STAAR Reading Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.
  2. 3. A practical lesson about right and wrong
  3. 7. A listing of words with synonyms and antonyms
  4. 10. comparison using like or as. Clue: You "smile" when you see someone you like." Example: The car was as cold as ice.
  5. 11. person point of view Told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using the pronouns "I" and We"
  6. 13. the struggle or problem in the story that a character must resolve
  7. 14. This unreliable information is a technique used to mislead the reader. (
  8. 15. the person who is telling the story; the speaker
  9. 16. Writing that is factual, not creative or fictional.
  10. 20. the dictionary meaning (remember the D is for dictionary)
  11. 21. language language that means more than what it says on the surface; not actual or literal meaning
  12. 23. term in persuasive text, a word or phrase that reveals the author's feelings and rouses the reader's emotions
  13. 24. fiction fiction that involves an event in history. Contains historical facts, events, or people, but is not true.
  14. 26. a conversation between characters set off by quotation marks (what character is saying)
  15. 27. Atmosphere created by the author's work (how it makes you feel--feeling created)
  16. 28. the reason the character says or does something
  17. 32. the smaller title that goes before a new section of the text.
  18. 33. to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented (put clue together with your good brain)
  19. 37. to demonstrate that something is right; to defend with reasons
  20. 38. finding a solution to a problem
  21. 39. a conversation between two persons
  22. 41. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
  23. 45. emotional meaning of a word--how it makes you feel (can be positive or negative--Example: he's a big guy OR he's SO fat!)
  24. 46. and contrast signal words include : like; unlike; but; in contrast; on the other hand; however; both; also; too; as well as; although; yet; nevertheless; as opposed to; whereas
  25. 48. action point in a story where the conflict begins to be resolved (things start to wind down and story comes to an end)
  26. 49. a word part that can be added at the beginning of a word to make a new word (Example: pregame)
  27. 53. idea what a piece of writing is mainly about--the BIG PICTURE - it's never one thing!
  28. 56. the story of a person's life written by that person in first person point of view
  29. 58. shows how two things are alike/different or how one is better than the other
  30. 60. when a portion of the story goes back in time
  31. 63. a comparison or two unlike things without using like or as (Example: Her eyes are blue jewels.)
  32. 66. The items on the stage that the actors use. They give clues about the setting of the play.
  33. 67. action the bulk of a story, during which the character works to resolve the problem (conflict starts to happen and action rises)
  34. 70. brief statement of the main events of a story (BME-beginning, middle, end)
  35. 71. small text found near a picture that provides important information about the picture
  36. 73. Who the piece of text was originally written for. Example: in a letter, look at who the letter is addressed to (Dear Mom,)
  37. 74. assumption the fallacy of an idea or a principle that is untrue (Example: holding frogs give people warts)
  38. 76. to make a brief statement of the main events of a story. It has to have the beginning, middle and end. It should be precise (accurate) and concise (to the point).
  39. 78. a character trait used to describe someone who feels good about him/herself.
  40. 82. to influence
  41. 83. of view the perspective from which a story is told
  42. 85. scheme the pattern of rhyme in a poem (ex. ABAB)
  43. 87. details words and details that appeal to a reader's senses (sight, touch, taste, hearing, smell, emotion)
  44. 89. a succinct statement of a philosophy or principle; often quoted (a penny saved is a penny earned)
  45. 90. similar to a sentence but in a poem
  46. 92. The reason why something happens
  47. 93. influencing strongly
  48. 95. where and when the story takes place
Down
  1. 2. rhyme when two words rhyme in the same line of poetry
  2. 4. connected
  3. 5. the events that make up a story (sequence of events - introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution)
  4. 6. when two things/people have something in common
  5. 8. Sometimes authors overstate the facts leading to a false of importance. (We will all be doomed if we don't take a stand now!) (This is a one-time offer. You can't get this price after today.) Key words: always, never, everyone
  6. 9. a beginning or coming into being
  7. 12. the turning point in the action of a story--the problem is solved (highest point of action)
  8. 13. an exaggerated, overly simplified version of an opposing point of view (features of a person enlarged--frequently used in cartoons--Example: President Obama with large ears or huge teeth)
  9. 17. the use of words that represent sounds "Pow", "Bang"
  10. 18. a character trait used to describe someone who doesn't give up easily.
  11. 19. Where information comes from.
  12. 22. the repetition of consonant SOUNDS at the beginning of words. For example, Sally sells seashells by the sea shore.
  13. 25. a word part that can be added at the end of a word to make up a new word (Example: swimming)
  14. 29. giving human qualities to non-human things (Example: the wind whistled)
  15. 30. the beginning of the story--introduces the setting, characters, and the problem
  16. 31. To feel excited and nervous at the same time.
  17. 32. the following of one thing after another
  18. 33. Drawings or photographs that help explain the text
  19. 34. question a question that suggests the desired answer or tries to make the audience think in a particular way (What do you think about the horrible effects of slavery?)
  20. 35. similar to a paragraph but in a poem
  21. 36. conclusions combining several pieces of information to make an inference--to use details, facts, and evidence from a text to come to a new understanding about a topic or idea (infer, inference)
  22. 40. the various methods of communicating information
  23. 42. order in the time order in which events happened (sequence or time order)
  24. 43. The use of clues to suggest events that will happen later in the plot
  25. 44. true
  26. 47. text This type of text informs or instructs the reader. It is nonfiction.
  27. 50. used to convince or persuade the reader of the writer's point of view
  28. 51. a fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or the causes of natural phenomena
  29. 52. elaborate exaggeration (Example: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse OR I walked a million miles.)
  30. 54. A drawing that shows or explains something...usually includes labels and captions.
  31. 55. place assertion a statement that many people assume to be true, though it may or may not actually be true (Example: crop circles are created by aliens)
  32. 57. to summarize part of or all of a text you read in your own words
  33. 59. strengthen and support
  34. 61. and solution signal words include: therefore; consequently; so; this led to; as a result; because; if...then; since; so that; thus; for this reason;
  35. 62. the outcome of an experiment or problem
  36. 64. words that are similar (pretty and beautiful)
  37. 65. a story written to be performed by actors; a play
  38. 68. a collection of word pictures that appeal to the reader's senses; uses devices such as metaphor, simile, etc.
  39. 69. claim a statement that can be verified, independently and objectively with facts, personal observations, reliable sources, or an expert's findings (may use a statistic or number--there was a 20 percent increase in enrollment this year at our school)
  40. 72. The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life (life lesson)
  41. 75. a set of letters attached to the beginning or the end of a root word that changes the word's meaning
  42. 77. purpose The reason an author writes the text--to persuade, inform, explain and entertain
  43. 79. an expression with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the individual words (It's raining cats and dogs!)
  44. 80. person limited point of view the narrator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of only one character
  45. 81. directions Instructions given to the actors so they know how to act and the tone of voice to use. These are used in dramas.
  46. 84. Author's attitude toward his subject - can be positive, negative, or neutral
  47. 86. words that are opposites (happy and sad)
  48. 88. clues Clues in surrounding text that help the reader determine the meaning of an unknown word (look above, in, below, and all around the text of the unfamiliar word)
  49. 89. a word relationship that compares two dissimilar things (pen : writer :: hammer : carpenter (make a bridge sentence with the first set--a pen is used by a writer just like a hammer is used by a carpenter)
  50. 91. and effect
  51. 94. features the parts of a text that stand out (diagram, table of contents, index, etc)