STAAR Review

What is it asking? "How does paragraph 4 contribute to the development of the plot?"

• The setting of paragraph 4

• The events that happened in paragraph 4 that make up the story

• The text structure of paragraph 4

• The summary of paragraph 4

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.8C

TEKS.ELA.5.8C

TEKS.ELA.6.7C

TEKS.ELA.7.7C

TEKS.ELA.8.7C

What is the definition of personification?

• using "like" or "as"

• giving non human things a human characteristic

• comparing two unlike things

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.8

TEKS.ELA.5.8

TEKS.ELA.6.7

TEKS.ELA.7.7

TEKS.ELA.8.7

"The ball drops to the ground at the boy's feet. It lies there stunned quivering, containing flight beneath its smooth skin"---Why does the author use personification in this quotation?---

• The baseball game symbolizes the love of the family

• he description mimics the boy's disappointme

• The author is comparing the ball to a bird

• author is comparing the ball to a bird

  The author is showing the distance the ball has traveled

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.8C

TEKS.ELA.E1.11H

TEKS.ELA.E3.11H

TEKS.MATH.7.8C

TEKS.MATH.8.8C

What does third person limited point of view mean?

• The story is about "he" or "she". the narrator is outside the story.

• "I" am telling the story. The character is in the story.

• The story is told to "you". This POV is not common in fiction.

Tags

TEKS.ELA.E3.6A

TEKS.ELA.E4.6A

TEKS.ELA.LG.2N

TEKS.ELA.LG.3B

What does "plot" mean?

• the steps the character takes to solve the problem

• the figurative language used

• the dialogue the characters are saying

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.8C

TEKS.ELA.5.8C

TEKS.ELA.6.7C

TEKS.ELA.7.7C

TEKS.ELA.8.7C

How can you find the summary of the story?

• understanding the lesson of the story

• Who, What, When, Where, Why, How

• identifying the text structure of the story

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.7D

TEKS.ELA.5.7D

TEKS.ELA.6.6D

TEKS.ELA.7.6D

TEKS.ELA.8.6D

What is a synonym of "underlying cause"?

• consequence

• relaxed

• primary reason

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.3B

TEKS.ELA.5.3B

TEKS.ELA.6.2B

TEKS.ELA.7.2B

TEKS.ELA.8.2B

What is the definition of playwright?

• a person who writes plays

• the setting of the play

• what the actors say

Tags

TEKS.ELA.5.8D

TEKS.ELA.5.9C

TEKS.ELA.6.9D

TEKS.ELA.6.9E

TEKS.ELA.6.9F

What is the definition of dialogue?

• the setting of the book or play

• the characters of the book or play

• of the book or play

  the conversation in a book or play

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.8C

TEKS.ELA.E1.11H

TEKS.ELA.E3.11H

TEKS.MATH.7.8C

TEKS.MATH.8.8C

What is the definition of resolution?

• the series of events leading to the climax

• the most exciting part of the story

• the end of the story when the conflict is solved