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STAAR Question Stems
Fiction/Drama
Expository Texts
Poetry/Cross Genre
A Little This, A Little That
100
"With which statement would the author most likely agree?"

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What is drawing conclusions?
100
The main character in a literary text that faces opposition from the antagonist
What is protagonist?
100
A statement that may be supported by facts but cannot be proven. This statement usually contains value words.
What is opinion?
100
Repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more adjacent words or stressed syllables
What is alliteration?
100
Identify the type of figurative language: "John's answer to the problem was just a Band-Aid, not a solution"
What is metaphor?
200
"The author begins and ends the selection by bringing together the idea that -"

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What is main idea?
200
The type of character that changes throughout the story.
What is dynamic character?
200
A statement that can be proven based on evidence.
What is factual claim?
200
The use of words that sound like what they mean. Words that represent sounds.
What is onomatopoeia?
200
A summary for an informational text should have the _______ ________ from the __________, ________, and ___________
What is main ideas; beginning, middle, & end?
300
"Which sentence from the selection supports the idea that..."

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What is supporting details?
300
The point of view in which the main character tells the story from their perspective
What is first person?
300
A statement that is generally accepted to be true by the majority of people. Example: We all know Texans are mad about football.
What is commonplace assertion?
300
The use of a sound, word, phrase, clause, or sentence more than once.
What is repetition? 
300
Identify the figurative language: "The thunder clapped angrily in the distance."
What is personification?
400
"Cassie's thoughts in paragraph 14 show that she -"

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What is thoughts & feelings?
400
The five parts of the plot are...
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, & resolution?
400
How the author creates the passage and puts it together (Examples: Cause & Effect, Description, Sequencing, Problem-Solution)
What is text structure?
400
The type of poetry that tells a story
What is narrative poem?
400
SWBST is used for summarizing a narrative text and stands for...
What is "somebody wanted but so then"?
500
"The author included paragraph 14 to-"

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What is author's purpose?
500
A written conversation between two or more characters 
What is dialogue?
500
Facts, examples, explanations, quotes, & data that support the main idea.
What is supporting details?
500
Division of a poem composed of 2 or more lines characterized by meter, rhyme, & # of lines. Similar to a paragraph.
What is stanza?
500
What do the three T's stand for in TPCASTT?
What is title, theme, & title?