STAAR Reading Terms

which of the following words would you associate with Chronological Order

• happy, sad, confused

• first, next, last

• because, if, then

• problem, solution

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Paragraph 7 mainly focuses on - 
What skill are you being asked to use for this question?

• summary

• main idea

• context clues

• conflict

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The author organizes this selection by - 
What skill are you being asked to use in this question?

• main idea

• conflict

• supporting details

• text structure

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The author begins and ends the selection with this idea in order to emphasize that - Which of the following is the best synonym for the word emphasize - 

• determine

• conclude

• point out 

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What lesson does the narrator learn while spending time with her grandmother? 
What skill are you being asked to use in this sentence?

• main idea

• theme

• conflict

• character motivation

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following is a simile?

• He was a tiger leaping on his prey.

• They were louder than a rock concert.

• She was like a ninja, fighting the criminals.

• My computer haves me!

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

__________ is the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader.

• Mood

• Meter

• Memoir

• Limerick

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

The ______ of a poem is like the narrator.

• author

• speaker

• audience

• reader

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

How does the setting advance the plot?

What is this question asking you to do?

• To choose the answer choice that explains how the setting of the story is causing the plot to move forward.

• To choose the answer that shows how the character's actions are causing the plot of the story to move forward.

• To choose the answer choice that shows how the mood is causing the plot of the story to move forward.

• To choose the answer choice that explains how the conflict is causing the plot of the story to move forward.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3