Frequently Used Words in STAAR Questions

The word "selection," as seen in the image to the left, is a frequently used word in STAAR. What is a selection?

• the pictures in a story

• a caption

• the story

• the information in a question

The term "dictionary entry," as seen in the image to the left, is a frequently used term in STAAR. What is a dictionary entry?

• different definitions of the same word

• figurative language

• the theme of a selection

• an entire dictionary

The word "reason," as seen in the image to the left, is a frequently used word in STAAR. What is a reason?

• an image

• the why/the cause

• the claim of a selection

• the effect

The word "conflict" is a frequently used word in STAAR. What is a conflict?

• the exposition

• the solution

• a fictional text

• the problem

The word "plot," as seen in the image to the left, is a frequently used word in STAAR. What is a plot?

• figurative language

• the sequence of events in a story

• the problem

• a poem

The word "theme," as seen in the image to the left, is a frequently used word in STAAR. What is a theme?

• main idea

• a simile

• the message of a story

• a hyperbole

The word "infer," as seen in the image to the left, is a frequently used word in STAAR. What does it mean to infer?

• to come to a conclusion based on clues from the text and what you already know

• a prediction

• the main idea

• to make a random guess

The word "claim," as seen in the image to the left, is a frequently used word in STAAR. What is a claim?

• reasoning

• evidence

• the counterclaim

• the author's viewpoint on a certain topic

The word "paraphrase," as seen in the image to the left, is a frequently used word in STAAR. What does it mean to paraphrase?

• summarizing an entire text (BME)

• taking the author's words and putting them into your own words

• inferring

• coming to a conclusion

The word "conclude," as seen in the image to the left, is a frequently used word in STAAR. What does it mean to conclude?

• to guess

• an important idea

• to decide/to judge

• what the text is mainly about