STAAR Terms with Complete Solutions
SELECTION - ANS-EACH STORY OR PIECE OF TEXT YOU READ
NARRATOR - ANS-THE PERSON OR CHARACTER WHO IS TELLING THE STORY
SUMMARY - ANS-A BRIEF RETELLING OF THE MAJOR EVENTS OR DETAILS IN A
PIECE OF TEXT
POINT OF VIEW - ANS-THE WAY THE AUTHOR CHOOSES TO EXPRESS HIS
IDEAS—THE TELLER OF THE STORY
PROBLEM - ANS-THE EVENT IN THE STORY THAT CAUSES THE MAIN
CHARACTER TO TAKE ACTION TO REACH HIS/HER GOAL
FIRST PERSON POINT OF VIEW - ANS-THE TELLER OF THE STORY REFERS TO
HIMSELF/HERSELF AS "I"
"portrayed as" - ANS-"shown as" or "described as"
"symbol of" - ANS-An idea is presented as a concrete object—a road is not just a road
but the "road of life"
"the author organizes information" - ANS-How the author or writer organizes or sets up
information in passage such as: compare & contrast, cause & effect, sequence,
description, problem & solution
"Why does the author include" - ANS-The reason the author/writer mentions or adds a
graphic, chart or other piece of information
"The reader concludes" - ANS-means the reader understands,
predicts, or has figured out
"predict/will probably" - ANS-Likely to happen
"supports the idea" - ANS-Specific details from the piece of text that will answer the
question
Theme - ANS-The major idea in the story the author wants the reader to understand
"story is organized by" - ANS-The way the author puts the story or piece of text together
