STAAR Reading and Writing

Using strong language and techniques to convince a reader about a topic...

• compare and contrast

• persuasive text

• author's purpose

When the author is trying to make something more clear, they are trying to...

• infer

• predict

• conclude

• emphasize

Which mean to highlight-

• to emphasize

• to make clear

• to stress

• all the above

The author is suggesting that it is now Spring. The word suggesting also means...

• assuming

• implying

• predicting

• imagining

What is happening here with the boy and his blanket?

• the boy will get in trouble for losing blanket

• the boy loves his sleep but he's awake

• the blanket has an influence on the boys night,because he needs it

• none of the above

"Her smile was a beam of sunshine" is an example of...

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

When an author gives the reader a hint of what's to come...

• foreshadow

• imagery

• flashback

What the text is mostly about is called the -

• lesson learned

• problem

• main idea

• theme

Author's purpose is -

• how an author does something

• when an author writes a text

• the effect of their writing

• the reason why an author does something

Plot is -

• the problem of the story

• the resolution

• the main events of the story

• the setting