STAAR Prep 3rd-5th 2

The moral of a story is

• the main idea of the

• The setting of the story

• a lesson about right and wrong

• The climax of the story

The narrator

• is the protagonist of the story

• is the person who is telling the story

• is the author of the story

• is the main character of the story

a free verse poem is

• poetry that rhymes all the time

• poetry that does not contain a regular rhyme or pattern

• poetry that is humorous

• poetry that tells a story

Match the following

• to find the differences between two things

• contrast

• word that means the same

• speaker

• word that means the opposite

• synonym

• someone who narrates a story

• compare

• to find the similarities between two things

• antonym

What are sensory details?

• details that involve the use of sight, touch, smell, taste, and sound.

• unimportant details

• lengthy information about the topic

• unnecessary information added by the author

Match the following

• clues in surrounding text that help the reader determine the meaning of an unknown word

• Captions

• small text that provides important information about the picture

• summary

• the events that make up a story

• plot

• a conversation between characters in a story

• dialogue

• sentences that tell the beginning, middle, and end of a story

• context clues

Setting

• The title of a story

• The problem

• The characters

• The place and time a story takes place.

The homework is a mountain to climb.

• The homework is very hard.

• The homework is missing a question.

• The homework is easy.

• The homework is incomplete.

What are text features? (a)  

• the parts of text that stand out
• The length of text
• the events that make up a story
• where the story takes place