The denoument/resolution is...

Right before you know the outcome of the conflict for the protagonist

when the conflict is figured out

What is the climax of a story?

The turning point of the story.

The funniest part of the story.

What is the setting of the story?

Where and when the story takes place.

Which of the following is a simile?

She was like a ninja, fighting the criminals.

He was a tiger leaping on his prey.

They were louder than a rock concert.

Is a saying that is not to be taken literally.

Is comparing two unlike things.

What does the idiom "It's raining cats and dogs" mean?

There are too many cats and dogs in the area.

Pictures, diagrams, and graphs:

Help the reader understand more about non-fiction text.

help the reader understand the problem in a story.

Distract the reader from reading.

The tone of a passage is:

the general feeling created by the writer.

the lesson given in the selection.

The main idea of a selection is:

what the selection is mostly about.

the impact the problem has on the characters in a selection.

the thoughts of the characters in the selection.

the type of selection presented by the writer.

Read the sentences below: Julia was quiet all day long. In class she put her head down. At dinner she barely touched her food. After dinner, she went straight to bed. her mother wondered why Julia was acting so differently from how she usually behaved. What can you infer about Julia?

She has recently gotten braces.

Read the sentences below: Nate wanted everything his older brother had. When his parents bought his brother new clothes, he wanted new clothes too. When his older brother went to the movies with his friends Nate was angry. What can you infer about Nate?

Nate is jealous of his brother.

Nate doesn't have enough clothing.

Nate likes to go places with his brother.

Nate is too young to go to the movies.

8th Grade STAAR Reading

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CCSS

RL.6.3, RL.8.3, RL.8.4

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Exposition

A quote set apart from a body of text at the beginning of a chapter or speech

The beginning of a story; introduces characters, the setting, and problem

A detailed, complex metaphor that continues through a long section of text.

A statement that can be verified with facts, observation, reliable sources or experts findings.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

retells the main ideas of a text from the beginning, middle, end

Lyric Poem

Aphorism

Summary

Paraphrase

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

to translate or restate in your own words

Lyric Poem

Aphorism

Alliteration

Paraphrase

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

a verse repeated throughout a poem

Lyric Poem

Refrain

Alliteration

Paraphrase

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

repetition of the beginning consonant sound of two or more words

Lyric Poem

Refrain

Alliteration

Paraphrase

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

repetition of the beginning consonant sound of two or more words

Lyric Poem

Refrain

Alliteration

Paraphrase

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

The moral or lesson of the story

Lyric Poem

Refrain

setting

theme

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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Exposition

retells the main ideas of a text from the beginning, middle, end

to translate or restate in your own words

a verse repeated throughout a poem

repetition of the beginning consonant sound of two or more words

repetition of the beginning consonant sound of two or more words

The moral or lesson of the story

The problem that needs to be resolved in the story

Words that represent sounds this is called

When animals or things in nature have human qualities this is

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