3rd STAAR Reading Review

The events of the story in the order they happened.

Short paragraph that includes just the most important events of the plot in order

Evidence or facts that prove the main idea.

Words that have the same meaning.

Added to the end of a base word to change the meaning of a word

What the paragraph, section or story is mostly about.  WHO DID WHAT?

Entertaining stories that include characters, setting, problem/solution, and plot.  

Written in lines and stanzas; often has rhyming words; conveys meaning

Text that is meant to explain or inform the reader about a topic.

Added to the beginning of a base word to change the meaning of the word

A result of an event that happens

Step by step instructions that you follow to complete a task

Taking what you know and what the text says to make an informed decision about the text.

Words that mean the opposite of each other

Words that sound and/or look alike but have different meanings

Bold print, italics, maps timelines, captions, photographs, table of contents, glossary, index

To make decisions based on what has happened in the story

The message or lesson of the story. . . "I learned that. . . "