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STAAR RLA Vocabulary

Total questions: 102

Worksheet time: 2hrs 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does 'summary' mean?

a)

relationship

b)

Just the important events of the story

c)

picture

d)

show

2.

What is a 'topic sentence'?

a)

point of view: the perspective from which the events in the story, poem, or play are told

b)

the part of the story, poem, or play after the climax but before the ending

c)

the perspective from which the events in a story, poem, or play are told

d)

a sentence that describes what a paragraph or section of text is mainly about

3.

What does 'conclude' mean?

a)

tell

b)

imagine

c)

to decide, to judge

d)

give

4.

hints at

a)

does not suggest

b)

guarantees

c)

defines

d)

suggests

5.

contrast

a)

to find differences between things

b)

communicate

c)

relationship

d)

imagine

6.

highlight

a)

show

b)

give

c)

tell

d)

explain

7.

reason

a)

to help

b)

the why

c)

talking to

d)

mainly.

8.

What is the meaning of 'visualize'?

a)

give

b)

analyze

c)

imagine

d)

forget

9.

What is the meaning of 'infer'?

a)

tell

b)

a guess based on clues

c)

described

d)

imagine

10.

viewpoint

a)

a comparison of two things that are not alike using the words like or as

b)

point of view: the perspective from which the events in the story, poem, or play are told

c)

a personal view that can be proved

d)

the author's choice of words and the order in which they are used

11.

mood

a)

relationship

b)

imagine

c)

suggests

d)

the way the author makes the reader feel through certain words or details

12.

fact

a)

something that can be proven

b)

relationship

c)

show

d)

picture

13.

What does the term 'chronologically' mean?

a)

described

b)

mainly

c)

in order according to time

d)

tell

14.

What does the term 'selection' refer to?

a)

the story, poem, drama, or article

b)

picture

c)

relationship

d)

the why

15.

organize

a)

picture

b)

communicate

c)

description

d)

text structures

16.

illustrate

a)

give

b)

show

c)

mainly

d)

tell

17.

advantage-and-disadvantage organizational structure

a)

an organizational structure that tells why something happens

b)

an organizational structure that discusses the positives and negatives

c)

an organizational structure that describes people, places, events, or ideas

d)

an organizational structure that discusses the events in the order in which they should occur

18.

descriptive organizational structure

a)

an organizational structure that discusses the positives and negatives

b)

an organizational structure that tells why something happens

c)

an organizational structure that describes people, places, events, or ideas

d)

an organizational structure that discusses the events in the order in which they should occur

19.

effective

a)

planned

b)

suggests

c)

achieving a desired goal or result

d)

relationship

20.

chronological organizational structure

a)

an organizational structure that discusses the events in the order in which they should occur

b)

suggests

c)

an organizational structure that describes people, places, events, or ideas

d)

an organizational structure that discusses the positives and negatives

21.

demonstrate

a)

show

b)

give

c)

she

d)

tell

22.

significant

a)

Interesting

b)

minor

c)

different

d)

Important

23.

addressing a topic

a)

Important

b)

talking to

c)

talk about

d)

help create

24.

develop

a)

modify/ adapt

b)

analyze

c)

create

d)

prevent

25.

falling action

a)

relationship

b)

the part of the story, poem, or play after the climax but before the ending

c)

a division of an act in a play

d)

the part of the story, poem, or play before the climax

26.

What is the meaning of 'reveal'?

a)

tell

b)

mainly

c)

name

d)

talk

27.

What is the meaning of 'inform'?

a)

name

b)

tell

c)

create

d)

picture

28.

What is a stanza?

a)

a group of lines in a poem

b)

paragraph

c)

planned

d)

tell

29.

conflict

a)

suggests

b)

communicate

c)

relationship

d)

the main problem in a story, poem, or play

30.

What does emphasize mean?

a)

tell

b)

give

c)

know

d)

show

31.

rising action

a)

the part of the story, poem, or play before the climax

b)

the part of the story, poem, or play after the climax but before the ending

c)

a division of an act in a play

d)

relationship

32.

What is a comparison of two things that are not alike using the words like or as?

a)

simile

b)

the narrator of a poem

c)

alike

d)

a drawing intended to explain how something works

33.

point of view

a)

relationship

b)

show

c)

the perspective from which the events in a story, poem, or play are told

d)

a guess based on clues

34.

interaction

a)

picture

b)

personal

c)

relationship

d)

process

35.

express

a)

talk about

b)

to help

c)

described

d)

text structures

36.

dialogue

a)

relationship

b)

communicate

c)

conversation between characters

d)

picture

37.

intended

a)

unexpected

b)

Important

c)

planned

d)

cancelled

38.

convey

a)

think Introspectively

b)

analyze

c)

Investigate

d)

communicate

39.

central idea

a)

the main idea of the entire selection

b)

the why

c)

Imagine

d)

picture

40.

support

a)

to help

b)

give

c)

talk about

d)

talking to

41.

indicate

a)

mainly

b)

show

c)

give

d)

tell

42.

similar

a)

alike

b)

Important

c)

different

d)

compare

43.

What is the meaning of the term 'whether'?

a)

the narrator of a poem

b)

If

c)

give

d)

alike

44.

resolution

a)

a) a drawing intended to explain how something works

b)

b) relationship

c)

c) the way the author makes the reader feel through certain words or details

d)

d) way the problem in the story, poem, or play is solved

45.

provide

a)

take

b)

get

c)

give

d)

imagine

46.

What does 'word choice' mean?

a)

the author's choice of words and the order in which they are used

b)

the order of events in a story

c)

the why

d)

picture

47.

