WILD CARD
Structural Elements
Sensory/Figurative Lang
STAAR STEMS
Murphy's choice
100

The text is mostly about is called the _________.

What is central idea?

100

The list that usually appears at the beginning of a drama/play are the _________. 

What are characters?

100

What type of sensory language are these two lines? 

"the curtain has a way

of whispering to the shade"

What is sense of sound?

100

As it is used in line 28, the word excel means ______. 

a) do many tasks at once

b) do better than others

c) pretend to know everything

d) be afraid of trying new activities

What is do better than others?

100

I tell the actors where to go on the performance is _____.

What are stage directions?

200

The name of headings that separates sections of reading is called___________.

what are subheadings

200

The part of the play that leads to the audience to the climax of the story is ________. 

What is rising action?

200

Her eyes sparkled like diamonds. 

What is Simile

200

Samantha's rap in Scene 3 is important to the play because it helps Bella ___________.

a) realize that her sister admires her rap

b) discuss her concerns with her mother

c) understand why studying is so important

d) determine what has been wrong with her raps

What is "realize that her sister admires her rap"?

200

There are more than one of these in a play which shows the scene is changing or adding in a character. I am called ________________. 

What are acts?

300

What is the author's purpose:

There were 9 planets in the solar system. Now there are only 8 since Pluto is called a dwarf planet. 

what is inform

300

The person in the story who tells what the characters are thinking or doing in the play is the ________. 

What is narrator?

300

This statement is an example of a type of figurative language. 

"The classroom was a zoo."

What is a Metaphor

300

Read this sentence from sentence 10. 


Amy: Look, if you had a piece of food stuck in your teeth, I would let you know. 


This line is meant to show that Amy _________. 

a) does not like to be told she is wrong

b) wishes that Bella was not such a messy eater

c) thinks she is a good friend to Bella

d) notices things that other people do not see


What is "thinks she is a good friend to Bella"?
300
This is a label that tells the characters when to talk. I am called ________. 
What is a character tag?
400

Identify the type of figurative language used here:

Clary closed her cluttered clothes closet.

alliteration 

400

"If we eat too much food and do not exercise, we gain weight. Eating food without exercising is the “cause;” weight gain is the “effect.” This is an example of _______ text structure. 

What is cause and effect?

400

Language that appeals to our 5 senses

What is Sensory Language

400

Which line from the play suggest that Scott disagrees with Amy's opinion of Bella?

a) Scott: Remember what I told you

b) Scott: From what I can see, "shun" words aren't easy for you 

c) Scott: Besides, you're really good at lots of things

d) Scott: You should just keep on rapping.

D) Scott: You should just keep on rapping. 

400
The playwright includes the stage directions at the beginning of each scene is mainly to _______. 

What is to identify the time and place?

500

Identify the type of figurative language used here: 

The flowers danced to the wind.

what is personification

500

The part in a play where the problem is solved is the ________. 

What is resolution?

500

Language that gives human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, and ideas

What is Personification

500

The most important element in a narrative is the ______. 

What is the plot?

500

The reader can tell that "The Gift of Rhyme" is a play because it has a ________. 

What it is has a list of characters?