STAAR Reading Review

What does CONCLUDE mean when asked like this: "What can the reader conclude about _____?

An account of a person's actual experience-emotional/personal/memories

This text structure talks about something that happens and why it happens.

"But mom, the cookies jumped off the shelf to me!" is an example of:

Sometimes authors repeat words or phrases to

What does the word CONVEY mean?

This point of view is when a narrator only knows the thoughts/feelings of ONE character-

The text show how ideas/things are alike or different

Literature or other writing that is invented/made up by the author

How do you choose the best SUMMARY of a passage?

Type of structure when all information is organized by like groups

This point of view is told from an outside narrator.

If you come across any words that you do not know on the STAAR Reading test, you should

Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said the butter's bitter.

You could use a Venn diagram for this type of text structure.

To be successful on the STAAR, you MUST do which of the following?

The way the author creates and describes a character in a text is called:

A piece of writing that a person writes about his/her life

The attitude of the speaker in the story is called-

A statement that cannot be proven

You should fill out a ________ for fictional passages.

When you combine what you read with your own past experiences, you can make:

The theme of a poem/text is _________.

A statement that is proven with facts-

This text structure discusses a topic, giving the characteristics and qualities.

Something that stands for or represents something else is a

Which is the best example of alliteration?

Irony is ____________________

A special quality or something special about one's personality is a

Which of the following is not a strategy used on the FSA?

The stars danced playfully in the moonlight.

Language that appeals to the 5 senses and helps paint a picture in the reader's mind is called:

Connotation is

Point of view when narrator has knowledge about ALL characters.

This point of view is told from a character in the story.

Poetry written without any form, rhyme, rhythm, meter or line

To persuade, to inform or to entertain is known as-

This text structure talks about an issue and a way to solve the issue.

_________ is a made up story.

The problem or struggle a character faces

Writer places events in the order that they happen

The tone of a poem/text is best described as:

Words that describe how things look, sound, taste, smell and feel are known as:

Poems are broken into _________.

What is an EXCERPT?

Written with the purpose to persuade-

Usually written in short line that often rhyme

This type of point of view uses "I", "me", or "we"-

Text shows one event causes another; Look for words like because, then, since, and as a result

Skits and plays are called

__________ tell actors what to do in a drama.