Reading STAAR Academic Vocabulary 1

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What does DIFFER mean in a Paired Passage?

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Different

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What does selection mean?

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The story

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What is an anecdote?

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A short, funny, or interesting story related to a character or events.

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What is a key idea?

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A detail in the story that supports the central idea.

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What does BOTH mean in a paired passage?

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Something that happens in BOTH stories.

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What is a central idea?

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The main point or message that the author wants to convey.

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What does summarize mean?

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To give a brief statement of the main points.

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What is a theme?

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The underlying message or lesson of a story.

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What is a character?

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A person, animal, or figure in a story.

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What does compare mean?

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To look for similarities between two or more things.