STAAR Reading Terms

What does the term "antonyms" refer to?

• Words that have similar meanings

• Words that have opposite meanings

• A phrase that doesn't mean what it says word for word

• Letters added to the end of a word to make a new word

What are context clues?

• Words that have similar meanings

• Words that have opposite meanings

• Words, phrases, or sentences that help give meaning to unknown words

• The main part of a word

What are important/supporting details?

• The details in a passage that support, or back up, the main idea

• A phrase that doesn't mean what it says word for word

• Words, phrases, or sentences that help give meaning to unknown words

• A comparison that shows a relationship between two things

What is a summary?

• A comparison that shows a relationship between two things

• The main part of a word

• The details in a passage that support the main idea

• A brief restatement of the main idea and important details of a story

What does the word plot mean?

• Turning Point

• Introductory part of a story where the characters, setting, and a hint of the conflict are introduced

• The character's choices

• All events in the story

What is an analogy?

• A phrase that doesn't mean what it says word for word

• The main part of a word

• A comparison that shows a relationship between two things

• Words that have similar meanings

What is a suffix?

• A prefix added to the beginning of a word

• A letter or group of letters added to the end of a word

• A word used to form a new word

• A standalone word with no affixes

What does "root/base" refer to in the context of a word?

• The main part of a word

• A brief restatement of the main idea and important details of a story

• The person who is telling the story

• Letters added to the beginning of the word to make a new word

What is a motive?

• The main part of a word

• The series of events that happen in a story

• The reason a character does or says something

• A brief restatement of the main idea and important details of a story

What is the theme of a story?

• The series of events that happen in a story

• The reason a character does or says something

• A story's message, it can be a lesson about life or how people behave (moral)

• Giving clues that suggest what might happen in the future