STAAR Terms

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DICTIONARY QUESTION: How would I look up ~pencils~ in the STAAR dictionary?

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pencil

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What is a SIMILE?

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Comparing USING like or as

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What is the correct order to complete the beginning of your test?

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1) Read questions for passage 1 2) read passage 1 3) answer passage 1 questions 4) TAKE A SMALL BREAK

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What does it mean to CONCLUDE?

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figure out based on the text

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What is ATTITUDE in writing?

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The way the writer FEELS about the thing

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What is a METAPHOR?

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

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What does it mean to ANALYZE a text?

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To examine the text in detail to understand its meaning and structure.

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What is the purpose of a THESIS statement?

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To present the main argument or point of a piece of writing.

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What is a HYPOTHESIS?

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A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, to be tested through research.

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What does it mean to SUMMARIZE?

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To give a brief statement of the main points of a text.