STAAR academic vocabulary review

What is the difference between a section and a selection?

• A section is a part of something, while a selection is the whole story.

• A section is a synonym for selection.
• A selection is a part of something, while a section is the whole story.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What does the word "plot" mean?

• A type of garden design
• A mathematical function
• A character's personality trait
• The main events of a story

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What is another way to say "what is the most likely reason"?

• what is the least likely reason
• Why

• Who

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

The words "statement" and "phrase" mean __________.

• A Sentence

• A Question

• Punctuation

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

If a question tells me to paraphrase a story, it wants me to __________.

• retell the story in a shortened way

• analyze the characters
• describe the setting

Tags

CCSS.RF 4.3.A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.4C

What is a conflict in a story?

• A conflict in a story is the problem.

• A conflict is the solution.

• A conflict is a description of the setting.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

The resolution of a story is the same thing as the _________.

• setting

• beginning

• conflict
• solution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is a "dictionary entry"?

• A dictionary entry is a list of all words in a language.
• A dictionary entry is a type of book.
• A dictionary entry is a list of definitions of a single word.

• A dictionary entry is a synonym for a word.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is a synonym for the word "difficult"?

• easy
• straightforward
• challenging
• simple

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

The central idea of a selection is ____________.

• the conclusion of the text
• a summary of the text
• one sentence that tells you what the whole story is about

• the author's opinion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4