STAAR Vocabulary 7

What does the term "Infer" mean in the context of reading a story?

• To explicitly state what is being said

• To use clues from the story and what you already know to figure out what is NOT being said

• To guess without any clues

• To summarize the story

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is a "Suffix"?

• A word part added to the beginning of a base word

• A word part that replaces the middle of a base word

• A word part added to the end of a base word to change its meaning

• A standalone word that changes the meaning of a base word

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What is a "Prefix"?

• A word part added to the end of a base word

• A word part added to the beginning of a base word to change its meaning

• A complete word that is added to a sentence

• A word part that does not change the meaning of a base word

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What is the meaning of "Similarity"?

• A synonym for contrast

• A synonym for difference

• A synonym for compare

• A synonym for change

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

What does "Difference" mean?

• A synonym for change

• A synonym for compare

• A synonym for contrast

• A synonym for similarity

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

What is "Conflict" in a story?

• The climax of the story

• The resolution of the story

• Something that a character in a story wants to change, fix, or figure out

• The introduction of new characters

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What is "Resolution" in the context of a story?

• The introduction of a problem

• The way a problem is solved or fixed

• The climax of the story

• The moral of the story

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What is "Figurative Language"?

• The literal interpretation of words

• The creative way authors use language to make their stories or poems interesting

• The use of factual information in writing

• The standard rules of grammar and syntax

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is a "Hyperbole"?

• A literal statement

• An understatement

• An exaggeration

• A metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is an "Idiom"?

• A phrase that means exactly what it says

• A phrase that actually means something different from its literal meaning

• A scientific term

• A historical reference

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B