Reading STAAR Clues

Define plot

• The events of a fictional story

• The beginning of a fictional story

• The message of a fictional story

• The conclusion of a fictional story

What is another word for CONFLICT?

• solution

• compare

• problem

• event

Read the question: Which event triggers the main conflict?

Then, tell me what the question is asking by selecting the correct answer below.

• What event was the resolution of the story?

• What event started the main problem of the story?

• What event started the story?

Read the question: Paragraphs 3-5 help build tension by -

Tell me what the question is asking by selecting the correct answer below.

• How did the rising action lead to the climax of the story?

• How did the exposition help us understand the characters?

• How did the climax of the story happen?

Read the question: Which of these best demonstrates the moment when (the character) realizes....?

Tell me what the question is asking by selecting the correct answer below.

• What is the climax or turning point of the story?

• What is the exposition of the story?

• What is the resolution of the story?

Read the question: The _______ contributes to the development of the plot because...

Tell me what the question is asking by selecting the correct answer below.

• Why is this important to the ending of the story?

• Why is this a minor detail of the story?

• Why is this example important to the story?

What is the definition of theme ?

• The central message of the story

• The main idea of the article

• The purpose for writing

• The summary of the story

True/False: You need to look at the entire passage start to finish the find the theme, not just one paragraph

Read the question: Which sentence from the selection best conveys the author’s message?

Tell me what the question is asking by selecting the correct answer below.

• What lines from the story have evidence of the climax?

• What lines from the story have evidence of the lesson/theme?

• What lines from the story have evidence of the problem?

What is the definition of Point of View?

• The position through which the story is narrated or told

• The central message of the story

• The events of the story

• The way a character is described in a story