STAAR Prep #1

The BME of the story. A retell or paraphrase of the story with only the most important details.

• Main Idea
• Summary
• Theme
• Paraphrase

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What the story or passage is MOSTLY about.

• Summary
• Paraphrase
• Main Idea
• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

Literary pieces using sounds, rhythm, and varied word choices to convey ideas.

• Poetry
• Drama
• Realistic Fiction
• Mystery

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.7

Gives factual and true information (like a textbook).

• Fantasy
• Mystery
• Science Fiction
• Informational

A character's struggle with something outside of themselves.

• Internal Conflict
• External Conflict
• Context Clues
• Autobiography

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

A character's struggle against a strong emotion.

• Internal Conflict
• External Conflict
• 1st Person
• Context Clues

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

The narrator is a character in the story and uses I and me to refer to himself.

• 3rd Person
• 2nd Person
• 1st Person
• 3rd Person Omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The evidence or clues around an unknown word that help you figure out the meaning.

• Prefix
• Suffix
• Root Word
• Context Clues

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3

CCSS.RF.1.4

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.K.3

CCSS.RF.K.4

The repetition of the same sound in a phrase or sentence.

• Metaphor
• Alliteration
• Idiom
• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Compares two unlike things using like or as.

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Alliteration
• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4