STAAR Reading Terms

which of the following words would you associate with Chronological Order

• happy, sad, confused

• first, next, last

• because, if, then

• problem, solution

Paragraph 7 mainly focuses on - 
What skill are you being asked to use for this question?

• summary

• main idea

• context clues

• conflict

The author organizes this selection by - 
What skill are you being asked to use in this question?

• main idea

• conflict

• supporting details

• text structure

The author begins and ends the selection with this idea in order to emphasize that - Which of the following is the best synonym for the word emphasize - 

• determine

• conclude

• point out 

What lesson does the narrator learn while spending time with her grandmother? 
What skill are you being asked to use in this sentence?

• main idea

• theme

• conflict

• character motivation

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!

The tone of a passage is:

• the general feeling created by the writer.

• the length of the selection.

• the type of selection.

• the lesson given in the selection.

__________ is the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader.

• Mood

• Meter

• Memoir

• Limerick

The ______ of a poem is like the narrator.

• author

• speaker

• audience

• reader

How does the setting advance the plot?

What is this question asking you to do?

• To choose the answer choice that explains how the setting of the story is causing the plot to move forward.

• To choose the answer that shows how the character's actions are causing the plot of the story to move forward.

• To choose the answer choice that shows how the mood is causing the plot of the story to move forward.

• To choose the answer choice that explains how the conflict is causing the plot of the story to move forward.