STAAR Reading Question Review

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What is the climax of a story?

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The turning point of the story.

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What is the setting of the story?

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Where and when the story takes place.

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Which genre has stanzas and lines?

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Poetry

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Theme

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The lesson the author wants the reader to learn.

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In poetry, _____________ are like paragraphs in fiction and non-fiction writing.

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Stanzas

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Lyrical poetry is:

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Poetry that has a set rhyme or rhythm.

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Which of the following is a simile (comparing using like or as)? Options: He was a tiger leaping on his prey., They were louder than a rock concert., She was like a ninja, fighting the criminals., My computer haves me!

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She was like a ninja, fighting the criminals.

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Inferring

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Taking what you know and what you have read to come up with a conclusion.

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Free verse poetry:

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Has neither rhyme nor rhythm.

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Caption

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A sentence or words that explain a picture.