two or more areas of text & adding it together to come up with a conclusion?
author's style
sequence
author's claim
synthesize
17
The
instructions (found in parentheses) to the actors & stage crew
in a play are called
italicized print
teleplays
stage directions
18
A
person, place, or object that stands for something beyond itself
is called a
symbol
graphical element
narrator
19
A round character is two-dimensional and does not undergo much character development in a story.
True
False
20
Which of the following qualify as expository text features that can be used to help you understand informational texts?
Titles & subheadings
All of these
Sidebars & bulleted lists
Graphic aids and captions
21
A
stereotype
is when an author makes a
broad statement about people based on gender, race, age, etc
reference in one literary piece to another well-known piece
factual statement about a particular group of people
22
Myths, legends, fairy tales, tall tales, & fables
are all types of
literary nonfiction
science fiction
folk tales
23
Which literary term means the person who narrates the poem?
poet
author
speaker
24
The
main reason why a person writes a particular text
(persuade, inform, entertain) is called
author's purpose
stereotyping
character motivations
25
An
educated guess
based on logic, past experience, & what is perceived by the senses is called
a counterargument
an inference
a graphical element
26
A
factual story written by a person about himself or herself
is called
consumer document
an autobiography
short story
a biography
27
Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Man, & Man vs. Society are all types of
external conflict
personality traits
characters
28
The repetition of vowel sounds anywhere in words is called
assonance
.
False
True
29
Which type of point of view describes when narrator is outside of the story & only knows the thoughts of one character?
3rd person limited point of view
1st person point of view
3rd person omniscient point of view
3rd person objective point of view
30
True or false? A theme is the topic of a literary piece.
False
True
31
A
commonplace assertion
is a
a type of context clue used to identify new vocabulary words
a statement that can be proven or disproven
popular belief held by many people that can't be proven
32
Which part of the plot is the most intense part of the story and a turning point?
exposition
resolution
climax
falling action
33
A writer's position on a problem or issue
(directly or indirectly stated) is called a
conflict
supporting idea
claim
34
For what are the
Someone Wanted But So Then
& the
Key Words (GIST) strategies
used?
locating inferences in a text
summarizing fiction & nonfiction texts
identifying dialogue between characters in a text
35
A
direct comparison of two unlike things
that says one thing is actually something else is a
onomatopoeia
metaphor
idiom
simile
36
Foreshadowing
is when
an author gives hints about what may happen in the future
an author shows a character's motivation for behavior
an author gives background information on a character
37
The
atmosphere or feeling perceived by a reader
is called
tone
point of view
mood
38
A
comparison between two things for the purpose of explanation or clarification
is
an analogy
personification
an inference
39
An antagonist is the good guy and the protagonist is the bad guy in the story.
True
False
40
The author's particular way of writing & the words he/she choose to use are called
author's style
.
True
False
41
Arguments made to address points that someone with an opposing view might raise
are called
counterarguments
commonplace assertions
biases
42
A literary terms that says one thing but means something different (can't be taken as literal truth) is called an idiom.
False
True
43
False use of misleading statements used to persuade you to agree
with a person are called
main idea
rhetorical fallacies
author's purpose
44
The
reason why something happens
(and leads to a reaction) is called a
cause
effect
theme
45
Dialogue is a conversation between two or more people; monologue is a speech given to an audience by a single character.
True
False
46
Lyric poetry has irregular line lengths and doesn't rhyme, but free verse is musical and expresses personal emotions.
False
True
