STAAR Vocabulary

Front

What is passage another word for?

Back

selection

Front

When the author conveys, this means they are...

Back

trying to tell you something

Front

When the author is trying to make something more clear, they are trying to...

Back

emphasize

Front

"It's raining cats and dogs" The author is trying to show an...Options: comparison, exaggeration, emphasize, example

Back

exaggeration

Front

I tell you about the characters actions and feelings, but you can't see me...Who am I?

Back

Narrator

Front

The result is all EXCEPT... similar to cause, the outcome, the conclusion, the end product

Back

similar to cause

Front

Which mean to highlight-

Back

to emphasize, to make clear, to stress

Front

Conclude also means...

Back

to infer

Front

The theme of a story can teach a lesson to...

Back

both

Front

What do stage directions do for the actor?

Back

tell them where to go