Question Purpose
The question is asking you to find this if it is worded like this: "What is the best summary of the selection?"
What is a summary?
This is a group of lines in a poem.
What is a stanza?
All FICTION are written with this in mind including rising action, climax and falling action.
What is plot
When reading a question that specifies a certain paragraph, this is the most important thing a student should do.
What is go back to the text?
On the STAAR, it is important to use the A.C.E. strategy for this type of question.
What is short constructed response?
The question is asking you to find this, if it is worded like this: "The details in paragraph 5 support the idea that - "
What are supporting details?
Sensory language that appeals to our five senses.
What is imagery?
An article about the dangers of playing video games all day is this type of text.
What is informational
These words surround and help readers figure out the definition of unknown words.
What are context clues?
What is an antonym?
The question is asking you to find this, if it is worded like this: " What is the central idea of this passage?"
What is main idea?
The author's feeling towards the subject matter in the text.
What is tone?
The component of an argument that defends the claim against the counterargument.
What is rebuttal
This word generally means the lesson the author wants the reader to take away from the story.
What is theme?
This figurative language exaggerates what is happening in the story for emphasis.
What is hyperbole?
The question is asking you to find this, if it is worded like this: "The author's purpose of this article is to -"
What is author's purpose?
This point of view gives us insight only into the feelings and thoughts of the narrator.
What is first-person POV?
Autobiographies and biographies are included in this category of non-fiction.
What is literary non-fiction
These types of words/phrases help the author indirectly emphasize/express certain things in the story.
What is figurative language?
to alter something already written or printed, in order to make corrections, improve, or update
What is revise?
The question is asking you to find/think about this element of fiction, if it is worded like this: "In paragraph 5, Anthony chooses not to mention the ready-made pesto most likely because he - "
What is character motivation / characterization / character description
This type of figurative language uses words with the same starting letter.
What is alliteration?
These are the words that tell what the characters should be doing as they say their lines.
What are stage directions
when a third-person narrator is privy to the thoughts, actions, and motivations of all the characters.
What is third-person omniscient?
The woman was disconsolate over losing her job. Using context clues, what does disconsolate mean?
What is inconsolable, unhappy