STAAR Review 4th Grade ELAR

If the story is made-up but the events could really happen, it is considered to be

• a drama

• an expository text

• realistic fiction

• a procedural text

A first person narrator often includes words such as

• they, them

• I, me, us, we

• he, she, they

• talking animals

A free verse poem

• uses rhythm, regular meter, and fhyme

• does not rhyme or follow a specific rhyme scheme

• has stanzas and rhymes

• uses like or as in a sentence

Folktales often have a message or lesson for the reader. Many folktales have a trickster as the main character. Trickster characters

• often belong in a circus

• could life up a mountain

• rely on their wits to get what they want. They sometimes get tricked by others in the story.

• are passed down through generations

A procedural text tells you

• about an idea and tries to convince you to believe the same way

• is a story with a theme or message

• facts about an animal

• how to do something

Which text presents a main idea and has supporting details?

• procedural

• poem

• informational

• facts

Informational text

• describes something

• defines an idea or issue

• explains about something

• all of the above

In a persuasive text, the author wants to

• get you to vote

• give you information

• use details in text to learn about a new idea

• convince the reader to think the same way.

What is drama?

• a story that is acted out in front of people or an audience.

• a pretend story without dialogue

• does not have stage directions

• story with a trickster character

What type of text structure does a biography often use?

• chronological or sequential order

• cause and effect

• informational

• resolution text