Text Types
STAAR Vocabulary
Question Types
STAAR Vocabulary #2
Miscellaneous
100

tells a story through the words and actions of characters- has acts, scenes, and stage directions

Drama

100

Claim means..

The author's opinion about a topic

100

Which idea should be included in a summary of the story

Summary- adding details

100
Differ means

different

100

When are you supposed to use the dictionary?

Anytime you need it.

To look up a word you don't know.

to figure out how to pronounce a word.

200

Has a setting with a character.  One of the characters has a problem that gets solved. Some events lead to the resolution, and the main character learns something.

Fiction

200

What does P.O.V stand for, and what are the types?

Point of view, 1st and 3rd person

200

What is the most likely reason the author included the Illustration?

Author's Purpose

200

What is the Central Idea 

What the entire story is about.

200

What is the difference between realistic fiction and fables?

Realistic fiction is a story that could happen

Fables are stories with tricksters that teach lessons.

300

These are divided into stanzas; they often rhyme, but do not have to.

Poetry

300

What does infer mean

educated guess

300

What is the main problem in the story? Support your answer with evidence from the text.

Short Constructed Response (SCR)


Bonus: How do you answer this type of question? (100 points)

300

What is a key Idea

What the section of a text is about
300

What goes into the fiction 4-square?

Character, setting, p.o.v., conflict, resolution, theme

400

gives facts and information about a topic- includes text features such as guide words, headings, subheadings, pronunciation guides, and graphic features

Informational 

400

Most likely reason means...

author's purpose

400

1 As it is used in paragraph 6, the word risks refers to

What is Word, Clue, Meaning

400

What is an organizational structure

Text Structures


Bonus: What are the types of text structures (500 points)(have to get all of them right or 100 per structure)

400

What are the parts of a nonfiction 4-square?

Central idea, author's purpose, and key idea of each section heading, or chunk of paragraphs.

500

presents information to influence what the reader thinks or does- sometimes organized by cause and effect or fact and opinion

Persuasive

500

Express means...

To show


Bonus: What is another synonym for express? (100 points)


500

Based on the events that take place at the end of the story, what will Squirrel most likely do next?

Inferring

500
what is Figurative language

language that does not mean what is actually said


Bonus: give an example of 1 type of figurative language (100 points)

500

Why does an author include more than 1 scene in a drama?

When the scene changes, the setting changes.