STAAR Review ELAR

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What is the main idea of a selection?

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The main idea of a selection is what the selection is mostly about.

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What genre has stanzas and lines?

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Poetry is the genre that has stanzas and lines.

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What character trait is Maddie displaying when she tells jokes?

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Maddie is displaying a humorous character trait.

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What does inferring mean?

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Inferring means taking what you know and what you have read to come up with a conclusion.

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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 a character trait?

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A character trait is a quality or characteristic that describes a person's behavior or personality.

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What is the purpose of a poem?

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The purpose of a poem is to express feelings, thoughts, or ideas in a creative way.

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What does it mean to summarize a text?

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To summarize a text means to give a brief statement of the main points.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes one thing as if it were another, without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is the difference between fiction and non-fiction?

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Fiction is a story that is made up, while non-fiction is based on real events or facts.