STAAR Reading Review

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Who is the narrator?

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The one who is telling the story.

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What is the difference between literary nonfiction and informational text?

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Informational has only facts, while literary nonfiction includes facts and elements of literature.

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What does it mean to infer from a text?

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Using your knowledge and evidence from the text.

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What are forms of external conflict?

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Man vs man, man vs nature, man vs technology, man vs society, man vs supernatural.

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What is conflict in a story?

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The problem of the story.

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What is literary nonfiction?

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A genre that presents factual information while incorporating literary elements.

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What is informational text?

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A type of writing that provides factual information about a specific topic.

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What does it mean to analyze figurative language?

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Examining the use of metaphors, similes, and other figures of speech in a text.

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What is the main idea of a text?

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

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What is a summary?

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