Vocabulary
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Strategies
Mystery Category!
100
When you make an educated guess that is supported by the text AND your own knowledge.
Inference
100
The most exciting or suspenseful part of a story's plot.
The climax
100
Non-fiction articles are written mostly to...
A. Inform
B. Entertain
A. Inform!
100
At the end of your STAAR test, you should always do THIS before submitting it.
Check your answers!
100
Mars is the _____ planet from the sun.
Fourth
200
A belief or feeling. The opposite of a fact.
Opinion
200
A problem or challenge the main character faces in a story.
Conflict
200
Words underneath a photograph in an article are called...
Caption!
200
This type of text should always be read more than once to understand its deep meaning.
Poetry
200
Answer this riddle:
The more there is the less you see.
Darkness
300
When a longer text is shortened to only its most important events/details. Should contain a beginning, middle, and end.
Summary
300
"There, in a shaft of the wan afternoon sunlight, was a single bloodred blossom."
What type of figurative language is this?
A. Personification
B. Hyperbole
C. Simile
B. Hyperbole
300
The way an author organizes a selection is called...
Hint: compare/contrast, chronological, problem/solution...
Text structure!
300
Doing this can help you narrow your answer choices down.
Eliminating answers!
300
Who is the first known character to die in Season 1 of Stranger Things?
Barb!
400
An assertion that something is true or factual without proof or evidence.
Claim
400
"The trees whispered to each other in the cool, summer evening."
What type of figurative language is this?
A. Personification
B. Metaphor
C. Hyperbole
A. Personification
400
The central idea or point of a text is called...
A. Main idea
B. Theme
C. Summary
A. Main idea!
400
Making these to the side of your text can help you remember important details, unknown words, or main ideas.
Annotations
400
What Mortal Kombat character is this?
Shao Kahn!
500
The word accumulate comes from the Latin cumulus, which means "a pile." What does accumulated mean in this sentence:
"Throughout the night chickadees burn their recently accumulated fat, and by the next morning, none is left."
A. Lost
B. Awakened
C. Warmed
D. Gathered
D. Gathered
500
When a writer describes something so vividly you can imagine it in your head.
A. Figurative language
B. Imagery
C. Setting
B. Imagery!
500
Caption: Anaerobic digester silos trap methane gas.
What does the photograph of the anaerobic digester silos and its caption help the reader to understand?
A. Microbes are used to make methane
B. Methane is held in containers so it won't escape.
C. Farms benefit from the extra food from its stores.
B. Methane is held in containers so it won't escape!
500
You should always go back in the text and do this to prove your answer choice.
Find evidence!
500
The letter E!
600
chain \Ɏchān\ n
1. a bendable series of joined links
2. a bond, or anything that binds
together 3. a series of events
related by cause and effect 4. a
group of businesses owned by one
parent company
Which definition matches the meaning of chains in this sentence:
"Sainsbury's is one of England's oldest grocery chains."
Definition 4: A group of businesses owned by one parent company.
600
Why might a poet repeat a word or phrase in their writing?
A. To emphasize that it's important in some way
B. Because they can
C. To make sure you're paying attention
A. To emphasize that it's important in some way
600
Read this paragraph:
One of the best things about ADs is that their source is reliable. Every meal, whether it’s eaten in a restaurant or at home, results in some food waste. Fortunately, much of that garbage can be turned into a valuable raw material for making biofuel. Thus, the waste is no longer wasted.
What is the most likely reason the author included the information in paragraph 6?
A. To suggest that it is difficult to collect food waste
B. To highlight food waste is a renewable and useful resource
C. To argue that food waste is a growing problem
B. To highlight food waste is a renewable and useful resource
600
Using one of these can help you figure out the definition of a word, its spelling, and how it is used.
A dictionary!
600
Black Ops 1!
700
What is the meaning of profusion as it is used in this sentence:
"Huge, flat leaves, delicate wisps of tendrils, ferns and fronds and vines of all shades and shapes grew in seemingly random profusion."
A. Height
B. Color
C. Abundance
D. Purpose
C. Abundance
700
Read this stanza:
From dawn to dusk in darkling air
we glean and gulp and pluck and snare,
then find a roost that’s snug and tight
to brave the long and frozen night.
The imagery used in lines 3 and 4 create a sense of:
A. loneliness
B. affection
C. acceptance
D. security
D. security
700
Read this paragraph:
Today the now-famous wartime slogan (Keep Calm and Carry On) has been rewritten in different ways. Some people have created fun phrases like “Keep Calm and Call Mom” or “Keep Calm and Eat a Cupcake.” Others have added sarcasm to the slogan by writing versions such as “Now Panic and Freak Out” or “Keep Calm and This Poster Is Getting Old.” No matter the version or interpretation of the Keep Calm slogan, it is highly recognizable. Many online shopping websites continue to sell a variety of products with some form of the Keep Calm and Carry On slogan. And variations of the slogan show up on social networking sites daily.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
A. The Keep Calm slogan has been posted many times on social media sites
B. The Keep Calm slogan and its various forms have become a popular part of current culture.
B. The Keep Calm slogan and its various forms have become a popular part of current culture.
700
You should do this when you come across a paired passage selection on the STAAR test.
Read each text by itself and answer their questions, THEN answer the questions about BOTH texts.
700
Who are the two members of Twenty One Pilots?
Josh Dunn and Tyler Joseph!