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6th Grade ELA STAAR Vocab

Authored by Rebeccah Rainey

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6th Grade

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6th Grade ELA STAAR Vocab
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 5 pts

Alliteration

the repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (Example: Sally sells Sea Shells...)
language that helps a reader to visualize the characters, setting, and events from a text in a better way.
Drawings or photographs that help explain what is going on in the text
a collection of word pictures that help the reader to visualize the story better; uses devices such as metaphor, simile, etc

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 5 pts

Author's Purpose

the perspective from which a story is told (Examples: 1st Person, 2nd Person, 3rd Person)
The reason the author has for writing. (Examples: Inform/teach, persuade, express, & entertain)
a fictional story that uses supernatural beings (gods/goddesses) to teach a moral or explain natural phenomena
Told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using the pronouns "I", "me", "my", & "we"

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 5 pts

Captions

parts of a text (table of contents, index, etc)
A drawing that shows or explains something...usually includes labels and captions
small text found near a picture that provides important information about the picture
instructions for actors and stage crew in a drama

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 5 pts

Cause

when an author uses clues to help the reader to figure out what events will happen later in the plot
when a part of the story goes back in time
an event that follows (comes after) and is caused by some previous event
The reason WHY something happens

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 5 pts

Cause and Effect

shows the development of a problem and its solution; (signal words include: problem, solution, because, since, as a result, so that)
shows all the ways that two or more things are similar and different; (signal words include: like; unlike; same as; but; in contrast; compared to; on the other hand; however; both; also; as well as; although; yet; nevertheless; as opposed to; whereas)
puts events in their correct order based upon the TIME in which they happened. (signal words include: NUMBERS...dates: months, years- 1909, 1915, 1922, etc. / times- 6:00am, 8:30am, 2:00pm, etc.)
the author describes the causes and the resulting effects. (signal words include: therefore; consequently; so; this led to; as a result of; because of; if; since; so that; thus; for this reason;)

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 5 pts

Chronological Order

shows the development of a problem and its solution; (signal words include: problem, solution, because, since, as a result, so that)
shows all the ways that two or more things are similar and different; (signal words include: like; unlike; same as; but; in contrast; compared to; on the other hand; however; both; also; as well as; although; yet; nevertheless; as opposed to; whereas)
puts events in their correct order based upon the TIME in which they happened. (signal words include: NUMBERS...dates: months, years- 1909, 1915, 1922, etc. / times- 6:00am, 8:30am, 2:00pm, etc.)
the author describes the causes and the resulting effects. (signal words include: therefore; consequently; so; this led to; as a result of; because of; if; since; so that; thus; for this reason;)

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 5 pts

Compare and Contrast

shows the development of a problem and its solution; (signal words include: problem, solution, because, since, as a result, so that)
puts events in their correct order based upon the TIME in which they happened. (signal words include: NUMBERS...dates: months, years- 1909, 1915, 1922, etc. / times- 6:00am, 8:30am, 2:00pm, etc.)
the author describes the causes and the resulting effects. (signal words include: therefore; consequently; so; this led to; as a result of; because of; if; since; so that; thus; for this reason;)
shows all the ways that two or more things are similar and different; (signal words include: like; unlike; same as; but; in contrast; compared to; on the other hand; however; both; also; as well as; although; yet; nevertheless; as opposed to; whereas)

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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