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STAAR Terms

Quiz by Barbara Clark

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  • Q1
    an overall decision you make after reading
    conclusion
    30s
  • Q2
    the part of the story that ties up the loose ends and leads to the resolution
    falling action
    30s
  • Q3
    the turning point of the story
    climax
    30s
  • Q4
    language that does not mean what it says literally
    figurative language
    30s
  • Q5
    when the author interrupts the usual sequence to tell the readers about something that happened in the past.
    flashback
    30s
  • Q6
    when an author gives the reader a hint that something will happen later in the story
    foreshadow
    30s
  • Q7
    a guess you make based on information you read
    inference
    30s
  • Q8
    who or what the article, essay, or story is mostly about
    main idea
    30s
  • Q9
    events that happen after the conflict but before the climax in a story
    rising action
    30s
  • Q10
    the sequence of events in a story
    plot
    30s
  • Q11
    the time and place where a story takes place
    setting
    30s
  • Q12
    two sets of words that are related in the same way
    analogy
    30s
  • Q13
    the problem facing the main character or characters in a story
    conflict
    30s
  • Q14
    information from the words and sentences around an unfamiliar word that helps you figure out its meaning
    context clues
    30s
  • Q15
    the reason something happens
    cause
    30s

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