Vocabulary 1
When is another word for organizational pattern?
What is the text structure?
A caption is:
A) A short description under a picture or diagram
B) The main idea of the story
C) A heading at the top of the page
D) A type of punctuation
A.
The rain clouds frowned and the thunder growled as the storm moved across the city.
What is personification?
What is your best friend on the STAAR test?
THE DICTIONARY!!
What does "conclude" mean?
To determine or decide by reasoning
She was so angry I thought her head would explode!
What is an example of hyperbole?
What does it mean to make an inference?
Make an educated guess from context clues or use background knowledge
Fireworks are as American as apple pie!
Simile
What is the text structure in the passage?
Anai woke up early on Saturday morning. First, she brushed her teeth and got dressed. Next, she ate breakfast with her family. After breakfast, she packed her backpack for the park. Finally, she went outside to play with her friends.
Sequence
what does depict mean?
To show or to illustrate
Life is a journey. It's a roller coaster of emotions and experiences.
Metaphor
What is theme?
The lesson learned or the message the author is trying to share with the reader.
The repetition of the same consonant sounds in the beginning.
Alliteration
In a descriptive text about the beach, which of the following would you most likely find?
A) Dates of historical events
B) Colors, smells, and sounds
C) Causes and effects
B.
Come up with or create
Katie's hands, trembling and shaking, dripped sweat onto the telephone as she tried one last time to scream her warning about Bill's heart attack.
Imagery
Name the figurative language:
"The boy was a sky scraper, towering over all the other students".
Metaphor
What is the authors purpose?
"Eating too much cake and not exercising can give us health problems."
Inform
What does intent mean?
The purpose or goal
I'm as happy as a clam that Spring Break begins soon!
Simile
What does convey mean?
To communicate
Name the figurative language: He was a hurricane when he entered the room.
Metaphor
What is the correct way to write the date?
A. Wednesday, April, 8 2026
B. Wednesday April 8, 2026
C. Wednesday, April 8, 2026
C. Wednesday, April 8, 2026