Reading STAAR vocabulary

What does "Sensory Detail" refer to in a story?

• The order in which events occur

• The main idea of the story

• Details that describe what is seen, heard, felt, smelled, and tasted

• The way characters are developed

What is the meaning of "Chronological Order"?

• The sequence of events based on their importance

• The sequence of events in the order that they occurred

• The conclusion drawn from the story

• The comparison between different events

What is a "Climax" in a story?

• The beginning of the story where characters are introduced

• The final resolution of the story

• The turning point in a story where the problem or conflict reaches its peak

• A detailed description of the setting

What does "1st Person POV" stand for?

• The point of view where the narrator is not a character in the story

• The point of view where the main character is telling the story

• The perspective from which the antagonist tells the story

• The point of view that uses "you" and "your"

What is the purpose of a "Dictionary"?

• To provide synonyms and antonyms of words

• To describe the plot of various stories

• To find the meanings of words, how to spell them, and how they are pronounced

• To list the characters in a story along with their traits

What is a "Theme" in a story?

• The chronological order of events

• The background information about the setting

• The message or lesson that the author wants you to take away from the story

• The climax of the story

What does "Contrast" mean when analyzing a story?

• How characters in a story are similar

• How the plot is developed

• How people, places, things or ideas in a story are different

• The sequence in which events are told

What is "Poetry"?

• A type of writing that presents facts and information

• A type of writing that appeals to the senses and feelings, has lines and stanzas, and may rhyme or tell a story

• A detailed explanation of a diagram

• A comparison between two characters

What is the purpose of a Text Feature?

• To provide a list of vocabulary words.

• To help the reader understand what they are reading and give extra information.

• To describe the main characters in a story.

• To outline the sequence of events in a story.

What does a Suffix do?

• It retells the main events of a story.

• It changes the meaning of a base word.

• It provides the opposite meaning of a word.

• It is added to the beginning of a base word.