STAAR Reading Vocabulary

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first person point of view

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told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using the pronouns "I", "me", "my"

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display

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to show.

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drawing conclusions

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combining several pieces of information to make an inference (conclude)

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cause

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A reason why something happens

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synonym

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words that have the same meaning

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third person point of view

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narrated by an outside narrator who tells the story using "he", "she", or "they".

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antonym

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words that have opposite meanings.

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inference

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a conclusion reached based on evidence and reasoning.

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theme

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the main idea or underlying message in a story.

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character

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a person, animal, or figure in a story.