STAAR Reading Terms

Which of the following categories fits this phrase:

most likely reason the author includes

• theme

• author's purpose

• characterization

• inferences

Which of the following categories fits this phrase:

which quotation...best identifies the conflict

• theme

• organization

• author's purpose

• inferences

Which of the following categories fits this phrase: most nearly mean

• vocabulary

• inferences

• author's purpose

• theme

What is an excerpt?

• a book or story

• a quotation

• an inference

• a piece of a larger writing

What does primarily mean?

• mostly or most importantly

• first or at the beginning

• not very important

• inference or conclusion

A questions that asks for supporting details or something that supports an idea is asking for...

• an inference

• evidence

• a selection

• a definition

Which of the following is NOT another word or synonym for theme?

• main idea

• moral 

• lesson

• message

Expresses means to

• squeeze

• go very fast

• communicate

• listen

Sensory language used by the author helps the reader to see or visualize what they are reading. Choose an example of sensory language below.

• The walls shook and vibrated like the tail of a rattle snake.

• It was extremely windy outside.

• The walls of the house shook.

• The wind blew the trees.

Which sentence best illustrates Noah's conflict? illustrates means:

• evidence

• names

• explains 

• infers