The series of events in a story. It includes an exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
What is plot
100
Includes stage directions and dialogue
What is drama.
100
Example: Her eyes danced across the room with pride at what her students had done.
What is personification.
100
The first step as you read a passage on the STAAR exam.
What is annotations.
200
The feeling the reader gets based on word choice, figurative language, etc. within a poem.
What is mood.
200
A message about life or human nature that a writer wants you to understand. The point the writer is trying to make.
What is theme.
200
Tells a made up story that may or may not be likely to happen in real life. It follows a plot line.
What is fiction.
200
I could eat a zebra.
What is hyberbole.
200
On summary questions, what is a good strategy to address a summary question that has been reviewed.
What is BME Chart (beginning, middle, end chart) or write out your own summary first.
300
In poetry the voice that "talks" to you through the poem.
What is the speaker.
300
Author's write to: inform, persuade, entertain, explain, or express thoughts or feelings.
What is author's purpose.
300
Text that explains, describes, or informs
What is expository/non-fiction.
300
A person, place, object, or activity that stands for something beyond itself.
What is symbol.
300
You should go through a process of _______ when selection your answer choice.
What is elimination.
400
Repetition of vowel sounds.
What is assonance
400
The written conversation between two or more charcters. In Drama, stories are told primarily through this.
What is dialogue.
400
A genre that has fictional elements but is true.
What is literary nonfiction.
400
HOW the speaker/narrator says something in the text.
What is tone.
400
The BEST resource you have on the reading test for FREE points is...
What is a dictionary.
500
List at least three "Sound Devices" that might be used in poetry.
What is either Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance, Meter, Onomatopoeia, Repetition, Rhyme, or Rhythm.
500
The POV of this story: She was carrying her luggage to the airport-her nerves her growing inside of her. The gentleman in front of her opened the door. His heart raced as he saw her beautiful face.
What is third person omniscient.
500
If you a reading a memoir, the POV will be ...
What is 1st person.
500
The poem "The Groundhog" is an example of an -----