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STAAR Reading vocab for 8th grade #staar8thgradereading
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Which is a strategy you should use on the STAAR Reading test?
annotating the text by drawing and/or chunking/summarizing
determine what the question is asking by marking key words
preview the questions first so you know what to look for
provide text evidence to ensure your answer is correct
2
Which of the following is written where the reader knows everyone's feelings?
2nd person
1st person
3rd person omniscient
3rd person limited
3
The
theme
of a passage -
is not the same as the main idea.
is the moral lesson the story.
All of the above.
can be applied to real life.
4
What is paragraph 5 mostly about?
Main Idea
Conclusion
Summary
Inference
5
A word element that occurs before or after a root word to modify its meaning.
Homophone
Context Clues
Affix
Definition
6
Which of the following are NOT a nonfiction text feature? (check all that apply)
Subtitles
Captions
Description
Compare and Contrast
7
_____ reveals the setting, props, actions, and emotional tone in a dramatic work.
dialogue
stage directions
FAST character analysis
narration
8
In the PQRSTU strategy, the Q stands for what?
Questions (Copy your neighbor's answers)
Questions (skip the questions)
Questions (answer all the questions first)
Questions (read all the questions first)
9
Annotate, underline information relating to the questions, and ? unfamiliar words are all -
Think through activities
I don't know what any of that means.
Stop and Jot activities
Things our teacher makes us do even though we hate it.
10
Which is NOT a text structure?
Chronological order
Sequence
Subtitles
Problem and Solution
11
In the PQRSTU strategy, what does the P stand for/
Pre-read
Protest
Proof read
Prime Time
12
When you can't find text evidence to support any answer choices, what can you try to do?
Add words to the answer choice to make it correct.
Try to prove an answer choice wrong and eliminate it.
Skip it
Guess
13
Which is NOT an example of author's purpose?
Persuade
Inform
Describe
Reveal
14
Background knowledge + text evidence =
text evidence
thesis
inference
conflict
15
A metaphor that is carried throughout an entire work or several lines of poetry
simile
extended metaphor
analogy
aphorism
16
All of the plot elements in chronological order
subplot
linear plot
secondary plot
text structure
17
What does the SAT strategy stand for?
Setting, Attitude, Topic
Speaker, Attitude, Topic
Setting, Attitude, Theme
Speaker, Attitude, Theme
18
If I cannot figure out what a word means using my context clues, I will...
ALWAYS use a dictionary.
ALWAYS use a dictionary.
ALWAYS use a dictionary.
ALWAYS use a dictionary.
19
"As a result" and "consequently" are words you might see in what type of text structure?
Compare and Contrast
Cause and Effect
Problem and Solution
Descriptive
20
What does the T stand for in the PQRSTU strategy?
Talk (and disrupt the testing environment)
Think through the answers (process of elimination)
Tell (your neighbor the answers)
Text Evidence
21
Language that isn't intended to be taken literally
figurative language
literary devices
persuasive techniques
sensory language
22
A play is divided into large units called _____, which are broken down into _________.
Plots/Subplots
Acts/Scenes
Rising action/Falling action
Scenes/Acts
23
However, I used my strategies which helped me pass the real STAAR.
This is an example of a sequential text structure.
Compare and Contrast
Descriptive
Cause and effect
24
The antagonist is...
the main character
the opposing character
a secondary character
25
The words in a drama that are spoken out loud between two or more people.
stage directions
dialogue
narration
preface
26
When doing your pre-read activities, you should...
look at pictures and subtitles
Both A and B
None of the above
Predict what the title means
27
What can the reader conclude about the event that occurred in paragraph 3 of the passage?
Inference
Plot/Inference
Summary
Main idea
28
Which is a commonplace assertion?
Sugar is good for your teeth.
Allegiant is the third book in the Divergent series.
Chocolate is delicious.
Exercise alone helps you lose weight.
29
Which is an example of a factual claim?
Too much sugar is bad for your health.
Pizza is the best.
Traveling the world is fun.
I think uniforms should be banned.
30
When you reduce large sections of a text to the main ideas, it's called...
simplifying
summarizing
paraphrasing
creating subheadings
31
The point where a story's problem is worked out.
resolution
conflict
falling action
climax
32
The opposition of characters or internal/external forces that builds tension in a story.
denoument
setting
conflict
exposition
33
A metaphor is...
Literal and means exactly what it says
true
false
Figurative and is comparing one thing to something else.
34
A fallacy is...
an opinion.
a fact.
based on scientific research.
not true.
35
What is imagery?
Pictures that are included in the text
Words about unicorns and rainbows.
Words used by the author to help the reader visualize things
Metaphors that compare life to a picture
36
If even one word/phrase is incorrect in an answer choice, the answer choice is wrong.
True
False
37
What is one of the first things I will do when I begin to work on a passage?
Try to answer the questions without reading the passage.
Circle C for all my answer choices.
Go to the bathroom.
Write PQRSTU on the side of my passage.
38
Which of the following is NOT an element of the setting?
Historical Background
Emotional Background
Cultural Background
Physical Background
39
Makes sense
assumption
logical
illogical
assertion
40
Words, sentences, or passages that precede or follow a word to help you understand its meaning.
Context Clues
Affixes
Homophones
Definitions
41
Someone who writes plays.
author
director
playwrite
playwright
42
If the tone or attitude of a passage is positive, then the correct answer choices will -
not ever make sense.
most likely be positive.
most likely be negative.
always be neutral.
43
What does the R stand for in the PQRSTU strategy?
Read (the entire passage)
Read (the passage four times)
Read (your neighbor's answers)
Read (skim through the passage)
44
The protagonist is...
the main character
a secondary character
the opposing character
45
The best summary will include...
a plot.
small details.
the character's name.
a beginning, middle, and end.
46
Time and place in which a story happens.
setting
climate
culture
historical context
47
What is the problem in the story?
Resolution
Climax
Conflict
Rising action
48
"Unlike" and "compared to", are words you may see in what text structure?
Chronological Order
Problem and Solution
Compare and Contrast
Cause and Effect
49
For which type of passage will you use the SAT strategy?
Non-fiction
Drama
Short Story
Poem
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Language that utilizes the 5 senses to help you experience the story
sensory language
imagery
figurative language
literary devices
