WorksheetsReading STAAR Clues
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 29mins
Define plot
The events of a fictional story
The beginning of a fictional story
The message of a fictional story
The conclusion of a fictional story
What is another word for CONFLICT?
solution
compare
problem
event
Read the question: Which event triggers the main conflict?
Then, tell me what the question is asking by selecting the correct answer below.
What event was the resolution of the story?
What event started the main problem of the story?
What event started the story?
Read the question: Paragraphs 3-5 help build tension by -
Tell me what the question is asking by selecting the correct answer below.
How did the rising action lead to the climax of the story?
How did the exposition help us understand the characters?
How did the climax of the story happen?
Read the question: Which of these best demonstrates the moment when (the character) realizes....?
Tell me what the question is asking by selecting the correct answer below.
What is the climax or turning point of the story?
What is the exposition of the story?
What is the resolution of the story?
Read the question: The _______ contributes to the development of the plot because...
Tell me what the question is asking by selecting the correct answer below.
Why is this important to the ending of the story?
Why is this a minor detail of the story?
Why is this example important to the story?
What is the definition of theme ?
The central message of the story
The main idea of the article
The purpose for writing
The summary of the story
True/False: You need to look at the entire passage start to finish the find the theme, not just one paragraph
(a)
Read the question: Which sentence from the selection best conveys the author’s message?
Tell me what the question is asking by selecting the correct answer below.
What lines from the story have evidence of the climax?
What lines from the story have evidence of the lesson/theme?
What lines from the story have evidence of the problem?
What is the definition of Point of View?
The position through which the story is narrated or told
The central message of the story
The events of the story
The way a character is described in a story
First person point of view tells the story directly through the character's eyes - which pronouns signal first person POV?
I
Me
We
He
She
Third Person LIMITED POV means...
The narrator speaks to you as if you are the character
The narrator shares their own thoughts and feelings
The narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of all characters
The narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of one character
Third Person OMNISCIENT POV means...
The narrator speaks to you as if you are the character
The narrator shares their own thoughts and feelings
The narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of all characters
The narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of one character
Which pronouns signal Third Person POV?
We
Me
They
He
She
Read the question: Because the story is written from a ______ person POV the reader can understand...
Tell me what the question is asking by selecting the correct answer below.
What point of view is the story in and how does it help us understand the story?
What point of view is the story in?
What helps us understand the story?
What is the definition of author's purpose?
WHY the author wrote the story
HOW the author wrote the article
WHO the author puts in the story
WHAT the story is about
Which of the words below (there are 3 total) signal an AUTHOR'S PURPOSE question?
Explain
Define
Demonstrate
Highlight
Reflect
Read the question: The author used (text evidence) most likely to (or) in order to -
Tell me what the question is asking by selecting the correct answer below.
Why did the author choose to write this specific paragraph, sentence, or text?
How did the author create a specific tone for the reader?
Why did the author choose to use dialogue in the text?
What is the definition of inferencing?
Making an educated guess using your big brain
Using your prior knowledge to determine a summary of the text
Using context clues, text evidence, and prior knowledge to draw a conclusion about the text
Making a total guess without reading the provided text
Select all of the options that signal or show us that we are answering questions using inferencing skills
What sentence best expresses…
Which sentence best conveys…
What evidence supports the idea that….
What paragraph reveals...
Read the question: What does the word ____ mean in paragraph ____ ?
Tell me what the question is asking by selecting the correct answer below.
What is the definition of the word?
What does the word mean in the sentence/paragraph given to us?
What are the roots of the word provided?
Read the question: Originating from the word (latin roots would go here) the word ____ in paragraph _____ means...
Tell me what the question is asking by selecting the correct answer below.
Using only your dictionary, what does the word mean in the sentence?
Using the latin roots provided, what is the tone of the paragraph?
Using the latin roots provided, what does the word mean in the sentence/paragraph?
Click all of the examples below that show figurative language
Metaphor
Claim
Personification
Idiom
Tone/Mood
Read the question: What does (type of figurative language) reveal to the reader?
Tell me what the question is asking by selecting the correct answer below.
What does the figurative language show to the reader?
What is the meaning of the figurative language?
What is the best answer choice?
Select all of the choices below that are elements of drama
Text Evidence
Dialogue
Playwright
Stage Directions
Summary
Read the question: The (character's) dialogue in the play or in line _____ reveals...
Tell me what the question is asking by selecting the correct answer below.
What the character is doing with their actions shows us as the reader something important to the story
What the character's name is is important to the story
What the character is saying shows us as the reader something important to the story
What the character is saying is unimportant to the story
What is the definition of text structure?
The way a non-fiction piece of text, like an article, is structured
The way a fiction piece of text, like a short story, is structured
The way an author decides to create or craft a fictional story
Read the question: Why does the paragraph begin with _________ ?
Tell me what the question is asking by selecting the correct answer below.
Why did the author choose to describe the setting in that way?
Why does the paragraph provided start with something specific (ex: a question)?
What is the structure of the paragraph as a whole?
Select the correct definition of claim below
When making an argument, this is the tone of voice used by the author
When making an argument, this is the pathos, ethos, and logos used
When making an argument, these are the points / pieces of evidence to support that overall argument
Read the question: How does paragraph _____ support the author’s claim of _____?
Tell me what the question is asking by selecting the correct answer below.
How does this paragraph support the author’s point mentioned in the question?
How does this paragraph show the overall argument?
How does this paragraph establish the mood of the story?
If I study this Quizizz at least 3-4 times, I will feel __________ about the STAAR test
More confident
Better prepared
More calm
More motivated
