STAAR Review

What is it asking? "How does paragraph 4 contribute to the development of the plot?"

• The setting of paragraph 4

• The events that happened in paragraph 4 that make up the story

• The text structure of paragraph 4

• The summary of paragraph 4

What is the definition of personification?

• using "like" or "as"

• giving non human things a human characteristic

• comparing two unlike things

"The ball drops to the ground at the boy's feet. It lies there stunned quivering, containing flight beneath its smooth skin"---Why does the author use personification in this quotation?---

• The baseball game symbolizes the love of the family

• he description mimics the boy's disappointme

• The author is comparing the ball to a bird

• author is comparing the ball to a bird

  The author is showing the distance the ball has traveled

What does third person limited point of view mean?

• The story is about "he" or "she". the narrator is outside the story.

• "I" am telling the story. The character is in the story.

• The story is told to "you". This POV is not common in fiction.

What does "plot" mean?

• the steps the character takes to solve the problem

• the figurative language used

• the dialogue the characters are saying

How can you find the summary of the story?

• understanding the lesson of the story

• Who, What, When, Where, Why, How

• identifying the text structure of the story

What is a synonym of "underlying cause"?

• consequence

• relaxed

• primary reason

What is the definition of playwright?

• a person who writes plays

• the setting of the play

• what the actors say

What is the definition of dialogue?

• the setting of the book or play

• the characters of the book or play

• of the book or play

  the conversation in a book or play

What is the definition of resolution?

• the series of events leading to the climax

• the most exciting part of the story

• the end of the story when the conflict is solved