STAAR words

Which genre includes magic?

• Fantasy

• Science Fiction

If the writer wants to "convey"

something to the reader, he/she will ....

• make it known

• describe how it looks or smells

• try to get you to believe something

• increase your thinking about the topic

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Fever 1793 is based on a time when a sickness, known as Yellow Fever that had taken place in Philadelphia during 1793. What genre is this book an example of?

• Biography

• Realistic Fiction

• Science Fiction

• Historical Fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which of the following best explains

the word "enhance"?

• To increase

• To explain

• to judge

• to point out

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

If the author says that an event contributes to the plot,

he means that it...

• gives an arrangement

• gives an explanation

• gives meaning

• gives persuasion

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

When we see the words

"what can the reader conclude"

we know that we are being asked to....

• figure out something on our own that the author is not directly saying

• form a mental image

• prove whether something makes sense

• form an idea, opinion, or thought about something

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which genre includes advanced technology?

• Fantasy

• Science Fiction

Which genre can include aliens?

• Fantasy

• Science Fiction

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

based on a person or event from history

• science fiction
• fantasy
• historical fiction
• realistic fiction

The best explanation for the word "detect"

is ....

• to visualize

• to capitalize

• to outline

• to discover

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C