STAAR VOCABULARY

Question 1

Latin Root

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A basic word to which affixes (prefixes and suffixes) are added is called a root word because it forms the basis of a new word.

Question 2

Word Origin

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Where the word began from

Question 3

Definition

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a statement of the exact meaning of a word, especially in a dictionary.

Question 4

Dictionary entry

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A dictionary entry is a set of information that describes a word or phrase. A typical entry in Macmillan Dictionary consists of: a headword [1], which is shown in either black or red at the top of the entry; information about the word’s meaning or meanings, called definition(s).

Question 5

theme

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The lesson or moral of the story.

Question 6

conflict

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The problem in the story

Question 7

Flashback

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When a part of the story goes back in time (like a memory).

Question 8

resolution

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The end of the story when the problem is solved.

Question 9

Climax

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The most exciting part of the story.

Question 10

evidence

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Proof that something is true.

Question 11

mythologies (myth)

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a collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition. (Greek Gods and Goddesses)

Question 12

Narrator

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The person telling the story.

Question 13

tension

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Tension in a literary context is the sense that something ominous (bad) is right around the corner.

Question 14

triggers

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The Trigger is the plot point that draws the protagonist into the conflict.

Question 15

line

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Like a sentence in a poem.

Question 16

repetition

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When something is repeated in a poem

Question 17

rhyme scheme

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Lines designated with the same letter rhyme with each other. For example, the rhyme scheme ABAB means the first and third lines of a stanza, or the “A”s, rhyme with each other, and the second line rhymes with the fourth line, or the “B”s rhyme together.

The dog (A)
Ate a frog (A)
In a fog (B)

Question 18

stanza

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Like a paragraph in a poem. A new stanza is indicated by a break in-between lines.

Question 19

symbolize

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Symbolism is a literary device that uses symbols, be they words, people, marks, locations, or abstract ideas to represent something beyond the literal meaning.

Yellow= Happiness

Question 20

central message

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The central message of a story is basically the main idea, or the point that the author wants the reader to take away from the story.

Question 21

opinion

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An opinion is a belief or judgment that is not based on facts.

Question 22

summary

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A Short retelling of the story.
Somebody: The main character
Wanted: What the character wants to achieve
But: The problem
So: How they solve the problem
Then: How the Story ended

Question 23

claim

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A statement in which a writer presents their opinion (a side) to an argument.

Question 24

article

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A piece of writing someone used.

Question 25

author’s position

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Which side they have picked in an argument.

Question 26

Genre

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A category of literature characterized by similarities in subject matter

Question 27

controlling idea

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The controlling idea is the main idea that the writer is developing in a composition.

Question 28

clarify

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to make something less confusing and more understandable

Question 29

imagery

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visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work. Helps you see a picture in your head.

Question 30

Pont of view

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How the story sounds (Serious, humorous etc.)

1st Person : I, me, my we
2nd Person: You (speaking to the reader, usually used in emails and letters)
3rd Person Limited: (A narrator is telling the story, but you can hear one characters thoughts) They
3rd Peron Omniscient: ( A Narrator is telling the story, but you can hear multiple characters thoughts, like a god) They

Question 31

Mood

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How the story makes you feel

Question 32

Tone

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How the story sounds (Serious, humorous etc.)

Question 33

Motivation

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The reason why a character does something.

Question 34

Parallel Plot

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Two plots that are happening at the same time.