STAAR READING VOCABULARY 2018

Which word means the same as benefit?

• hinder
• help
• find
• clean

What does chronological mean?

• having to do with a watch
• to happen before
• out of order
• arranged in time order

Which word means the same as convey?

• communicate
• steal
• contact
• free

Which word(s) means the same as phrase?

• a title
• an expression or remark
• a special way of speaking
• a kind of language

describe means to:

• explain using written or spoken words.
• give a definition
• show a picture
• draw a diagram

an excerpt is-

• a magazine article
• a short story
• a poem
• a passage or quotation from a book or other text.

The conflict of a story is-

• the main idea
• beginning of the story
• the problem that the main character must overcome
• setting, where it takes place

The definition of imagery is-

• words that create suspense in fiction
• words in poetry that rhyme
• words that appeal to the five senses and help the reader understand the story
• something that you see on TV that is very graphic