RLA STAAR Vocabulary

Hints in the text that help a reader understand a difficult or unusual word

• Context clues

• Glossary

• Index

• Footnotes

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

The repetition of the first letter of a word is known as:

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Words with opposite meanings are known as:

• Synonyms

• Antonyms

• Homonyms

• Acronyms

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

When a portion of the story goes back in time

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Cliffhanger

• Exposition

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Some people are sure that the new health care law will mean better care for everyone. Others argue that the law will mean less care and longer waiting lines for those who need to see doctors. It's a controversy that will not go away soon. Based on the paragraph, the word controversy means ---.

• have strong disagreements over

• blow their noses into

• need to pay for a visit to a doctor

• eat with sweet candy

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does it mean to “refute”?

• To re-do something

• To make a judgement

• To organize one’s ideas

• To prove a statement or theory wrong

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A person or group of individuals that an author writes for. This person or group often determines the details and words an author chooses to include.

• audience

• author

• reader

• writer

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Some people are sure that the new health care law will mean better care for everyone. Others argue that the law will mean less care and longer waiting lines for those who need to see doctors. It's a controversy that will not go away soon. Based on the paragraph, the word controversy means ---.

• have strong disagreements over

• blow their noses into

• need to pay for a visit to a doctor

• eat with sweet candy

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Events that help predict what will happen later in a story are known as:

• Foreshadowing

• Flashbacks

• Narrations

• Introductions

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the list of important vocabulary and their definitions in a book called?

• Index

• Glossary

• Bibliography

• Appendix

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5