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STAAR Vocabulary - English 1

STAAR Vocabulary - English 1

Assessment

Flashcard

English

8th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
RL.11-12.3, RL.8.2, L.8.6

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Figurative Language

Back

A form of language use in which writers and speakers convey something other than the literal meaning of their words.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Assonance

Back

The repetition of vowel sounds in the middle or at the end of words that are near each other in poetry.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Summary

Back

A simple retelling of what you've just read.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Conflict

Back

The struggle between 2 opposing forces in a story, such as Man vs. Man or Man vs. Self.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Author's Purpose

Back

The reason the author has for writing, which can be to inform, persuade, express, or entertain.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Imagery

Back

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Diction

Back

The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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