STAAR Vocab Quiz

To make an educated guess based on what you have read or know about the subject based on the information given.

• tone

• achetype

• inference

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The message/lesson/moral of the story is the...

• setting

• mood

• plot

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

A motif is...

• the author's attitude

• where the story takes place

• a recurring theme, subject, or idea

• the most important idea in a text

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

When a text is arranged in order of time (first, second, third)

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Problem and Solution

• Chronological or Sequential

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

The sequence of events in a story is also called the...

• plot

• theme

• summary

• setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A literary device or type of figurative language when an author gives inanimate (non-living) objects human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

A comparison between two things using LIKE or AS...

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Symbol

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

When someone gives special importance to something in speaking or writing is called...

• explaining

• showing

• emphasizing

• displaying

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

The controlling idea of an essay or article is called the.... (usually in the first paragraph)

• thesis statement

• claim

• synopsis

• evidence

The targeted group of people who would be interested in or benefit from reading the text

• Author's purpose

• Message

• Intended Audience

• The reader

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6