STAAR Reading Review

What is the climax of a story?

• The end of the story.

• The beginning of the story.

• The turning point of the story.

• The funniest part of the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the setting of the story?

• The people in the story.

• Where and when the story takes place.

• The problem of the story.

• The genre of the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which genre has stanzas and lines?

• Realistic fiction

• Informational non-fiction

• Poetry

• Biography

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the "author's message"?

• The story the author tells.

• The lesson the author wants the reader to learn.

• The general feeling of the passage.

• The style or type of passage the author writes.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

In poetry , _____________ are like paragraphs in fiction and non-fiction writing.

• Lines

• Pages

• Stanzas

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Lyrical poetry is:

• Poetry that is about nature and/or music.

• Poetry that has a message.

• Poetry that does not have any rhyme nor rhythm.

• Poetry that has a set rhyme or rhythm.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which of the following is a simile?

• He was a tiger leaping on his prey.

• They were louder than a rock concert.

• She was like a ninja, fighting the criminals.

• My computer haves me!

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Inferring means:

• An extreme exageration.

• Taking what you know and what you have read to come up with a conclusion.

• Having a picture in your mind of what you are reading.

• Coming up with a conclusion based only on your opinion.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Free verse poetry:

• Consists of 4 or more stanzas.

• Is free for all to read.

• Has neither rhyme nor rhythm.

• Has a message.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A hyperbole:

• Is a saying that is not to be taken literally.

• Is comparing two unlike things.

• Is an extreme exaggeration.

• Is a sound word.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A