STAAR Fiction

What is an excerpt?

• a book or story

• an inference

• a quotation

• a piece of a larger body of writing

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Most verbs in a question can be crossed out and simply changed to ___.

EX: The information in the second paragraph suggests... (Change suggests to ___.)

• shows

• indicates

• exhibits

• predicts

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What does primarily mean?

EX: The third paragraph is primarily about...

• first or at the beginning

• not very important

• mostly or most importantly

• inference or conclusion

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

If something is revealed in a text, that means it is ___.

• hidden

• shown or made known

• done again

• closed

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of the following is NOT related to the theme of a story?

• moral

• message

• lesson

• main idea

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

When circling unknown words, do not circle _____ nouns because they are not in the dictionary.

• proper (specific names of things)

• common (general names of things)

• compound

• elaborate

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Most unknown or unfamiliar words in a passage can be deciphered by using context clues, but you should ALWAYS look up unknown words that are in the ______.

• captions of pictures

• answer choices

• conclusion

• title

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is letter A?

• exposition

• rising action

• climax or turning point

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which of the following does NOT occur in the exposition of a story?

• background information

• introduction of important characters

• conflict worsening

• setting (place and time period)

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What happens in letter B- the rising action- of a fiction story?

• the conflict worsens

• the main problem gets solved

• the main character learns an important lesson

• background information is provided for the reader

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5