STAAR Reading Vocabulary Part 1

Front

What is a source?

Back

Anything that supplies information.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

Front

What does it mean to influence?

Back

To have an effect on someone or something.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

Front

Who is the antagonist in a story?

Back

The enemy of the main character.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.2.2

Front

What does characterize mean?

Back

To describe someone or something.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What does it mean when a detail 'suggests'?

Back

It hints at, or causes one to think.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

Front

What is a protagonist?

Back

The main character in a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Front

What is conflict in literature?

Back

A struggle between opposing forces.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Front

What does it mean to summarize?

Back

To give a brief statement of the main points.

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

Front

What is a theme in literature?

Back

The central idea or message in a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3