ELA STAAR Test Prep
Across
- 7. what happens as a result of the event or action (what happens after)
- 10. to find the similarities between two or more things.
- 11. the person that narrates the poem
- 12. Where and when the story takes place
- 13. a shortened version of the text that focuses on the main idea of the work.
- 14. the feeling or emotion the reader gets when reading a passage.
- 16. to find the differences between two or more things.
- 18. a play. It is meant to be performed on stage for an audience.
- 19. an extreme exaggeration
- 20. the use of words that sound like the word they describe (ex. boom, buzz)
- 25. when the author pauses in the story to describe events that happened in the past.
- 29. The problem of a story
- 30. a description that strongly appeals to the 5 senses (sight, smell, hearing, taste, and
- 32. a personal belief or judgment that cannot be proven
- 34. gives human qualities to nonhuman things
Down
- 1. the bits and pieces of information that support the main idea.
- 2. the attitude, or feeling, that the author has about the subject.
- 3. the use of the same words or phrases over and over (helps the reader focus on the
- 4. The person that wrote the poem
- 5. the words that are spoken by the actors.
- 6. a group of lines (a paragraph for poems)
- 8. the central message or the lesson about life that the author wants to get across.
- 9. a row of words (just one line)
- 12. is a person, place, or thing that represents something beyond its literal meaning. (Ex. A
- 15. hint about events that will happen later that builds suspense.
- 17. a statement that can be proven by asking experts, looking up information in a book, etc.
- 21. Comparing two things not using like or as.
- 22. the author of the play
- 23. the person that tells the story.
- 24. comparing two things using like or as
- 26. The use of words that begin with the same letter sound. (ex. Silly Sally said stop)
- 27. the events in a story
- 28. the reason something happens. (what happens before)
- 31. the use of words with similar end sounds
- 33. putting a part of or all of a text you read into your own words.