STAAR Reading Vocabulary Review

The perspective from which a story is told

• Point of View

• Narrative Style

• Character Development

• Plot Structure

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

A brief retelling of the main points of a story

• Summary

• Analysis

• Critique

• Narrative

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The sequence of events in a story

• Theme

• Setting

• Plot

• Character

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Words that have the same or similar meanings

• Antonyms

• Synonyms

• Homonyms

• Polysemes

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The central message or lesson in a story

• Moral

• Theme

• Plot

• Character

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Allegory

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The 'paragraph' in a poem

• Stanza

• Verse

• Line

• Couplet

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What a piece of writing is mainly about

• Main Idea

• Supporting Detail

• Conclusion

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The main character in a story

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Supporting Character

• Narrator

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

A story written to be performed by actors; a play

• Drama

• Novel

• Poem

• Short Story

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3