STAAR Vocab
Text Structure
Poetry
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots
Miscellaneous
100
A grouped set of lines in a poem
What are stanzas?
100
The difference between sequence and chronological.
What is sequence includes steps to the reader in 2nd-person point of view and chronological gives you events in order of time?
100
An extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
100
The difference between a pre-fix and a suffix
What is a pre-fixes are in the beginning of a word and suffixes are at the end?
100
Give me an example of a simile.
Answers will vary.
200
The definition of the word "emphasize"
What is to stress or show importance of? Example: "The poet used repetition in order to emphasize the meaning of family to the speaker."
200
How most Fiction texts are organized (text structure)
What is chronological order?
200
"Life is a stream / On which we strew / Petal by petal the flower of our heart;" This is an example of what figurative language?
What is a metaphor?
200
What part of this word is the prefix and what does it mean: "unhappy"?
What is "un" and it means "not"?
200
The text structure of both Black Death articles that we read
What is Cause and Effect?
300
The definition of the word "convey"
What is to show? Example: "What did the author want to convey when he used figurative language in paragraph 2?"
300
The ability of a building to withstand the stress of an earthquake depends upon its type of construction, shape, mass distribution, and rigidity. Different combinations are used. To reduce stress, first, the building's ground floor must be flexible. One method is to support the ground floor with extremely rigid, hollow columns, while the rest of the building is supported by flexible columns located inside the hollow columns. A different method is to use rollers or rubber pads to separate the base columns from the ground, allowing the columns to shake parallel during an earthquake. Next, the outdoor walls should be made with stronger and more reinforced materials such as steel or reinforced concrete. Then, to help prevent collapsing, the roof should be made out of light-weight materials.
What is Sequential?
300
"Peter Piper picked pickled peppers" is an example of which poetic device?
What is alliteration?
300
In the word, "antisocial," what does "anti" mean?
What is against or opposed to?
300
The first three things that we should do when we read a passage
What is circle the title, make a prediction, and do GAP?
400
When you make an _________, you deduce or conclude information from evidence and reasoning.
What is inference?
400
Some countries, such as Japan, or parts of a country, like California in the United States, have a lot of earthquakes. In these places it is a good practice to build houses and other buildings so they will not collapse when there is an earthquake. This is called seismic design or "earthquake-proofing".
What is Problem-Solution?
400
"After getting my report card / I knew it was time to hit the books." What figurative language is represented in this example?
What is an idiom?
400
Point out the pre-fix and suffix in the word "disabled" and tell me what they mean.
Prefix:dis (not); Suffix: able (can do something)
400
The atmosphere created in the story to make the reader feel a certain way is called...
What is mood?
500
Define "imagery."
What is when the author uses the five senses in order to paint a picture for the reader?
500
The surface of the Earth is divided into pieces called "tectonic plates." These plates move. When the plates rub against each other, they do not move smoothly. When the plates do not move smoothly, earthquakes result. Some parts of the world get more earthquakes than other parts. The parts of the earth that get most earthquakes are near the edges of these plates.
What is Cause and Effect?
500
Tell me what TPCASTT stands for and what you do for each part.
What is Title, Paraphrase, Connotation, Attitude, Shift, Title, Theme?
500
What does the prefix in the word "superman" mean? A. Amazing/Wonderful B. Above/Beyond C. Crazy/Wild D. Extra/Excessive
What is B. Above/Beyond?
500
Mrs. Sharif's cat's name
What is Zuri?
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