Reading STAAR Vocabulary

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

• conclusions

• cause

• chronological order

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

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

• draw a conclusion

• sequence

• synonym

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

The reason WHY something happens is the _____.

• plot

• cause

• theme

• effect

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.4

Words that have the same meaning are ______.

• antonyms

• bold print

• synonyms

• root words

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

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

• theme

• caption

• author's purpose

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

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

• synonym

• antonym

• definition

• multiple meaning word

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

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

• title

• chart

• diagram

• heading

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

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

• poem

• fiction

• drama

• non-fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.2.3