STAAR Reading Review

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Across
  1. 5. the message in a story
  2. 6. the events that make up a story
  3. 7. The beginning, middle and end of a passage
  4. 8. What the piece of writing is mostly about
  5. 10. person You can tell the narrators internal thoughts/feelings
  6. 11. To communicate or make known
  7. 12. When a portion of the story goes back in time
  8. 13. Compares two things using like or as
  9. 15. when and where the story takes place
  10. 16. what can you see?
  11. 18. The reason an author writes the text--to persuade, inform, explain and entertain
  12. 19. giving a hit of what is to come
Down
  1. 1. The problem in a story
  2. 2. Who the piece of text was written for
  3. 3. instructions for actors and stage crew, usually set in italics
  4. 4. the way that a story is organized
  5. 9. Conversation between two people
  6. 11. small text found near a picture that provides important information about the picture
  7. 14. word pictures that help the reader to visualize the story better
  8. 17. To draw a conclusion using the information provided