STAAR Reading Vocabulary

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What are stage directions?

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Instructions for actors and stage crew, usually set in italics.

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What does it mean to compare and contrast?

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To examine how two or more things are alike or different.

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What are text features?

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Parts of an expository text that stand out, such as diagrams, photographs, and captions.

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What are sensory details?

Back

Words or phrases that create imagery by using the 5 senses.

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

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What is imagery?

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

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What is the plot of a story?

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The sequence of events that make up a story.

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What is the setting of a story?

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The time and place in which a story occurs.