Question Purpose
The question is asking you to find this if it is worded like this: "What is the best summary of the selection?"
What is a summary?
This is a group of lines in a poem.
What is a stanza?
These three things are the ONLY things you are allowed to do when you finish.
What is sleep, read, draw?
When reading a question that specifies a certain paragraph, this is the most important thing a student should do.
What is go back to the text?
This word represents the notes you make when reading a passage
What is annotations?
The question is asking you to find this, if it is worded like this: "The details in paragraph 5 support the idea that - "
What are supporting details?
Language that appeals to our five senses.
What is sensory language?
How do you support the answer you choose on the STAAR reading test?
What is finding the evidence in the text?
These words surround and help readers figure out the definition of unknown words.
What are context clues?
What is an antonym?
The question is asking you to find this, if it is worded like this: " What is the central idea of this passage?"
What is main idea?
The author's attitude towards the subject matter in the text.
What is tone?
Text evidence is always
What is a direct quote from the text?
This word generally means the lesson the author wants the reader to take away from the story.
What is theme?
This figurative language helps the reader imagine what is happening in a moment in the story
What is imagery/sensory language?
The question is asking you to find this, if it is worded like this: "The author's purpose of this article is to -"
What is author's purpose?
This point of view gives us insight only into the feelings and thoughts of the narrator.
What is first-person POV?
What is the name of the strategy we use to answer our extended construct response and short answer response questions?
What is R.A.C.E.S?
These types of words/phrases help the author indirectly emphasize certain things in the story.
What is figurative language?
When you come across a word in your passage you do not know you should
What is look it up?
The question is asking you to find this, if it is worded like this: "In paragraph 5, Anthony chooses not to mention the ready-made pesto most likely because he - "
What is character motivation / characterization / character description
This type of figurative language uses words with the same starting letter.
What is alliteration?
This type of story is a true story based on a memory from someone's life.
What is literary nonfiction?
when a narrator is privy to the thoughts, actions, and motivations of other characters.
What is third person omniscient
The woman was disconsolate over losing her job. Using context clues, what does disconsolate mean?
What is inconsolable, unhappy