G. week of my summer exile
________________ are directions for the actors in a drama.
stage directions
One way to find the meaning of a word you don't know are by using a dictionary and the _________ _______ in the sentence or paragraph.
context clues
When is your Reading STAAR benchmark test?
Wednesday, May 11
A. gives Alyssa’s post a dramatic effect
G. The Keep Calm slogan and its various forms have become a popular part of current culture.
"I washed the windows until they shined like diamonds" is a type of figurative language called a _________.
simile
In order to find the meaning of a word, we have to ________ the meaning by using context clues or evidence from the text.
Infer or Inference
If you can't find a word in the dictionary, drop the prefix and/or suffix and type in just the ____________.
base [root] word
The best ____________ of a text always contains the main points, or the beginning, middle, and end.
summary
C. can be easily altered in humorous ways
"The falling snowflakes danced across the sky" is an example of figurative language called a __________.
personification
C. famous
On the STAAR test, paragraphs, scenes, and stanzas all have _________ beside them to help you find answers.
numbers
At the end of a fictional reading, you have usually learned a lesson, moral, or __________.
theme
Some common types of ______ _______ , or the way a passage is organized, in nonfiction texts are cause and effect, chronological, sequential, and problem/solution.
text structures
__________ is the written or spoken conversation between characters.
dialogue
Which definition matches the meaning of chains as it is used in the following sentence?
Founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury, Sainsbury’s is one of England’s oldest grocery chains.
4. a group of businesses owned by one parent company
As you read, it is helpful to ______ to get a better understanding of what you are reading about.
Annotate, summarize, or write notes
F. By summarizing the benefits of participating in Junior Achievement
_________ are like paragraphs in a poem.
Stanzas
C. Abundance