3rd Grade STAAR Reading Review Duplicated

Question 1

This text feature is called a....

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diagram

Question 2

A question with "the reader can conclude that.." is asking you to...

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make a decision or inference based on evidence from the text

Question 3

A central idea that the author wants you to take away from a story can be called the

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all of these are correct

Question 4

Do you take notes for a poem?

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yes, it seems literary, plot, or expository, box and bullet

Question 5

The person the biography is written about is referred to as the -

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subject

Question 6

This is an example of which type of figurative language?

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simile

Question 7

I know that the word hopeless means "without hope" because of the ________ (-less).

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suffix

Question 8

A question asking "The author wrote this passage most likely to..." wants you to find the...

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author's purpose

Question 9

When I see a dictionary entry like this, what are the phrases next to the numbers?

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Different definitions for a multiple-meaning word.

Question 10

This is an example of...

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sensory language

Question 11

If reading a literary, or story-like, passage, you should...

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take plot notes

Question 12

I know that the word unlikely means "not likely" because of the ________ (un-)

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prefix

Question 13

The purpose of a book that gives facts about frogs is to...

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teach the reader information about frogs

Question 14

The main idea must be supported by...

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details

Question 15

The poet is the-

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writer of the poem

Question 16

When I put events in the order that they happened, I am...

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sequencing

Question 17

This text feature is called a...

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table

Question 18

When I am asked to find the meaning of a word, I should...

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look back at the whole paragraph & "plug in" answer choices

Question 19

If a poem tells the reader a story, it is an example of....

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narrative poetry

Question 20

A question that says "according to the passage" or "according to the speaker" is asking...

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for you to tell what the passage/speaker says

Question 21

A text feature is -

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All of the above

Question 22

An antonym is a word that has the _______ meaning of a given word.

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opposite

Question 23

This should contain character, a bit from problem, a bit from the events and resolution(SWBST)

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summary

Question 24

A passage written about a person's life, told by someone other than the person is called...

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a biography

Question 25

If reading an expository passage, or seems like and "All About" book, you should...

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jot boxes and bullets notes

Question 26

How can we identify a selection as a biography?

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It tells about important events from a persons life

Question 27

A synonym is a word that has the _______ meaning as a given word

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same

Question 28

The purpose of a story about an adventurous boy who goes to space on a flying unicorn is to..

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entertain readers with an exciting story

Question 29

Passages sometimes include a photograph to...

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support the reader's mental images, help the reader understand what something looks like

Question 30

When I am asked to find the meaning of a word, I will look for -

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IDEAS clues to infer, definition, examples, antonym, synonym

Question 31

The events that happen in a story make up the...

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plot

Question 32

"My teacher's room is yellow" is an example of...

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a fact

Question 33

The purpose of a list of directions for having a garage sale is to....

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teach readers how to have a successful garage sale

Question 34

The speaker of the poem is the-

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voice of the poem

Question 35

When a question states "according to the passage" you absolutely MUST...

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go back into the passage and find the exact answer

Question 36

Character motivation is the...

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reason why a character does the things they do

Question 37

Authors use _____ in their writing to help you paint a picture in your mind.

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imagery

Question 38

The word amuse means...

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to entertain or make you smile

3rd Grade STAAR Reading Review Duplicated

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3rd Grade STAAR Reading Review Duplicated

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