STAAR Prep 1

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of consonant SOUNDS at the beginning of words. For example, Sally sells seashells by the sea shore.

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What is the main idea?

Back

What a piece of writing is mainly about.

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What are captions?

Back

Small text found near a picture that provides important information about the picture.

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What is a moral?

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A practical lesson about right and wrong.

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What does exaggerate mean?

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To say that something is larger or greater than it really is; 'to stretch the truth'.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that describes one thing as if it were another, without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief'.

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What is a theme?

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The central topic, subject, or message within a story.

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What is a character?

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A person, animal, or figure represented in a story.

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What is a setting?

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The time and place in which a story takes place.