STAAR ELA

Context clues are words around a word that give you a clue to its meaning.

• True

• False

The way a story ends is the …

• Exposition

• Internal Conflict

• External Conflict

• Resolution or Denouement

If a narrator uses the pronouns: “He,” “She,” “They,” “Them,” etc. and the narrator can describe the thoughts of only ONE character, he/she is using which Point of View?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

• Third Person Objective

The words underneath a picture that explains it are…

• Captions

• Biased

• Testimonial

• Subtitles

How does the setting advance the plot? What is this question asking?

• How the mood of the story is causing the plot to appear real.

• How the time and place of the story is causing the plot to appear real.

• How the mood of the story is causing the plot to move forward.

• How the time and place of the story is causing the plot to move forward.

Which sentence from the selection states an opinion? Which one of the following strategies will help you determine the answer to this question?

• Reread the entire selection and separate all the facts from opinion. 

• Read the answer choices and look for opinion words (such as: definitely, obviously, clearly, unfair). 

• Write a summary of the selection. 

What is the author trying to convey in paragraph 3? What does "convey" mean? Which words have the same meaning as convey?

• Express, Tell, or Communicate

• Eat, Chew, or Spit

• Color, Draw or Scribble

• Hide, Conceal or Store

When you see the word "revisions" in the directions, what does this mean?

• I should read the passage because I need to know specific details from it.

• I do not need to read the passage because it's only asking for basic mistakes.

When the question asks you to find the best "summary" what should the answer have?

• The answer should have accurate information.

• The answer should follow the passage in chronological order.

• The answer should describe the beginning, middle, and end.

• All of the above.

What should you do if you can't find a word in the dictionary?

For example, you look up the word "persisting" and you do not see it.

• Remove the ending (-ing) and see if the word "persist" is listed.

• Get frustrated and give up.

• Remove the beginning of the word (per) and see if the word "sisting" is listed.