5th Grade ELAR STAAR

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What is evidence in a text?

Back

Examples, ideas, or direct quotations from the text that support your answer.

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What does it mean to compare and contrast?

Back

Observing two or more similarities and differences between objects, situations, or characters.

Front

What is personification?

Back

A figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas, e.g., 'My flowers were begging for water.'

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What is the main idea of a text?

Back

The central point or message that the author wants to convey.

Front

What is the purpose of diagrams in non-fiction texts?

Back

To label or name all the parts of a specific object, animal, or thing.

Front

What is a theme in literature?

Back

The underlying message or main idea that the author wants to communicate.

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What is figurative language?

Back

Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation.

Front

What is an inference?

Back

A conclusion reached based on evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.

Front

What is hyperbole?

Back

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, e.g., 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

Front

What does it mean to summarize a text?

Back

To give a brief statement of the main points of the text.