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STAAR Reading Vocab Part II Gilmore_2022

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hyperboles are phrases that

a)

compare two unlike things

b)

exaggerate

c)

give person-like qualities to animals and things

d)

have a different meaning than the words.

2.
What is personification?
a)
The same beginning sound repeated
b)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
c)
A word that is a sound
d)
An exaggeration
3.

What type of figurative language is the following sentence?

The dancer's hands fluttered like wings.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

4.

The following sentences gives the flame human qualities:

The candle flame danced in the dark.


So, what type of the figurative language being used?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

5.

The following sentence is exaggerating:

Pam was skinny enough to jump through a keyhole.


So, what type of figurative language is it?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

6.

What is a summary?

a)

briefly retelling a story using important details

b)

a short story you write

c)

a paragraph

d)

a detailed piece of writing that tells a story

7.

means exactly what it says

a)

literal language

b)

figurative language

c)

irony

d)

metaphor

8.

describes using 5 senses; helps you see it in your mind

a)

juxtaposition

b)

simile

c)

idiom

d)

imagery

9.

Which POV uses "I, me, and my" to tell a story?

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person objective

d)

3rd person omniscient

10.

Which POV uses "he, she, and them" to tell a story? Check all that apply.

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person omniscient

d)

3rd person objective

11.

Which POV uses "you" and "your" to tell a story?

a)

1st person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person limited

d)

3rd person objective

12.

When words end in the same sounds, it is called _____.

a)

Rhythm

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Imagery

d)

Rhyme

13.
What is the "tone" of a story?
a)
The feeling the passage evokes from the reader
b)
The author, narrator, or speaker's general attitude in a piece of writing
c)
The time and place of the story
d)
The summary of events in the story
14.

A word meaning the opposite or near opposite

a)

synonym

b)

antonym

c)

parallelogram

d)

syntax

15.

A major group (or segment) of scenes in a play

a)

script

b)

audience

c)

lines

d)

act

16.

a person, animal, or other creature in a work of fiction

a)

character

b)

actor

c)

narrator

d)

setting

17.
When and where a story takes place is the ______ of a story.
a)
Characters
b)
Point of View
c)
Setting
d)
Climax
18.
_________ is another name for the problem .
a)
Point of View
b)
Conflict
c)
Plot
d)
Setting
19.

A made up story. It's not true.

a)

autobiography

b)

non-fiction

c)

fiction

20.

A summary of a story MUST include info about...

a)

the moral of the story

b)

the character's background

c)

the setting

d)

the beginning, middle, end

21.

What is a protagonist?

a)

The villain of a story

b)

The main character or hero in a story

c)

To put off doing what you should be doing for later

d)

The most exciting point in a story

22.

The character who tries to prevent the main character from solving his problem or reaching his goal is the _____.

a)

Antagonist

b)

Protagonist

c)

Bad guy

d)

Good guy