STAAR Reading 7th

Figurative Language

100

The Wicked Witch of the West went her own way.

What is Alliteration?

200

"Juliet is the sun."

What is a metaphor?

300

He is like a mouse in front of the teacher.

What is simile?

400

My dad is going to kill me when he gets home.

What is hyperbole?

500

I am so tired I cannot walk another inch.

What is hyperbole?

Main Idea

100

The broad, general theme or message.

What is main idea?

200

Honeybees form large hives. There are thousands of bees in a hive. One bee is the queen. She lays the eggs. Some bees gather nectar and pollen from flowers to make honey. Other bees protect the hive. Some bees keep the hive clean. Still other bees help the queen. Each bee has a special job to do in the bee hive. What is the main idea of this text passage? A. Bees work together to make honey. B. Each bee has a job to do in a beehive. C. The queen is the most important bee.

What is "Each bee has a job to do in a beehive."

300

Bats are fascinating animals. They are not birds, they are flying mammals. Some bats eat fruit, others eat insects. Bats are experts at flying. They use a system called echolocation to fly quickly in the dark. Which is the main idea of this text passage? A. Bats are flying mammals. B. Bats are fascinating animals. C. Some bats eat fruit.

What is "Bats are fascinating animals."

400

This sentence announces the general subject, ideas or arguments to be dealt with in the paragraph.

What is the Topic Sentence?

500

There are many different kinds of bears in the world. Black bears live in North America. Grizzly bears also live in North America. They are very dangerous. The white Polar bear lives in the Arctic. The biggest bear is the Kodiak bear that is found in Alaska. What is the main idea of this text passage? A. Bears live in North America. B. Bears are dangerous. C. There are many kinds of bears.

What is C. There are many kinds of bears?

Inferences

100

Pete called Ted Tuesday afternoon and invited him to come to his house after dinner to watch a movie. It had been a long, boring day, and Ted was excited to have something to do. After dinner, he hopped on his bike and pedaled over to Pete's house. The house was dark, and when he rang the bell, there was no answer. Ted turned around, hopped back on his bike, and rode home. Make an inference about why Ted rode home.

What is "Nobody was home"?

200

Sara walked into the large room. The woman behind the desk smiled at her. Sara looked around. There were hundreds of magazines in the room. There were thousands of books! Other children were in the room, sitting and reading books. Sara walked up to the woman. "Can you help me find a book?" she asked. Make an inference about where Sara is.

What is "Sara is in the library."

300

Nina held the glass jar very carefully. The teacher told the students to be careful because the experiment could explode. Slowly, Nina poured the green liquid into a glass jar. She wiped the edge of the jar and set it on the table. Next, she picked up the tube of red liquid. She measured one drop of it. Nina then carefully added the red drop to the green liquid. Make an inference about the class Nina is in.

What is "Nina is in science class"?

400

There are many different ways of going to school. Some children go to school by radio. The teacher talks to the children over the radio. The children can talk back to the teacher. In some desert countries, children go to school in tents. They people move across the desert, carrying the tent school with them. In some hot countries, children go to school outside all year long. They do not sit in buildings. The sit on the grass. Make an inference about why children in hot countries go to school outside all year long.

What is "It would be too hot to have school inside a building so they sit on the cool grass"?

500

Sparta and Athens were Greek cities. Long ago, the people of both cities sent their children to school. The children learned different things there. In Sparta, the children went to school outdoors. They learned how to jump and run. They learned how to dance. They learned how to play many different games. In Athens, only boys went to school. They learned how to read, write, and speak correctly. They learned how to count and use numbers. Make an inference about schooling for girls in Sparta and Athens.

What is "Girls went to school in Sparta but not in Athens"?

Plot Structure

100

Something happens to begin the action.

What is the rising action?

200

When the story builds and gets more exciting

What is rising action?

300

The writer introduces the characters and setting, providing description and background.

What is Exposition?

400

The ending. At this point, any remaining secrets, questions or mysteries are solved

What is resolution?

500

Events happen as a result of the climax.

What is Falling Action?

Extra Extra

100

"Henry was a lion on the battlefield”

What is metaphor?

200

Toy Story - When Jessie's scene of her abandonment as a toy is shown, it would be considered....

What is a flashback?

300

When a character struggles against other characters in the story

What is Man vs. Man?

400

When the protagonist stands up to support his beliefs and struggles against the social norms.

What is Man vs. Society?

500

When the protagonist struggles against the forces of nature, or an external environment.

What is Man vs. Nature?