6th Grade STAAR Reading Vocab Review
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alliteration
the repeating of consonant sounds at the
beginning of words
(Example: Sally sells Sea Shells...)
author's
purpose
The reason the author has for writing.
(Examples: Inform/teach, persuade,
express, & entertain)
3.
captions
small text found near a picture that provides
important information about the picture
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cause
The reason WHY something happens
"Cause and
Effect"
(organizational
text structure
of an
expository
text)
the author describes the causes and the
resulting effects.
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context
clues
Clues in the text that help the reader determine
(or figure out) the meaning of an unknown
word
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convey
to tell; make known
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culture
9.
(signal words include: therefore;
consequently; so; this led to; as a result of;
because of; if; since; so that; thus; for this
reason;)
"Chronological
Order"
(organizational
text structure
of an
expository
text)
characteristics of a particular group of people,
defined by everything from language, religion,
cuisine, social habits, music and arts.
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diagrams
A drawing that shows or explains
something...usually includes labels and
captions.
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dialogue
a conversation between two characters in a
story
<quotation marks " " are placed around the
words that the characters say to each other>
drama
a story written to be performed by actors; a play
drawing
conclusions
combining the inferences you have made about
the characters, setting, or plot to make a
statement you have discovered from analyzing
the text
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effect
an event that follows (comes after) and is
caused by some previous event
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exaggerate
to say that something is larger or greater than it
really is; "to stretch the truth"
14.
puts events in their correct order based upon
the TIME in which they happened.
(signal words include: NUMBERS...dates:
months, years- 1909, 1915, 1922, etc. /
times- 6:00am, 8:30am, 2:00pm, etc.)
7.
"Compare and
Contrast"
(organizational
text structure
of an
expository
text)
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18.
expository
text
this type of non fiction text informs (teaches) or
explains an idea for a reader
shows all the ways that two or more things
are similar and different;
19.
(signal words include: like; unlike; same as;
but; in contrast; compared to; on the other
hand; however; both; also; as well as;
although; yet; nevertheless; as opposed to;
whereas)
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conflict
the problem in the story
20.
fiction
a type of writing based on the imagination and
not necessarily on fact.
figurative
language
language that helps a reader to visualize the
characters, setting, and events from a text in a
better way.
21.
first person
point of view
Told from the viewpoint of one of the
characters using the pronouns "I", "me",
"my", & "we"
<The narrator and a character become 'one'
/ they are the same person>
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flashback
when a part of the story goes back in time
23.
foreshadow
when an author uses clues to help the
reader to figure out what events will happen
later in the plot
24.
genre
a type of literature
historical
fiction
fiction that involves an event in history.
Contains historical facts, events, or people,
but is not true.
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illustrations
Drawings or photographs that help explain
what is going on in the text
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imagery
25.
prefix
(analyzing a
word)
a group of letters that is added at the
beginning of a word to help a reader better
understand the meaning of a word they do
not know.
"Problem and
Solution"
(organizational
text structure
of an
expository
text)
shows the development of a problem and its
solution;
38.
resolution
how the problem is solved or fixed;
the ending or final outcome of a story
39.
sensory details
words and phrases that create imagery by
using the 5 senses
sensory
language
words and details that appeal to a reader's
5 senses (sight, touch, taste, hearing,
smell, emotion)
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a collection of word pictures that help the
reader to visualize the story better; uses
devices such as metaphor, simile, etc.
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inference/infer
main idea
"Sequential
Order" sequence
(organizational
text structure
of an
expository
text)
when a reader uses clues from the text
(textual evidence) plus what they already
know about human life to draw a
conclusion
puts facts, events, or concepts in the order
that they happened;
Authors use this text structure when giving
directions or explaining the stages in an
animal's life cycle, etc.
what a piece of writing (or paragraph) is
mainly about
< main idea is usually told using 1
sentence>
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moral
An important lesson that teaches the reader
about right and wrong
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myth
a fictional story that uses supernatural
beings (gods/goddesses) to teach a moral
or explain natural phenomena
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narrator
the person who is telling the story; the
speaker
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nonfiction
Writing that is factual (true), not fictional.
This type of writing describe people &
places that are 'real' and events that really
happened.
34.
plot
the events that make up a fictional story
35.
point of view
the perspective from which a story is told
(Examples: 1st Person, 2nd Person, 3rd
Person)
(signal words include: problem, solution,
because, since, as a result, so that)
(signal words include: first; second; third;
before; not long after; after that; next; at the
same time; finally; then, following; now;
when; since; until; during; at last)
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setting
where and when the story takes place
43.
simile
comparing 2 things by using the words
"like" or "as"
stage
directions
instructions for actors and stage crew in a
drama
44.
<stage directions are usually written in
italics>
45.
suffix
(analyzing a
word)
a group of letters that is added at the end of
a word to help a reader better understand
the meaning of a word they do not know.
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summary
(summarize)
a short paragraph that tells the main events (or most important ideas) from the beginning, middle, and end of
a story.
<summary is usually told using 3-4 sentences>
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supporting details
sentences that give the reader specific facts, descriptions & examples that help them to better understand the
main idea
<Details should NOT be included in the summary of a text>
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text features
parts of a text (table of contents, index, etc)
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text structure
the way that a story is organized
(Examples: Cause/Effect, Compare/Contrast, Chronological (sequence) Order)
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theme
The repeated message (or lesson) in a text that helps the reader understand more about life or human behavior.
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thesaurus
a resource used to find a list of a word's synonyms and antonyms