Staar Fiction Passage

Imagery has to do with _____.

• the way the author feels

• the five senses

• the pictures that illustrate the story

• the way the problem is solved

Theme is _____.

• the message in the story

• the solution to the problem

• another word for tone

• the ending in a story

Based on Noah's conversation with his mother in paragraphs 3 through 7, the reader can conclude that -

• Noah will not be able to avoid fulfilling his mother's request

• his mother knows that writing the letter may take a long time

• Noah thinks his grandparents will not appreciate receiving the letter

• his mother believes that Joey's letter will be more sincere than Noah's letter

Noah's response to his mother's demand adds to the conflict by -

• increasing the tension between Noah and his mother

• forcing his mother to take away his privilege of using the computer

• leading his mother to doubt what she has taught him about respect

• causing Noah to have to listen to his mother lecture about letter writing

The first-person point of view allows the author to -

• emphasize the mother's struggle to understand Noah's feelings

• show the mother's opinion about

  B & B letters

• highlight the contrast between the two brother's experiences

• Share Noah's feelings about his situation

The setting is the _______ and ________ in which a narrative occurs. 

• mood, attitude

• structure, plot

• time, place

Clues or hints signaling events that will occur later in the plot. 

• flashback

• allusion

• foreshadowing

What is the "author's message"?

• The story the author tells.

• The lesson the author wants the reader to learn.

• The general feeling of the passage.

• The style or type of passage the author writes.

The tone of a passage is:

• the general feeling created by the writer.

• the length of the selection.

• the type of selection.

• the lesson given in the selection.

What is the main purpose of a fiction passage in the STAAR test?

• To assess mathematical skills

• To evaluate scientific knowledge

• To test reading comprehension and literary analysis

• To measure historical understanding