Reading STAAR Vocabulary WV 5th grade-2

Part of a plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved

To combine several pieces of information to make an inference

An alphabetical listing of words and their meanings found in the back of a book

Used by an author to give hints or clues to suggest events that will happen later in the story

The result of a cause

the beginning of a story that includes the setting and characters

To make clear; to provide the reason or cause for

The point of view in which the narrator tells the story based on his/her view point

A statement that can be proven true

To stress or give importance

A selection or passage taken from a larger work such as a book, film, or poem

A way in which something is unlike something else

Words that create images by using deep or sensory language

A conversation between 2 or more people

Poetry that does not have pattern, rhyme, or rhythm

To communicate meaning

table of contents, diagrams, glossary, index, bold words, headings/subheadings

A traditional story used to teach a lesson; often has talking animals

To show

A fanciful, or made up, story about fairies, magical creatures, and legendary deeds

rhythm, rhyme, stanza, line, white space, rhyme pattern

An occurrence; something that happens

A traditional tale or legend passed down from generation to generation

To say something that is larger or greater than it is; to "stretch the truth"

A literary work that tells a story through action and speech and is intended to be performed

A specific type of literature

The basic and most important parts of a fictional story; theme, setting, characters, plot

To make a judgement based on evidence

express

A genre of writing based on imagination and not necessarily on facts

Something that shows, proves, or gives reasons for making a judgement

A diagram that shows connections between 2 or more concepts

Reference book containing an alphabetical listing of words with information given for each word

To give more details

A part of characteristic of an item or concept that sets it apart