8th Grade Reading STAAR Review

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What term describes how the author organizes a passage?

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Text structures refer to the way an author arranges information in a text, such as description, cause and effect, or sequencing.

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Which term describes the time and place in which a story occurs?

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Setting is the term used to describe the time and place in which a story takes place.

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What is a grouped set of lines in a poem called?

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A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem.

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What is an autobiography?

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An autobiography is a true story of a person's life written or told by that person.

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What literary device gives human traits to non-human objects?

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Personification is the literary device used to give human traits to non-human objects.

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What is the main idea of a text?

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The main idea is the central point or concept that the author wants to convey in a text.

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What is a theme in literature?

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A theme is the underlying message or the big idea of a story, often reflecting on human nature or society.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is the plot of a story?

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The plot is the sequence of events that make up a story, including the conflict and resolution.