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Reading STAAR Voc.
words and definations that will help on the STAAR test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Convey | to communicate or express thought |
| Stanza | an arrangement of a certain number of lines, often with a fixed number of words, forming part of a poem |
| Genre | categories of literature (drama, realistic fiction, informational, nonfiction, poem, etc.) |
| Autobiography | a story written about a person's own life |
| Conclude | to come to a decision by inferring or reasoning |
| Evidence | information from the text that you use to prove your answer |
| Selection | a portion of a text or story |
| Narrator | the person speaking in the story or poem |
| Purpose | the reason an author wrote the story or selection |
| Main Idea | what the selection or story is mainly about |
| Supporting details | information from the text or selection that helps reinforce the main idea |
| Passage | an article or story you read and answer questions about |