7th grade STAAR Reading Review

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What is the conflict in a story?

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The character's problem - internal or external.

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What is an inference?

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An educated guess based on text evidence.

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What are context clues?

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Words in a sentence/surrounding paragraph that help you understand the meaning of a word.

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What does the word 'clandestine' mean based on context clues?

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Secretive.

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What does an author use to best support a claim in a persuasive text?

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Evidence.

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What is the theme of a story?

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The central message or lesson conveyed by the story.

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What is the author's purpose?

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The reason the author writes a text, such as to inform, entertain, or persuade.

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What is a character's motivation?

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The reasons behind a character's actions or behavior.

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What is a summary?

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A brief statement that presents the main points of a text.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.