STAAR 5th Grade Reading Vocabulary #1

What is a story that explains why things happen in nature and often includes gods and goddesses?

• Myth: A traditional story that explains natural phenomena.

• Fable: A short story that conveys a moral lesson.

• Legend: A traditional story sometimes regarded as historical but unauthenticated.

• Fairy Tale: A children's story about magical and imaginary beings.

What is the lesson you learn from the story?

• Theme: The overall idea in the story, such as family, honesty, friendship, or tolerance.

• Plot: The sequence of events that make up the story.

• Character Development: The growth and change of characters throughout the story.

• Setting: The time and place in which the story occurs.

What is the main character in a story called?

• Antagonist: The character who opposes the protagonist.

• Protagonist: The leading character or one of the major characters.

• Narrator: The person telling the story.

• Supporting character: A character who helps the protagonist.

What is the perspective from which a story is told?

• Point of View: The narrator's position in relation to the story.

• Character Development: The process of creating a believable character.

• Plot Structure: The sequence of events in a story.

• Theme: The underlying message or main idea of a story.

What is a short poem or song that expresses feelings?

• Lyric: A type of poetry that expresses personal emotions.

• Haiku: A traditional form of Japanese poetry.

• Sonnet: A poem of 14 lines with a specific rhyme scheme.

• Ballad: A narrative poem that tells a story.

What is a repeated sound at the beginning of words?

• Alliteration: The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

• Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.

• Consonance: The repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity.

• Onomatopoeia: A word that phonetically imitates the sound it describes.

What is the central message or insight of a story?

• Theme: The underlying message or main idea of a story.

• Moral: A lesson that can be learned from a story.

• Plot: The sequence of events in a story.

• Character: The individuals who take part in the action of a story.

What is a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

• Metaphor: A figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true.

• Simile: A figure of speech that compares two different things.

• Allegory: A narrative that uses symbolic figures and actions to convey a deeper meaning.

• Personification: A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals or inanimate objects.

What is the type of writing that includes fiction, non-fiction, poems, and mystery?

• Genre: A category of writing that defines the style and content.

• Style: A manner of expressing thought in writing.

• Narrative: A spoken or written account of connected events.

• Format: The arrangement of text and images in a document.

What is the order that things happen in a story?

• Chronological Order: The sequence in which events occur.

• Random Order: Events that occur without a specific sequence.

• Reverse Order: Events that are told from last to first.

• Parallel Order: Events that happen simultaneously.