STAAR Reading Vocabulary prep

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drawing conclusions

Back

combining several pieces of information to make an inference

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The moral of a story is

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a lesson about right and wrong

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Prefix

Back

a word part that can be added at the beginning of a word

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Persuade

Back

convince

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The narrator

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is the person who is telling the story

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Main Idea

Back

the most important point or message in a text

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Setting

Back

the time and place where a story occurs

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Character

Back

a person, animal, or figure in a story

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Plot

Back

the sequence of events in a story

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Theme

Back

the underlying message or lesson of a story