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STAAR Vocabulary Exam with Complete Solutions
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root - ANS-Main part of a word prefix - ANS-one or more letters added the beginning of a root word suffix - ANS-one or more letters added to the end of a root word context clues - ANS-The clues around a bold or underlined word that helps the reader know what the word means. synonym - ANS-words that have the Same meaning antonym - ANS-words with opposite meanings dictionary - ANS-book filled with definitions for words glossary - ANS-gives the list of important vocablulary and their defintions used in a book thesaurus - ANS-gives synonyms and sometimes antonyms for words main idea - ANS-what a paragraph or passage is mostly about theme - ANS-moral or lesson of a story summary - ANS-somebody-who lived-wanted-but/because-so-then details - ANS-ideas that help support the main idea plot - ANS-The major events of a story character - ANS-the "someone" in a story setting - ANS-where and when a story takes place 1st person point of view - ANS-The narrator is a character in the story, The story is written using "I" and "me"
inference - ANS-using your prior knowledge + evidencefrom the story to answer a questions conclusion - ANS-something you judge to be correct after using your inference skills prediction - ANS-guessing about what might happen in the future resolution - ANS-End of the story where loose ends are tied up denouement - ANS-the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work stanzas - ANS-the paragraphs of poetry simile - ANS-comparison using "like" or "as" metaphor - ANS-comparison not using like or as personification - ANS-A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes hyperbole - ANS-a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor alliteration - ANS-use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse text features - ANS-Things such as heading, bulleted lists, and graphics that help a reader find important information onomatopeia - ANS-words that imitate sounds author's purpose - ANS-The reason the author has for writing. ( Inform, persuade, express, & entertain) mood - ANS-the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage tone - ANS-The attitude of the author toward the audience and characters (e.g., serious or humorous). flashback - ANS-when a portion of the story goes back in time foreshadow - ANS-gives clues that suggest what might happen in the future fact - ANS-a statement that can be proved
chronological - ANS-arranged in order of time exerpt - ANS-a passage taken from a book paraphrase - ANS-express the same message in different words outline - ANS-graphic organizer that orders events with a main idea and details memoir - ANS-an account of the author's personal experiences biography - ANS-story of a person's life written by another person autobiography - ANS-the story of a person's life written by that person