F.A.S.T. Test Vocabulary Terms

The __________________of the story is the narrator of the story.

A ________________ is an extreme exaggeration. Ex. It took forever to complete my homework.

___________________ words that begin with the same sound/letter ex. Sally sells seashells

___________________ are the words that a character speaks or says. This is put in quotation marks.

___________________ words that have opposite meanings. ex. happy and sad

This type of text structure describes topic Clue words: topic words or synonyms

The __________________is what the author thinks or feels about a topic.

A ______________ compares two things but does NOT use the word like or as. It uses was and were.

The __________________is the sequence of events in a story. (Beginning, middle, end, problem/solution)

This type of text structure shows how two things can be alike or different. Clue words both, same, different, unlike

___________________ are stories that are true. They teach facts and details about a topic.

The ______________ is the main idea of the passage

The __________________point of view is when the narrator is not part of the story. Pronouns he/she/they/them

This type of text structure shows why something happens and what happens. Clue words: because, if...then, as a result

A ______________ is a phrase that does not mean what it says. Ex. He's a couch potato

___________________ words that have the same meaning ex. happy and glad

The __________________point of view is when the narrator is part of the story. Pronouns I/me/we/us

The ______________ is where and when the story takes place.

This type of text put events in order Clue words: first, next, then, last, after that, later on, dates

The ______________ is the lesson or message of the story.

What the character thinks or feels is called the _______________

___________________ begin with capital letters and names a specific person, place, or thing

A ______________ compares two unlike things using like or as.

___________________ are stories that are make-believe, they are not real. They tend to teach lessons.

_________________ are words that make sounds.

This type of text structure identifies an issue and presents a way to fix it. Clue words: problem, solve, fix, issue

___________________ is a type of figurative language that gives human qualities to nonhuman things