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WorksheetsSTAAR Academic Words/Verbs
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 59mins
Which genre includes magic?
Fantasy
Science Fiction
If the writer wants to "convey"
something to the reader, he/she will ....
make it known
describe how it looks or smells
try to get you to believe something
increase your thinking about the topic
Fever 1793 is based on a time when a sickness, known as Yellow Fever that had taken place in Philadelphia during 1793. What genre is this book an example of?
Biography
Realistic Fiction
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
Which of the following best explains
the word "enhance"?
To increase
To explain
to judge
to point out
If the author says that an event contributes to the plot,
he means that it...
gives an arrangement
gives an explanation
gives meaning
gives persuasion
When we see the words
"what can the reader conclude"
we know that we are being asked to....
figure out something on our own that the author is not directly saying
form a mental image
prove whether something makes sense
form an idea, opinion, or thought about something
Which genre includes advanced technology?
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Which genre can include aliens?
Fantasy
Science Fiction
The best explanation for the word "detect"
is ....
to visualize
to capitalize
to outline
to discover
When we read the words
"author's purpose"
we know that we are being asked....
when the author wrote a piece
where the author wrote a piece
why the author wrote a piece
who the author was that wrote a piece
What genre is Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
Realistic Fiction
Autobiography
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
The true story of Abraham Lincoln, written by Abraham Lincoln
mystery
fantasy
autobiography
realistic fiction
has a setting in a "land far away", some kind of a kingdom, and things are in 3's.
Is written so that it has rhyme, rhythm, and stanza breaks
Text that uses rhythm and sometimes rhyme.
argumentative text
The message about life and living that an author
explores in their writing is known as the
theme
plot
setting
tenents
Description: Percy Jackson has just discovered that he’s the son of a Greek god. With the help of his friends and a daughter of the goddess Athena, he must rescue Zeus’s master lightning bolt while trying to fight off the mythical creatures determined to keep him from succeeding.
fantasy
realistic fiction
historical fiction
mystery
The story of one's life written by oneself is known as
informational writing
persuasive writing
autobiography
biography
Which of the following characters would least likely appear in a fantasy story?
This text likely came from
Lucy: Where is the other shovel? I want to make my sandcastle.
Marty: (looking down, burying a penny) I buried it.
This text is an example of
What is a theme?
The lesson learned from a story.
The plot.
The source of horror in a text.
The setting of text.
Persuade means to
author's purpose
inform.
entertain.
convince.
Inform means to
give facts about a topic
convince a someone of something.
tell a story.
entertain a reader.
Entertain means
convince a reader.
give information and facts about a topic.
to tell a story that brings sorrow, anger, or joy
To provide suspense, fear, or mystery
A story with suspects, clue, and usually a crime that needs to be solved
Mystery
Adventure
Historical Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Has facts, details, and can include images, glossary, graphs, and maps
Informational
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Biography
A story for stage performance.
Folk Tale
Play/Drama
Mystery
Fiction
Worms help our gardens grow. They wriggle through the soil, breaking up chunks of dirt and making it loose. It's easier for plant roots to push through loose soil and grow deeper into the ground. The worm tunnels also leave spaces in the soil for water and air to reach the plant roots.
What makes the selection nonfiction?
It solves a problem.
It gives information.
It tells something interesting about worms.
It has many paragraphs.
Which book should you use to find the meanings, part of speech,
or the number of syllables of a word?
atlas
thesaurus
dictionary
encyclopedia
Which of the following lists best describes
"author's purpose"?
explain and educate
persuade, describe, inform, explain, and evaluate
describe, explain, entertain
all of these
