Vocabulary to Know for STAAR

What is the central idea or lesson of a story?

• Theme

• Mood

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Who is the character that works against the protagonist in the story?

• Main Character

• Antagonist

• The Abettor

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What are the series of events in a story called?

• Exposition

• Conflict

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

This is what the passage or paragraph is mostly about.

• main idea

• central idea

• key idea

• All of the Above

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

This statement tells the reader the main ideas of an essay.

• Thesis

• Claim

• Introduction

Statement found in an argumentative text that shows the opposing argument.

• Counterclaim

• claim

• thesis

Which of the following are an example of organization (text structures) essays follow.

• problem/solution

• compare/contrast

• cause/effect

• descriptive

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

What are a group of lines called in a poem?

• Paragraphs

• Stanzas

• Lines

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

When there are words at the end of every line or every other line that make a rhythmic sound.

• Lyrical

• Musical Sounds

• Rhyme Scheme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the non literal language that is often used in poetry and narrative writing?

• Figurative Language

• Literal language

• Academic Language

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4