STAAR Vocabulary Practice

To have power to affect someone or something for good.

Example - Which sentence shows the main character's ______ on others?

• poet

• playwright

• play

• positive influence

A word, sound, or pattern that occurs over and over is called _____ .

• Repetition

• Rhythm

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

In the story, when the author emphasizes the importance of something -

What does the word emphasize mean?

• Make important or stand out

• To suggest

• To compare

• A statement that cannot be proven

The author organizes paragraph 9 in a compare and contrast pattern to illustrate -

What does illustrate mean?

• Paint

• To hide

• Instructions

• To show or explain

The ideas and examples an author uses to support an argumentative claim is called ____ .

• Supporting Details

• Supporting Evidence

• Claim

• Conflict

A highly condensed version of an author's ideas and facts is called _____ .

• Imagery

• Summary

• Main Idea

• Stanza

A struggle or problem that sets a story in motion; can be internal or external is called _____ .

• Logical Fallacy

• Claim

• Conflict

• Plot

Which word means to make something clear or easy to understand?

• A) Confuse

• B) Clarify

• C) Obscure

• D) Complicate

What is the term for a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Hyperbole

• D) Personification

In literature, what is the main character in a story called?

• A) Antagonist

• B) Protagonist

• C) Narrator

• D) Sidekick