Test Taking Words
the meaning of the word convey
to show
What can a summary never have in it?
An opinion
What type of sentence is this?
I went to the store to buy milk, but I forgot my wallet.
What is a compound sentence
What is the first thing you should do when you encounter a passage?
What is read through the title, captions, headings, subheadings and pictures
The problem in the story
What is conflict
the meaning of the word contradict
To against or to be opposite of
meaning of theme
Identifying the main lesson from the whole story.
I am ready for the STAAR test because I have been working hard all year.
What is a complex sentence
how to make a prediction a passage
What is the title
What is annotating the questions first?
The enemy of the main character
antagonist
the meaning of the word portray
To show
What do sensory details help the reader do?
Double Jeopardy: What is another word for sensory details?
Visualize a part of the text
Imagery
What is wrong with this sentence?
We are reading on Friday to finish our bookclub books we will then start our projects Monday.
When you encounter a word you don't know in one of the answer choices, what should you do?
What is look it up in the dictionary
In persuasion, something that is attractive at first, but if you think about it, it makes no sense
What is faulty reasoning
the meaning of significant
What is important?
meaning of dialogue
Double Jeopardy! How do you know there is dialogue in a poem or story?
Characters talking back and forth
There are quotation marks
What is wrong with this sentence?
Because she is already 13
It is a fragment
After looking up a word in a dictionary, what should you do?
What is write down a simple definition in your own words
When a person writes the story of their own life
Autobiography
When a question asks you about the authors attitude you are looking for their...?
What is Opinion
purpose of using 1st person point of view
You only get the thoughts and feelings of the narrator
What do you call a clause that begins with a subordinating conjunction and has a subject and a verb?
strategy for paired passages
What is read and answer questions for one passage, then the next, then finally the paired questions
When a nonfiction article presents ideas in the order in which they occured in time.
What is chronological