STAAR Prep

Monotonous

• sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch

• sounded or spoken in a varying pitch

• sounded or spoken in a confusing pitch

• none of the above

Imitate

• unable to reproduce someone's behavior or looks

• not to reproduce someone's behavior or looks

• reproduce someone's behavior or looks

• None of the above

Intense

• possessing a non distinctive feature to a heightened degree

• possessing a distinctive feature to a heightened degree

• possessing no distinctive features

• None of the above

Rampant

• occurring or increasing in an unrestrained way

• occurring or increasing in a restrained way

• decreasing in an unrestrained way

• None of the above

Precaution

• a measure taken in after an event

• a measure not taken in advance to ward off impending danger

• a measure taken in advance to ward off impending danger

• None of the above

Reinforce

• to not strengthen and support with rewards

• strengthen and support without rewards

• strengthen and support with rewards

• None of the above

Fantasy

• contains elements that are not realistic

• contains elements that are realistic

• contains elements that are both realistic and not realistic

• None of the above

Historical fiction

• not centered around the basis of a partially historical situation

• centered around the basis of a real life event

• centered around the basis of a partially historical situation

• None of the above

Poetry

• a form of text that does not follow a meter and rhythm, with each line

• a form of text that follows a meter and rhythm, with each line

• a form of text that has less than ten lines

• None of the above

Non-fiction

• biographies, diaries, memoirs, journals

• biographies, diaries, memoirs, journals, poetry

• biographies, mystery, drama

• All of the above