Class STAAR Review (Newton)

Match the following:

• The Smith family opened (?) home to a variety of stray dogs and cats.

• there

• I think (?) studying for a science test.

• they're

• Petunia said that (?) are only 15 days of school left.

• their

Wanda washed her windows with Windex.

This is an example of: ​ (a)  

• alliteration
• hyperbole
• metaphor
• cliche

A shortened retelling of the important parts of a text or story is a: (a)  

• main idea
• summary
• caption
• tablecloth

Check everything that should not be included in an objective summary:

• Key facts and/or statistics from the article

• The author's name and title of the article

• Your own research

• The word "I," your opinion, cited text evidence

What is a word or phrase that has a similar meaning to another word or phrase?

• enchilada

• hyperbole

• synonym

• thesaurus

Check all that are true about main idea.

• is always stated in the first sentence of a paragraph

• what the passage is mostly about

• contains a lot of detail from the story

• can be implied or stated

The frog sat on the side of the pond.  He was very still.  His green color made him hard to see.  A bug flew near him.  His tongue zipped out, and he gobbled it up.  Then the frog was still again.  He waited for the next bug.

What is the main idea?

• The frog sat on the side of the pond.

• Frogs are mysterious creatures.

• Frogs eat bugs.

• Frogs have weird tongues.

The​ (a)   is considered the turning point of the story.

• climax
• exposition
• falling action
• resolution

b

a

c

d

e

Exposition

Falling Action

Resolution

Rising Action

Climax

What is the problem in a story?

• climax

• Susan

• drama

• conflict