Story Elements
Figurative language
True or False
Reading Continued
3rd Grade Grammar
100

This is where the story takes place.

setting.

100

This is a sound word. 

What is an onomatopoeia?

100

You should complete the STAAR as fast as possible.

False: it is more important to do your best than be the first one finished.

100

The message or the lesson that the author whats you to take away from the story.

What is a Theme?

100
This part of speech is a person, place, thing.
What is a noun?
200

The order that things happen in a story/ Plot

sequence of events

200

The boy baked a blue birthday cake. What is this an example of?

Alliteration

200

When you start your Reading STAAR you should tell everyone the answers. 

False. DO NOT DO THAT. 

200

The author wrote the passage to entertain us as a reader.

What is Author's purpose?

200

This part of speech is an action word.

What is a verb?

300

Pictures, Captions, Heading, Glossary, Index, Maps, Labels. Special Print - are all a part of

text features

300

A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph.

What is a stanza?

300

When completing Reading STAAR you must prove your answers by finding text evidence to support your thinking.

True: This will help you get the correct answer.

300

This genre means that it did happen. It is a true story 

What is non-fiction?

300

This part of speech describes a noun or pronoun.

Ex:  The pretty girl played with the small cat.

an adjective

400

What issue/problem the characters face in the story. 

Conflict

400

The people and animals in a story. 

What are characters?

400

When completing Reading STAAR test it is best to take a 1-2 minute brain break after completing a passage and questions. True or False?

True: When you take a break and relax that allows your brain an ooportunity to rest and "forget" the information you just read about before continuing to a new text. 

400

My mom has a heart of gold. 

What is this an example of?

Metaphor

400

What is the adverb in this sentence?

I was feeling hungry, so I quickly made myself a delicious sandwich.

quickly

500

How the problem is solved. 

What is the solution.

500

These phrases are examples of what?

She looks like a princess. 

He is like a dog. 

What are Similes? 

500

Each test you will have all day to complete it. If you don't know an answer, flag it and come back to it. Ask permission by raising your hand to go to the bathroom. Remain silent during and after the test. Take your time. No cell phones or any electronic devices!

True!

500

This is a genre where it could happen but it is fake.

What is realistic fiction?

500

When two words mean the opposite. 

What is an antonym?