Hudson Final Review for STAAR

Which sentence from the story best supports the idea that taking great photographs requires some effort?

• When her father examined her blurred images and aimless shots, he advised Michelle to look through the lens and think about what the resulting picture would look like.

• That picture still hangs on her bedroom wall.

• We turn in the roll of film, it gets developed, and then we choose which picture we want to enter into the contest, just to make sure everything is fair.

• I have to do my homework and think about something besides the contest.

Read this sentence:

The untouched snow bordering the pond glittered in the sun as if a million diamonds were sprinkled across its surface.

What does the author's use of imagery in this sentence emphasize?

• Emily believes that the icy pond will be hard if she falls.

• Emily realizes the value of learning how to ice skate.

• Emily thinks that the snow is beautiful.

• Emily thinks the snow is too bright.

plot

• a series of events that form a story

• a person who works in a store

• interesting

• a person who is involved in an activity

theme

• a small flaw or bad part

• the moral, message, or lesson

• a series of events that form a story

• to form a picture in your mind

Language that evokes the senses.

• Rhetorical device

• Simile

• Supporting Details

• Sensory Language

Excessive exaggeration that is not literal

• Figurative Language

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Personification

Description saying one thing has the qualities of another thing, without using "like" or "as"

• Figurative Language

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Metaphor

Words spoken in a play or drama

• Dialogue

• Claim

• Definition

• Stanza

The people, place, and time in a story or play.

• Characters and Setting

• Character

• Stylistic Elements

• Supporting Details

The major problem in the story...

• Plot

• Climax

• Inciting Problem

• Conflict