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Reading STAAR Voc.
words and definations that will help on the STAAR test
Term | Definition |
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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 |