STAAR STEM SORT

Click on each question stem and sort it into the appropriate TEKS categories.Then, find similar keywords and strategies in each category. SUMMARY Which sentence best summarizes paragraphs _ and _ ? What is the best summary of the selection? CONTROLLING IDEA SUPPORTING DETAILS Which sentence best expresses the main idea of paragraph _ ? Paragraph _ contributes to the author’s main idea by -- ELEMENTS OF PLOT Paragraphs _ through _ contribute to the plot by -- Paragraph _ contributes to the rising action of the story because it -- What is the main conflict in the story? The events in paragraph _ are important to the story’s plot because they represent the -- The end of the story reveals that -- FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE The poet uses simile in these lines in order to suggest that -- The poet uses personification in these lines in order to -- The poet uses figurative language in lines _ and _ in order to -- The poet uses hyperbole in these lines in order to -- The poet uses the word _ as a refrain because -- ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERNS How does the organization of paragraph _ contribute to the selection? The organization of paragraph _ focuses on _ in order to -- The organization of paragraph _ contributes to the selection by -- INFERENCE Based on paragraphs _ and _, the reader can infer that -- Which lines from the poem suggest that _ ? Based on paragraphs _ through _, the reader can conclude that -- Based on the dialogue, the reader can conclude -- CONTEXT CLUES DICTIONARY SKILLS The word _ in line _ of the poem refers to -- The word _ in line _ of the poem suggests that -- Which words from paragraph _ help the reader understand the meaning of the word _ ? As it is used in paragraph _, the word _ means --