STAAR Vocabulary Words Pt. 2

What is a sequence of events that take place in a story?

• Composition

• Plot

• Structure

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

What is the part of the story called where the solution, conclusion, and/or ending takes place?

• Resolution

• Introduction

• Climax

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What is the definition of Chronological Order?

• To explain why something happened.

• To explain how things are alike and different.

• To describe events that happen in order.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What are things that happen in a story and are important to the plot?

• Illustrations

• Events

• Details

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What is a smart guess using clues from the text and your schema?

• Inference

• Paraphrase

• Topic

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

What is a caption?

• A picture or drawing related to the passage.

• What the author wrote in a text.

• Words underneath or next to a photograph that tells the reader what it is.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What is it called when the author chooses specific words to help the reader understand?

• Word Choice

• Imagery

• Key Idea

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What is the meaning of text structure?

• The message or lesson the author wants the reader to learn.

• The way an author organizes his/her text.

• A shortened version of a word.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What does it mean to change something in writing to be more effective or more detailed?

• Paraphrase

• Illustrate

• Revise

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What is a shortened version of a word? Normally it is missing letters to make it shorter.

• Abbreviation

• Evidence

• Detail

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4