Grade 5 STAAR Vocabulary review 1

Alliteration means...

• the problem in the story.

• small text found near a picture that provides important information about the picture.

• the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

• the turning point in the action of a story.

Author's purpose is...

• the story of a person's life written by that person in first person point of view.

• in the time order in which events happened.

• contrast to tell how things are alike or the same.

• the reason the author has for writing.

Autobiography is

• the story of a person's life written by that person in first person point of view.

• the problem in the story.

• the literary word based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.

• a story written to be performed by actors.

Context Clues are...

• the use of clues to suggest events that will happen later in the plot.

• Clues in surrounding text that help the reader determine the meaning of an unknown word.

• the part of the story which follows the climax or turning point.

• the reason the author has for writing.

Drama is...

• a story written to be performed by actors.

• this type of text informs or instructs the reader.

• the problem in the story.

• the reason why something happened.

Expository text means...

• the part of a story which explains the background and setting of the story.

• when a portion of the story goes back in time.

• this type of text informs or instructs the reader.

• in the time order in which events happened.

Fiction is ...

• the outfits the actors wear during a play.

• a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on facts.

• the story of a person's life written by that person in first person point of view.

• the turning point in the action of a story.

First person point of view means...

• told from the viewpoint of one outside of the story.

• a conversation between characters set off by quotations.

• told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using the pronouns "I" and "We".

• contrast to tell how things are different or not alike.

Free verse means...

• a division or type of literature, the specific type of text.

• small text found near a picture that provides important information about the picture.

• who the piece of text was originally written for.

• poetry that does not contain regular patterns of rhythm or rhyme.

To place importance or stress on something

• enhance

• evoke

• imply

• emphasize