WorksheetsSTAAR Review 2022
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 51mins
Text structure is the way an author ______________ their writing.
organizes
publishes
plans
draws
The text structure that explains a topic by listing characteristics, features, and examples that describe it is...
problem and solution
cause and effect
description
chronological order
The text structure that explains the similarities and differences between topics is...
cause and effect
compare and contrast
description
problem and solution
The text structure that tells the causes or cause of events and then what happened is...
description
cause and effect
problem and solution
chronological order
The text structure that presents a problem and one or more solutions to the problem is...
cause and effect
description
compare and contrast
problem and solution
The text structure that describes an event or how to do something in the order the event or steps occur is...
chronological order/sequence
cause and effect
compare and contrast
problem and solution
Main idea is...
when you make an inference
what the passage is mostly about
the message or moral
the topic
Author's purpose is...
why an author wrote something
the main idea
the message or moral
sequential order
Key details is the same thing as...
main idea
theme
characters
supporting details
Key details support the ___________
topic
main idea
characters
setting
What is author's viewpoint?
the conflict
an issue
the way an author feels about the topic/what they believe in
the importance of a topic
When you make an inference, you use ____________ from the text and your background knowledge to draw a conclusion about what you read.
the main idea
evidence
problems
characters
The story's time and place is the
tone
plot
setting
voice
An person or animal in a story is called a
setting
plot
narrator
character
The life lesson or moral in a story is called the....
setting
plot
tone
theme
The main character of the story is ("the good guy")
The antagonist
The protagonist
The exposition
The action
Which of the following is NOT an element of a fiction story?
Explanation
Setting
Conflict
Resolution
The climax is...
a type of genre
part of the plot
setting and characters
the solution to the problem
The sequence of events in a story is known as the ________.
Point of view
Resolution
Plot
Setting
What is the term for the main character's struggle with himself, another character, or a thing such as nature?
Antagonist
Protagonist
Conflict
Climax
The opposing character or force to the main character is the... ("the bad guy")
protagonist
antagonist
plankton
villian
Another way to say conflict/resolution is...
problem/solution
characters/setting
genre/literary genre
setting/theme
stage directions
finding similarities
finding differences
instructions given to characters in a drama/play
showing what something means
dialogue
instructions given to characters in a drama
perspective from which a text is written
moral of a story
words spoken by characters in a text
summary
retelling main idea in fewer words than the original text
describing a memory a character has
turning point in a story
type of story
theme
feeling the reader gets
first sentence in a paragraph
main topic of a story
moral, message, or lesson author wants you to learn
conflict
beginning of a story, introduces characters & setting
gives facts and information about a topic
moral of a story
main problem in a story
infer
author's attitude
perspective from which a text is written
evidence & knowledge to figure out what author is not saying
a true story
figurative language
cause a change
text that goes beyond a literal meaning
a story about a person
guessing what will happen next in a story
sensory language
words that create an image in your mind using your 5 senses
feeling the reader gets
time and place of a story
words spoken by characters
point of view
perspective from which a text is written
disagreeing with someone
made up story
compares two things using like or as
plot
turning point of a story
time and place of a story
sequence of events in a story
connects independent clauses
imagery
creating an image in your mind using the words in a text
making a guess
lesson in a story
time and place of a story
stanzas
group of lines, "paragraphs" in a poem
lesson or message
beat or sound of a poem
person telling the story
lines
feeling the poet shows
single word or row of words in a poem
turning point in a story
guessing what happens next in a story
speaker
person telling the story, the narrator
person reading the story
group of lines in a poem, "paragraphs"
sound words
author's purpose
comparing two things using like or as
sound words
reason why an author writes: persuade, inform, entertain
extreme exaggeration
organization
made up story
true facts
way an author organizes a text
told from the viewpoint of a character
connections
relating a text to something you already know
predicting what happens next in a story
a dependent clause
main people in a story
"Before he was allowed to go to the movies, he had to wash a million dishes by hand."
This is an example of:
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Simile
“Jamie runs as fast as the wind.”
This is an example of:
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
Personification
"His belly shook like a bowl full of jelly."
This is an example of:
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
"The librarian is a beast if you mess up her books."
This is an example of:
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
'Pop! The cork flew from the bottle.' The word 'pop' is an example of:
personification
onomatopoeia
simile
hyperbole
'Her eyes were sparkling diamonds' is an example of:
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
personification
The little road says, Go,
The little house says, Stay!
This is an example of:
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
Drama has the same plot structure as fiction
True
False
Which of the following can be found in the script?
Acts and Scenes
Setting
Dialogue
All of the above
A claim is:
Your opinion on a topic backed up with evidence
a feeling
a summary of a text
an extreme exaggeration
