STAAR 5th Grade Reading Vocabulary

When an author uses clues to help you figure out what events will happen later in the story is-

What is the events that make up a fictional story called?

Complete the sentence: ______ is also known as the problem in the story.

Define: Procedural writing

This organizational pattern shows all the ways that 2 or more things are similar and different.

Clues in the text that help the reader determine the meaning of unknown words is known as-

The way that a story is organized is called-

A story written to be performed by actors; a play is called a-

A type of writing used to persuade the reader of the author's point-of-view is called -

The words & details that appeal to a readers 5 senses is known as-

What a piece of writing or paragraph is mainly about is called the ______________.

Define: Summary

Words and phrases that create imagery by using the 5 senses is known as ---

What is a metaphor?

When a reader uses clues from the text + what they already know to draw a conclusion is called-

Name the genre: a story with elements that are impossible; talking animals or magical powers

A type of writing based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.

Instructions for actors and stage crew to follow are called -

The reason the author writes a certain type of text is known as---

Which of the following terms gives human qualities to non-human things?

What are the parts of a text (table of contents, index, etc) called?

Define: Emphasize

Define: Genre

Define: Dialogue

Fiction that involves an event in history. This genre is called-

Small text found near a picture that provides important information about that picture is---

The repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called---

Language that helps a reader to visualize the events from a text in a better way is called-

This type of text informs or explains an idea for a reader. It is called-

Authors use this structure when giving directions or explaining things. It is called-

The word convey means.....

Define: Onomatopoeia

Sentences that give you facts, descriptions & examples to help you understand the main idea is-

Complete the sentence: _______ is the ending or final outcome of a story.

Which term compares two things by using the words "like" or "as"?

This pattern puts events in their correct order based upon the TIME in which they happened.

The story of a person's life written by someone else using 3rd person point of view is called -

Complete the sentence: ______ is when & where the story takes place.

A fictional story that uses supernatural beings to teach a moral or explain natural phenomena -

Name the genre: a story that may happen in real life with fictional characters or settings

To say that something is bigger or greater than it really is; "to stretch the truth" is called-

This type of writing describe people & places that are 'real' and events that really happened.

Combining inferences you have made about the characters, setting, or plot to make a statement.

The perspective from which a story is told is called ----

The message in a text that helps you understand more about life or human behavior is called ---