What does 'contribute to' mean?

a)

give

b)

tell

c)

help create

d)

communicate

48.

playwright

a)

person who wrote the play

b)

tell

c)

show

d)

described

49.

dictionary entry

a)

picture

b)

the why

c)

Information about a word

d)

described

50.

audience

a)

A) Imagine

b)

B) readers, listeners

c)

C) described

d)

D) picture

51.

illustration

a)

title

b)

table

c)

picture

d)

culture

52.

caption

a)

labels

b)

a title or short description of a picture

c)

diagrams

d)

subtext

53.

key idea

a)

Imagine

b)

the main idea of a part of the selection

c)

relationship

d)

suggests

54.

contribute

a)

give

b)

get

c)

imagine

d)

picture

55.

opinion

a)

show

b)

picture

c)

a personal view

d)

something that can be proved.

56.

stage directions

a)

Instructions for actors and stage crew, usually set in italics, always in parentheses ( )

b)

show

c)

planned

d)

tell

57.

diagram

a)

a repeated pattern of sounds or beats

b)

achieving a desired goal or result

c)

a drawing intended to explain how something works

d)

when the author uses details and descriptions that appeal to the reader's senses.

58.

plot

a)

picture

b)

relationship

c)

the order of events in a story

d)

create

59.

presented

a)

trained

b)

described

c)

talked about

d)

forgotten

60.

What is the meaning of 'rhythm'?

a)

a repeated pattern of sounds or beats

b)

relationship

c)

picture

d)

described

61.

addressing a person

a)

talking to

b)

show

c)

talking about

d)

organize

62.

synonyms

a)

words that have opposite meanings

b)

imagery

c)

words that have similar meanings

d)

figurative language

63.

anytonyms

a)

words that have opposite meanings

b)

imagery

c)

words that have similar meanings

d)

figurative language

64.

revisions

a)

corrections

b)

changes

c)

copies

d)

colors

65.

corrections

a)

things to add

b)

things to remove

c)

things to fix

d)

things to change

66.

Which words mean to show?

a)

demonstrated

b)

illustrate

c)

emphasize

d)

indicate

e)

all of the above

67.

too

a)

also

b)

becomes

c)

locates

d)

more than one

68.

replace

a)

something that takes the place of another

b)

in the direction of

c)

a sentence that states the topic of its paragraph

d)

possessive form of it

69.

there

a)

movement

b)

region

c)

plan

d)

location

70.

dictionary

a)

tells the meaning and spelling of words

b)

your best friend

c)

an online tool on your STAAR test

d)

all of the above

71.

it's

a)

it is

b)

possessive form of it

c)

you are

d)

also

72.

you're

a)

they are

b)

you are

c)

location

d)

increase

73.

descriptive sentence

a)

changed and improved

b)

extra, unnecessary

c)

shows ownership

d)

gives details about, illustrates, explains

74.

extraneous

a)

excessive talk

b)

changed and improved

c)

extra, unnecessary

d)

independent

75.

then

a)

at that time

b)

comparison

c)

for a while

d)

before

76.

expand

a)

increase

b)

improve

c)

rise

d)

decrease

77.

to

a)

at that time

b)

in the direction of

c)

also

d)

more than one

78.

transition

a)

to do or carry on business

b)

a sentence that states the topic of its paragraph

c)

disobey

d)

a word or phrase that links different ideas

79.

topic

a)

subject

b)

central idea

c)

key idea

d)

main idea

80.

your

a)

you are

b)

at that time

c)

belonging to them

d)

belonging to you

81.

intend

a)

plan

b)

strategy

c)

decision

d)

opinion

82.

clarified

a)

predicted

b)

ever-changing

c)

made clear

d)

organized

83.

than

a)

contrast

b)

definition

c)

addition

d)

comparison

84.

topic sentence

a)

comparison

b)

a sentence that states the topic of its paragraph

c)

plan

d)

central idea

85.

they're

a)

increase

b)

they are

c)

belonging to them

d)

location

86.

apostrophe

a)

a play on words

b)

used for statements of facts

c)

shows ownership

d)

plan

87.

its

a)

belonging to it

b)

changed and improved

c)

in the direction of

d)

it is

88.

revised

a)

increased

b)

replaced

c)

made clear

d)

changed and improved

89.

their

a)

they are

b)

location

c)

belonging to you

d)

belonging to them

90.

additional

a)

achieving a desired goal or result

b)

to move forward or make progress

c)

added or extra

d)

changed

91.

effective

a)

to tear down

b)

the listener, viewer, or reader of a text

c)

achieving a desired goal or result

d)

located outside the body

92.

combine

a)

put two things together

b)

make something

c)

point out or show

d)

work together

93.

ECR

a)

essay

b)

extended constructed response

c)

has all parts of RACES

d)

all of the above

94.

SCR

a)

short constructed response

b)

short answer

c)

has restate, answer, and cite evidence

d)

all of the above

95.

text evidence

a)

proof in the passage

b)

inference

c)

prediction

d)

conclusion

96.

closing sentence

a)

first sentence in a paragraph

b)

last sentence in a paragraph

c)

conclusion

d)

both b and c

97.

pleasantly funny or entertaining

a)

unhappy

b)

boring

c)

amusing

d)

flattering

98.

author's purpose

a)

the reason why a writer wrote something

b)

central idea

c)

the reason why a reader reads something

d)

resolution

99.

vocabulary

a)

pictures

b)

words

c)

diagrams

d)

text features

100.

main divisions in a play

a)

cast of characters

b)

dialogue

c)

acts

d)

stage directions

101.

passage

a)

contrast

b)

the selection (article, story, poem, or drama)

c)

theme

d)

dialogue

102.

paired passage

a)

two passages that are connected or similar in some way

b)

the selection (article, story, poem, or drama)

c)

the main idea of a part of the selection

d)

the structure of a passage or section of a passage