Reading STAAR Vocabulary

The order of events in the story in the order that they occured is called ________.

• conclusions

• cause

• chronological order

• plot

To make a decision or reach an opinion based on information from the story is to ______.

• draw a conclusion

• sequence

• synonym

• theme

The reason WHY something happens is the _____.

• plot

• cause

• theme

• effect

When someone slants important words so that they stand out in the text it is called ______. This is used for context clues and vocabulary.

• diagram

• italics

• detail

• problem

Words that have the same meaning are ______.

• antonyms

• bold print

• synonyms

• root words

The reason why the author wrote something is called the _____.

• theme

• caption

• author's purpose

• plot

When a word had several different meanings it is a ______.

• synonym

• antonym

• definition

• multiple meaning word

A _____ shows illustrations and photographs with labels naming the different parts.

• title

• chart

• diagram

• heading

When you make an ______ you use clues from the story and what you already know to figure out what is not being said.

• caption

• inference

• heading

• photograph

A story that is true and based on facts is called ________.

• poem

• fiction

• drama

• non-fiction