Frequently Used Words in STAAR Part 1

What does the word "key" mean in the context of STAAR questions?

• A musical instrument

• A type of lock

• Important

• A small island

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What is a "stanza" in poetry?

• A type of rhyme

• A paragraph in a poem

• A single line of poetry

• A type of poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What does "similar" mean?

• Different

• Opposite

• Alike/Same

• Unrelated

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Who is the "audience" in a story?

• The characters in the story

• The readers/listeners

• The author

• The editor

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

What does it mean to "organize" text structures?

• To destroy them

• To ignore them

• To arrange them

• To forget them

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What does "conclude" mean?

• To begin

• To decide/judge

• To confuse

• To ignore

Tags

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

What is the "central idea" of a text?

• The main point

• A minor detail

• An unrelated topic

• A random thought

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is a "summary" of a story?

• A detailed description

• The important event of a story

• A list of characters

• A random scene

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is a "diagram"?

• A type of poem

• A drawing/picture

• A musical note

• A paragraph

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does "foreshadow" mean?

• To hide information

• To give clues about what might happen

• To summarize a story

• To confuse the reader

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5