STAAR Words: 14-33

What are sensory details?

• The events that make up a fictional story

• Words or phrases that create imagery by using the five senses

• The structure of the text in a story

• Instructions for actors and stage crew

What does a diagram typically include?

• A detailed description of the author's life

• A collection of words that create imagery

• A drawing that shows or explains something, usually includes labels and captions

• The climax of a story

What is poetic structure?

• Poetry that follows a strict rhyme scheme

• Poetry that contains patterns of rhyme

• The way a poem is written- lines, stanzas, repetition

• Poetry that is written in the form of a sonnet

What is the purpose of stage directions in a play?

• To describe the setting of the play

• To provide instructions for actors and stage crew, usually written in italics

• To outline the plot of the play

• To explain the moral of the story

What does "sequential" mean in the context of text structure?

• Listing the problems that happened

• Showing the ways that two or more things are similar and different

• Listing events in the order they happened

• Explaining the causes and effects of events

What is the falling action in a story?

• The events that lead up to the climax

• The part of the story that comes after the climax, or turning point

• The introduction of the main characters

• The moral of the story

What does "compare and contrast" mean in the context of text structure?

• Describing the setting in detail

• Showing the ways that two or more things are similar and different

• Listing events in the order they happened

• Explaining the causes and effects of events

What is the author's purpose?

• The style in which the author writes the story

• The reason the author has for writing (Persuade, Inform, Entertain)

• The sequence of events in a story

• The lesson the author wants to teach

What is cause and effect in the context of text structure?

• The sequence of events in a story

• The author describes the causes and what happened

• The comparison of two different stories

• The moral lesson of the story

What is the climax of a story?

• The beginning of the story where the setting is described

• The part of the story where problems are solved

• The turning point of the story, the most exciting point of the story

• The events that occur after the climax