Reading STAAR Academic Vocabulary 1

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What does DIFFER mean in a Paired Passage?

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Different

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What is a line in a play?

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A line for a character's dialogue.

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What does it mean for a problem to be resolved?

Back

The problem has been fixed.

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How do you know a story is told in First Person Point of View?

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The Pronouns I, me, or my.

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What does infer mean?

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To predict.

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What is a Paired Passage?

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A text that includes two related pieces of writing.

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What does it mean to summarize a text?

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To give a brief statement of the main points.

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What is the main idea of a story?

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The central point or message the author wants to convey.

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What are character traits?

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The qualities or characteristics of a character in a story.

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What is a theme in literature?

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The underlying message or lesson of a story.