Question Purpose
The question is asking you to find this if it is worded like this: "What is the best summary of the selection?"
Summary
This is a group of lines in a poem.
Stanza
True or False: All 8th graders are required to take the 8th grade Reading STAAR.
False
When reading a question that specifies a certain paragraph, this is the most important thing a student should do.
Go back to the text/ Go to that paragraph
How the reader feels when reading a story.
Mood
The question is asking you to find this, if it is worded like this: "The details in paragraph 5 support the idea that - "
Supporting details
Sensory language that appeals to our five senses.
Imagery
How do you support the answer you choose on the STAAR reading test?
What is finding the evidence in the text?
These words surround and help readers figure out the definition of unknown words.
Context clues
This kind of word has the opposite meaning of another word.
Antonym
The question is asking you to find this, if it is worded like this: " Which idea does the author emphasize throughout the selection?"
Main idea/Key idea/ Controlling Idea
The author's feeling towards the subject matter in the text.
Tone
This question: The reader can conclude that ... Is asking the reader to what?
Make an inference
This word generally means the lesson the author wants the reader to take away from the story.
Theme
This figurative language exaggerates what is happening in the story for emphasis.
Hyperbole
The question is asking you to find this, if it is worded like this: "The author describes his experience in a way that highlights - "
Author's purpose
This point of view gives us insight only into the feelings and thoughts of the narrator.
First-person POV
Non-fiction written by the author about the author's life
Autobiography
These types of words/phrases help the author indirectly emphasize certain things in the story.
Figurative language
The part of the story where the reader learns about the characters, setting, and background information
Exposition
The question is asking you to find this, if it is worded like this: "In paragraph 5, Anthony chooses not to mention the ready-made pesto most likely because he - "
Character motivation
This type of figurative language uses words with the same starting letter.
Alliteration
To get an idea of what a passage is about before reading it, what should you check first
Title, subtitles, photos, captions
when a first-person narrator is privy to the thoughts, actions, and motivations of other characters.
First person omnicient
The woman was disconsolate over losing her job. Using context clues, what does disconsolate mean?
inconsolable, unhappy, sad