ELA STAAR Test Prep

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