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STAAR Review: Author's Purpose, Central Idea, Structure, Synonyms & Antonyms
STAAR Review: Author's Purpose, Central Idea, Structure, Synonyms & Antonyms
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(Bonus) 14. What would be the best way to start the "Sum it Up" portion of your ECR?
In conclusion...
The text says...
To sum it up...
Overall...
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(Bonus) How are you going to do on your STAAR test?
WONDERFUL!
AMAZING!
GREAT!
FANTASTIC!
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7. True or False: The first or last sentence of a paragraph may also suggest the central idea.
False
True
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10. Choose two words that are synonyms:
happy/sad
big/small
tall/short
hard/difficult
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1. What is a synonym for courageous?
The firefighter was courageous to save the puppy from the burning building.
brave
nervous
afraid
scared
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17. Why would an author include a photograph?
To help the reader see or visualize what the subject looks like
To show a diagram
To show a timeline
To give more information
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15. What is a caption?
A text feature that tells about the photograph or image
A text feature that includes a picture with labels
A text feature that shows times throughout a person's life
A text feature that tells what a section is about
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5. What does main/central idea mean?
the way the text is structured
an opinion from the text
what the text is mostly about
a detail from the text
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2. What is an antonym for excited?
John couldn't wait for his birthday party. He felt so excited!
C. anxious
A. happy
B. pleased
D. bored
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6. True or False: I can use headings as clues to the central idea.
False
True
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4. What would be the author's purpose for a text that includes facts about Australia?
to entertain the reader with a story about a kangaroo from Australia
to convince the reader to move to Australia
to inform the reader about Australia
to explain to the reader how to pack for a trip to Australia
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(Bonus) 12. What sense does this sentence appeal to -
The aroma of chocolate filled the house as mom worked on the cake.
sense of touch
sense of sight
sense of taste
sense of smell
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9. To show how to solve a problem, an author uses a....
sequence text structure
cause and effect text structure
compare and contrast text structure
problem and solution text structure
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3. What would be the author's purpose for a fictional text about two frog friends that work together in a contest?
to inform the reader facts about frogs
to entertain the reader with a story
to explain to the reader how to take care of frogs
to persuade the reader to get a frog as a pet
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16. What is a timeline?
A text feature that is a photograph or image
A text feature that tells about a photograph
A text feature that shows times of events on a line
A text feature that tells about a section
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(Bonus) 13. What would be a good way to start the "Explain" portion of your ECR?
This shows...
Overall...
In the text it says...
In conclusion...
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(Bonus!) 11. Why would the author use the hyperbole: I waited in line for a million years.
to emphasize how many people were in line
to emphasize how quickly the speaker moved in the line
to emphasize how many lines there were
to emphasize the amount of time the speaker had to wait
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8. To show how two or more things are alike and different, an author uses a...
cause and effect text structure
compare and contrast text structure
sequence text structure
problem and solution text structure
