Comprehension
Context Clues
STAAR
Reading Terms
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100

What is a character?

Who the story is about.

100

That shirt is hideous, its so ugly. 

What does the word hideous mean?

100

What grades take the STAAR exam?

3,4,5.

100

What is a conclusion?

The end of a story.

100

What is an antonym?

Opposite 

200

What is a main character?

The main person the story is about. 

200

The girl is sheepish, i am the the opposite; very talkable and outgoing.

What does sheepish mean?

200

When is the STAAR exam?

April 

200
What is a plot?

Action in a story from the beginning, middle, and end.

200

What is a synonym?

A word that means the same.

300

What is a summary?

A short version of the story.
300

The food was inadequate for my liking. I am used to five star restaurants.

What does the word inadequate mean?

300

Do other states take the STAAR exam? Besides Texas

No

300

What is the setting of a story?

When & Where the story takes place.

300

What is our principal's name?

Cordova

400

What is author's purpose?

The reason why an author writes, persuade, inform, entertain.
400

The redolence of the horse was horrible. We had to move him to the barn.

What does the word redolence mean?

400

What is understanding a story mean?

To comprehend.

400

What is the theme of a story?

Universal message in a story.

400

Who is the fifth grade science teacher?

Mcculough

500

What is realistic fiction?

A story that could be rea, but is not.

500

The student was so astute, he scored a 100 on his STAAR exam.

What does the word astute mean?

500

Why do we have tutorials?

To get better grades on the STAAR reading exam.

500

What is genre of a story?

Category of the text.

500

When was our school building built?

1967