STAAR Reading Vocabulary Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle has 15 clues. Answers range from 4 to 13 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

The problem the main character faces
The series of events that make up a story. Includes conflict, climax, and resolution.
The author's message about life that is revealed in the story
The time and place in which the story occurs
The position from which the story is being told
The focus or central idea in a piece of writing
A short restatement of the main points of a selection
The pattern a writer uses to organize ideas or events
an educated guess based on information in a story or text
Oral interpretation of a story; overall tone of the text
conversation between two or more people
descriptive or vivid language
a person who writes a play
the solution to the conflict
the person who is telling the story