STAAR Camp '25 ELA

What does it mean to "predict" in reading?

• • To state a personal belief

• • To guess what will happen next based on clues

• • To write a summary

• • To identify the author's argument

When you "summarize" a text, you...

• • Copy every sentence

• Retell the main points in your own

• • Analyze every detail

• • Write an opinion

To "infer" means to...

• • State something directly from the text

• • Draw a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning (what you already know)

• • Give a personal opinion

• • Identify the genre

When you "connect" ideas in a text, you...

• • Memorize the vocabulary

• Write a new story

• • Find relationships between different parts of the text

• • Argue with the author

To "conclude" means to...

• • Reach a decision or form an opinion after considering information

• • Start a new argument

• • Predict the next chapter

• State a random fact

A "fact" is...

• • A prediction

• • An opinion

• • A personal belief

• • Something that can be proven true

"Supporting details" are used to...

• • State an opinion

• • Change the genre

• • Prove a claim or explain a key idea

• • Confuse the reader

The "theme" of a story is...

• • The central message or idea

• • The setting

• • The author's opinion

• • The main characters

"Genre" refers to...

• • The supporting details

• • The author's name

• • The type or category of a text

• • The length of the text

The "key idea" is...

• An argument

• The author's opinion

• A minor detail

• The most important point in a section of text