STAAR Reading Vocab

What is bold print?

• Words that are lighter and less important to the story.

• Words that are italicized and emphasize a point.

• Words that are darker and are important to the story.

• Words that are underlined and indicate a title.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is a theme?

• A recurring symbol in a story.

• The main idea or message of a story.

• A character's emotional journey.

• The setting of the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What is a diagram?

• A visual representation of information or data.

• A type of mathematical equation.

• A written description of a process.

• A collection of unrelated images.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

What are supporting details?

• Facts or examples that help explain the main idea.

• Random statements that have no relevance to the topic.

• Personal opinions that may or may not be true.

• Generalizations that apply to many situations.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

What is the purpose of bold print in a text?

• To make the text look more attractive.

• To highlight important words or phrases.

• To indicate a new section in the text.

• To confuse the reader.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is a summary?

• A detailed analysis of a story's themes and characters.

• The key events of the beginning, middle, and end of a story.

• A personal interpretation of a story's meaning.

• A list of all the characters in a story.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What is a text feature?

• Elements like headings, bold print, and diagrams that help organize information.

• A type of font used in digital documents.

• A feature that allows text to be highlighted in different colors.

• A method for creating hyperlinks in a document.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What does it mean to compare?

• To explain how things are the same.

• To explain how things are different.

• To analyze the quality of something.

• To evaluate the importance of something.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is a plot?

• The sequence of events in a story.

• A character's emotional journey.

• The setting of the story.

• The main theme of the narrative.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is a suffix?

• An added syllable that comes at the end of a word.

• A prefix that modifies the meaning of a word.

• A type of punctuation used in writing.

• A standalone word that has no additional meaning.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A