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STAAR Formatted Question Types Vocabulary

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does matches mean on a STAAR test question?

a)

a tool to start a fire

b)

the same or similar

c)

one or the other

d)

part of a larger text or story

2.

If the question includes the word suggests, I know that this is a or an _____________ question.

a)

right there

b)

vocabulary

c)

inference

d)

theme

3.

What is an excerpt?

a)

a book or story

b)

a quotation

c)

an inference

d)

a piece of a larger writing

4.

What does primarily mean?

a)

mostly or most importantly

b)

first or at the beginning

c)

not very important

d)

inference or conclusion

5.

A questions that asks for supporting details is asking for...

a)

an inference

b)

evidence

c)

a selection

d)

a definition

6.

Most likely means...

a)

not really

b)

not very true

c)

at the beginning

d)

probably

7.

If something is revealed it is...

a)

hidden

b)

closed

c)

done again

d)

shown or made known

8.

Non-fiction is...

a)

factual

b)

not real

9.

The author uses this simile to express an opinion about...


In this sentence, the word express means:

a)

to remove

b)

to move with speed

c)

to communicate

d)

to listen

10.

Which of the following is NOT another word or synonym for theme?

a)

main idea

b)

moral

c)

lesson

d)

message

11.

What is A?

a)

rising action

b)

climax

c)

resolution

d)

exposition

12.
  What is B?                                                              
a)
rising action
b)
climax
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
13.

What is C?

a)

rising action

b)

climax

c)

falling action

d)

exposition

14.
What is D?
a)
rising action
b)
climax
c)
falling action
d)
resolution
15.

What is E?

a)

rising action

b)

climax

c)

falling action

d)

resolution

16.

Sensory language used by the author helps readers to visualize what they are reading.


Choose an example of sensory language below.

a)

The walls shook and vibrated like the tail of a rattlesnake.

b)

It was extremely windy outside the building.

c)

The walls of the house shook during the storm.

d)

The hurricane wind blew the trees.

17.

In the question, "Which sentence best illustrates Noah's conflict?" Illustrates means:

a)

evidence

b)

names

c)

explains

d)

infers

18.

Another word, or synonym, for tension is...

a)

strong

b)

stress

c)

happiness

d)

beginning

19.

Most likely means...

a)

always

b)

sometimes

c)

never

d)

probably

20.

The best way to summarize a non-fiction story is to

a)

use information from the end of the story

b)

use information from the beginning of the story

c)

Use somebody, wanted, but, so, then

d)

determine the author's purpose and main ideas

21.

The author's purpose is best described as:

a)

To judge something

b)

To show something that isn't the same

c)

To describe with detail

d)

The reason the author write the piece

22.

Enhance is best described as:

a)

To judge something

b)

To show something that isn't the same

c)

To increase or make greater

d)

To describe with detail

23.

Conclude is best described as:

a)

To reach a decision or opinion about

b)

To show something that isn't the same

c)

To increase or make greater

d)

To describe with detail

24.

Convey is best described as:

a)

To reach a decision or opinion about

b)

To show something that isn't the same

c)

To tell or make known to the reader

d)

To describe with detail