WorksheetsFiction STAAR review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 37mins
Fiction tells about something that is true.
True
False
And what part of your plot is known as the "happily ever after?"
climax
rising action
resolution
exposition
What two things do you need to make an inference?
context clues and key words
text evidence and background knowledge (what you know)
main idea and details
you don't need 2 things, you just guess
What are the "paragraphs" in poems called?
lines
meters
stanzas
rhyme scheme
Where do poems usually rhyme?
at the beginning of the lines
in the middle of the lines
at the very end of the lines
poems don't rhyme
If a question tells you, "In paragraph 2, what does.." what should be the first thing you do?
try to remember what paragraph 2 said
go back and read paragraph 2 and find your evidence
it's not important
try to paraphrase paragraph 2
When a question asks what's the message or important idea of the story, what skill is it asking for?
main idea
inference
theme
summarize
When a question starts with, "Which sentence shows.."
do you need evidence for that question and why or why not?
no, because it's asking you to match what it's asking with the correct answer choice
yes, because you always need evidence for every question
no, because you don't need evidence for questions
yes, because you need to go find the sentence in the passage it's talking about
What does the word "emphasize" mean?
somethings size
to show importance
look at closely
don't pay attention to it
When you come to a summary question, what strategy should you use?
SWBST
find details in the passage
you don't need strategies
BME
When you have a vocabulary question and you don't know the word, what should you do?
look it up in the dictionary
find your context clues in the sentence the word is in
guess what you think is correct
you don't need any strategies
When the author is trying to make something more clear, they are trying to...
infer
predict
conclude
emphasize
Conclude also means...
the effect
to compare
to convey
to infer
When the author says something but it means something different, the author is using...
vocabulary
sensory language
figurative language
inferring
If you are stuck on a question what can you do?
Raise your hand and ask for help
Pick "C"
Put your head down
Look for answers to eliminate
Which genre has scences?
Poetry
Drama
Persuasive
Traditional Literature
Which genre could really happen, but is a made up story?
Traditional Literature
Poetry
Biography
Realistic Fiction
Context Clues are...
the use of clues to suggest events that will happen later in the plot.
Clues in surrounding text that help the reader determine the meaning of an unknown word.
the part of the story which follows the climax or turning point.
the reason the author has for writing.
Drama is...
a story written to be performed by actors.
this type of text informs or instructs the reader.
the problem in the story.
the reason why something happened.
Drawing conclusions means...
clues in surrounding text that help the reader determine the meaning.
poetry that does not contain regular patterns of rhythm or rhyme.
combining several pieces of information to make an inference using what the text says and what you know.
the use of clues to suggest events that will happen later in the plot.
Free verse means...
a division or type of literature, the specific type of text.
small text found near a picture that provides important information about the picture.
who the piece of text was originally written for.
poetry that does not contain regular patterns of rhythm or rhyme.
What is dialogue?
conversation between two or more people
conversation in the first scene only
