STAAR Practice

What is the author's message to the reader?

• theme
• main idea
• summary
• stanza

WHAT IS A POETRY PARAGRAPH?

• REFRAIN
• STANZA
• END RHYME
• REPETITION

WHAT ARE THE WORDS THAT GIVE THE ACTORS INSTRUCTIONS ON WHAT TO DO IN A PLAY?

• DIALOGUE
• DIALECT
• STAGE DIRECTIONS
• PROCEDURES

WHAT IS FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE THAT IS A COMPARISON USING LIKE OR AS?

• METAPHOR
• IDIOM
• HYPERBOLE
• SIMILE

WHAT IS THE TIME AND PLACE THAT A STORY OCCURS?

• SETTING
• DIALECT
• PROBLEM
• ORDER AND SEQUENCE

WHAT IS A NONFICTION TEXT PATTERN IN WHICH IDEAS ARE PRESENTED STEP–BY–STEP?

• CAUSE AND EFFECT
• ORDER AND SEQUENCE
• DESCRIPTION
• PROBLEM AND SOLUTION

WHAT IS THE POINT OF THE STORY THAT TIES UP ALL LOOSE ENDS?

• CLIMAX
• FALLING ACTION
• RESOLUTION
• RISING ACTION

WHAT IS THE REASON AN AUTHOR WRITES?

• AUDIENCE
• AUTHOR'S PURPOSE
• TEXT STRUCTURE
• TONE

WHO IS THE MAIN CHARACTER IN A STORY?

• ANTAGONIST
• PROTAGONIST
• STATIC CHARACTER
• BATMAN

WHAT IS A NONFICTION TEXT PATTERN IN WHICH A SITUATION IS PRESENTED THAT NEEDS A RESOLUTION OR FIXING?

• COMPARE AND CONTRAST
• DESCRIPTION
• PROBLEM AND SOLUTION
• ORDER AND SEQUENCE