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Duplicate of STAAR 5th Grade Reading Vocabulary
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What are the parts of a text (table of contents, index, etc) called?
Non-ficiton
Extra information
Text features
Words, commas, periods and dialouge
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A type of writing used to persuade the reader of the author's point-of-view is called -
Informational
Explanatory
Declarative
Persuasive
3
Define:
Emphasize
to support
to close read
to bring attention to or show
to predict
4
Define:
Summary
a passage that tells you the supporting details of the story
a long passage that describes the main idea of the story.
a short passage that describes the climax of the story.
a short paragraph that tells the main events from the story.
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Complete the sentence:
______ is also known as the problem in the story.
Issue
disagreement
Resolution
Conflict
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Language that helps a reader to visualize the events from a text in a better way is called-
Imagery
Point of view
Figurative Language
The narrator
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A type of writing based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.
Poetry
Drama
Non-fition
Fiction
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What a piece of writing or paragraph is mainly about is called the ______________.
Main Idea
Purpose
Summary
Story
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Instructions for actors and stage crew to follow are called -
Dialogue
Props
The narrator
Stage directions
10
Complete the sentence:
______ is when & where the story takes place.
Setting
Resolution
Problem
Characters
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This organizational pattern shows all the ways that 2 or more things are similar and different.
Problem and solution
Compare and contrast
Cause and effect
Sequential order
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Define:
Dialogue
a third person speaking to the reader
a character inner monologue
the story the narrator is telling
a conversation between two characters in a story
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Define:
Procedural writing
a type of writing that tells "how to" do something.
a type of writing to inform a reader about a topic
a type of writing used to explain something to the reader
a type of writing used to persuade or convince the reader
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A fictional story that uses supernatural beings to teach a moral or explain natural phenomena -
Fable
Science Fiction
Folklore
Myth
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Name the genre:
a story with elements that are impossible; talking animals or magical powers
Fantasy
Mystery
Legend
Folktale
16
Define:
Genre
a mode of reading
a type of literature
a type of book
a summary of passages
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Small text found near a picture that provides important information about that picture is---
additional information about the passage
a caption
a summary
subtitles
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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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Fiction that involves an event in history. This genre is called-
Science fiction
Realistic fiction
Myth
Historical fiction
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A story in which events create a feeling of terror in both the characters and the reader.
Horror
Suspenseful
Fiction
Adventure
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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
22
This pattern puts events in their correct order based upon the TIME in which they happened.
Problem and solution
Chronological order
Compare and contrast
Cause and effect
23
The word
convey
means.....
To discuss.
To tell.
To present.
To make important.
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The way that a story is organized is called-
Organizational pattern
Text structure
Beginning, middle and end
Story form
25
To say that something is bigger or greater than it really is; "to stretch the truth" is called-
Exaggeration
Alliteration
Lying
Storytelling
26
Authors use this structure when giving directions or explaining things. It is called-
Text structure
Sequential Order
Description
Problem and solution
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Which term compares two things by using the words "like" or "as"?
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
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Sentences that give you facts, descriptions & examples to help you understand the main idea is-
Main Purpose
Subtitles
Supporting details
Supporting facts
29
The story of a person's life written by someone else using 3rd person point of view is called -
Autobiography
Article
Biography
Summary
30
Clues in the text that help the reader determine the meaning of unknown words is known as-
Prediction
An inference
Close reading
Context clues
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A story that presents a series of exciting events; often involves journeys or dangerous events.
Adventure
Science fiction
Mystery
Fairytale
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The words & details that appeal to a readers 5 senses is known as-
Poetry
Figurative language
Imagery
Sensory language
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This type of text informs or explains an idea for a reader. It is called-
Expository text
Narrative text
Expressive text
Organizational patterns
34
Words and phrases that create _____ by using the 5 senses.
Figurative language
Fiction
Poetry
Imagery
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Combining inferences you have made about the characters, setting, or plot to make a statement.
Summary
Schema
Predictions
Drawing conlusions
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The reason the author writes a certain type of text is known as---
The main message
Point of view
Author's purpose
Summary
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The message in a text that helps you understand more about life or human behavior is called ---
Purpose
Summary
Theme
Main Idea
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What is a
metaphor
?
a comparison of two unlike things
a repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
an extreme exaggeration
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When an author uses clues to help you figure out what events will happen later in the story is-
Flashback
Prediction
Foreshadowing
Psychic Flash
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Name the genre:
a story that may happen in real life with fictional characters or settings
Fiction
Realistic fiction
Traditional literature
Historical fiction
41
A story written to be performed by actors; a play is called a-
Drama
Personal narrative
Biography
Fiction
42
The perspective from which a story is told is called ----
Point of View
3rd person
Stalking
1st person
43
Which of the following terms gives human qualities to non-human things?
Assonance
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Personification
44
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
45
The repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called---
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Similie
Alliteration
46
What is the events that make up a fictional story called?
Climax
Plot
Characters
Setting
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When a reader uses clues from the text + what they already know to draw a conclusion is called-
Inference
Summary
Prediction
Conclusion
48
Complete the sentence:
_______ is the ending or final outcome of a story.
Happily Ever After....
The End
Verdict
Resolution
