STAAR RLA Questions

         exaggeration beyond belief . My father can lift two tons is an example. (RL4, L5)

• hyperbole

• simile

• tone

• propel the action

the use of the same sound to start several words in a row;

for example, The beautiful butterfly blew by the bay . (RL4)

• alliteration

• simile

• tone

• structure

an indirect reference to something .

When a writer refers to something without mentioning it explicitly; for example, He didn’t want to give gifts to anyone at Christmas; he was being a scrooge . In this sentence, the writer is alluding to Ebenezer Scrooge from Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol . (RL4)

• allusion

• flashback

• point of view

• dramatic irony

The dictionary definition of a word is its denotation . The ___________ of a word is a specific meaning or idea that the word brings to mind .

For example, laugh and giggle have similar denotations . These words refer to sounds you make when you find something funny . However, the word giggle has youthful connotations associated with it . You often think of children giggling but rarely think of grandfathers giggling . The word laugh has no such connotations associated with it . Therefore, while the denotations of both words are similar, the connotations are different . If a writer decides to describe a grandfather giggling, the writer probably means to hint that he has a youthful spirit or is feeling young at heart . (RL4)

• connotative

  language

• denotation

• tone

• propel the action

the attitude of an author about a subject or an audience .

The author will choose words and language to create a ____ and express a viewpoint in a text . (RL4)

• tone

• analogy

• point of view

• genre

a comparison between two things that helps to express the relationship or connection between the words .

For example, Moon is to night as sun is to day . (RL4)

• analogy

• chronological

  order

• genre

• dramatic

  irony

This structure helps break longer pieces of writing into smaller portions that are grouped together because they happened around the same time or because they share a similar meaning . Each sentence, paragraph, or chapter fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of ideas . Organizational structures include chronological order, cause and effect, compare and contrast, and problem and solution . (RL5)

• structure

• flashback

• inference

• setting

the order in which a series of events happened.

A text that is arranged in order of time from the beginning to the end is in ___________. (RL5)

• chronological order

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• incident

a relationship in which one thing causes another thing to happen . (RL5)

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• chronological

  order

• point of view

shifts in the storyline to give readers important information to help them understand the story better. (RL5)

• flashback

• foreshadowing

• dramatic irony

• inference