STAAR REVIEW (3rd)

Front

What is the purpose of the Great Paper Airplane Fly-Off at the Pima Air Space Museum?

Back

To encourage exploration in science and invention.

Front

What does the word 'resting' mean in the context of a tree branch on a truck?

Back

To lean or put something on something else.

Front

What literary device is used in the phrase 'Jane's 3rd grade class acted like a three-ring circus'?

Back

Simile.

Front

Why is Samba, the cat, welcome at the train station?

Back

She attracts passengers.

Front

What is a paragraph in a poem called?

Back

A Stanza.

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A figure of speech comparing two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea.

Front

What is the main idea of a text?

Back

The central point or message that the author wants to convey.

Front

What is a theme in literature?

Back

The underlying message or the big idea of a story.

Front

What does it mean to infer?

Back

To make a logical guess based on evidence and reasoning.