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English 1 STAAR Review #staar #english #english1 #grammar #writing #figurativelanguage
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What should be changed: "Lisa went to her car and she put her coat on the seat."
Add a comma after "car"
Add a comma after "and"
Add a semicolon after "car"
No changes needed
2
What type of figurative language: "Lara was a vicious hornet when she was angry."
Irony
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
3
"I've told you a thousand times to clean your room" is an example of
Hyperbole
Inference
Metaphor
Personification
4
True or False: You should edit your draft at least twice.
True
False
5
T or F: You may have to look back at the reading passages to be sure you answer correctly.
True
False
6
Another character in a story who contrasts with the main character.
Fool
Imagery
Hyperbole
Foil
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A type of text that addresses actual people, events, places or other real life subjects.
Figurative language
Fiction
Farce
Nonfiction
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What needs to be changed: "Martha picks up her glasses and put them on."
No changes needed
"Picked up" should be "lifted"
Add a comma after "glasses"
"Put" should be "puts"
9
The central message in a literary text.
Irony
Thesis
Theme
Topic
10
What is the difference between mood and tone?
Mood is how the author feels, tone is how the reader feels
They are the same thing
Mood is shown through imagery, tone through dialogue
Tone is how the author feels, mood is how the reader feels
11
What needs to be changed: "Frodo only had one question, how could he get to Mordor?"
Comma should be a colon
Question mark should be a period
Comma should be a semicolon
No changes necessary
12
A direct comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as".
Smile
Simile
Slang
Syllogism
13
His or her reason for writing a text
Author's Publisher
Author's Theme
Author's Purpose
Author's Schedule
14
A reference that lists synonyms and antonyms.
Glossary
Table of Contents
Thesaurus
Dictionary
15
"The blanket was like a warm cocoon" contains what kind of figurative language?
Metaphor
Allusion
Simile
Personification
16
A group of lines in a poem that form a single unit.
Poem
Couplet
Stanza
Iamb
17
Which of the following is NOT a part of the HELPC?
Current problems
Entertainment
Historical
Literary
18
Which of the following is a truism?
Soccer is the greatest sport on earth.
My best friend, Joe, is so helpful.
There are valuable life lessons to be learned from sports.
The young girl loves to dance.
19
What type of figurative language: "The dander in the dusty den danced in Denny's nose."
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
20
True or False: For the STAAR essay, you can receive a score of 1-4.
False
True
21
What is the most important sentence of any essay?
Last sentence
First sentence
Thesis
Evidence
22
Paul closed his marriage counseling practice early so that he could file for divorce.
Verbal Irony
Not ironic
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
23
The style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by the speaker or a writer.
Dialogue
Diction
Denotation
Dramatic irony
24
Happens when a character's dialogue is spoken but not heard by other actors on the stage.
Anecdote
Adage
Aside
Argument
25
A literary work intended to be performed by actors for an audience.
Memoir
Novel
Nonfiction
Drama
26
A figure of speech that compares two things without using "like" or "as" is
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
27
Kevin is late to school, and his best friend remarks, "Good to see you so bright and early!"
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
Onomatopoeia
28
Sentence Type: "Bob worked in the kitchen while Gene played his keyboard, and Tina cried."
Compound
Simple
Compound-Complex
Complex
29
A literary device where a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
Foreshadowing
Fallacy
Foil
Flash-forward
30
A clear _______________________ tells the reader what the essay is about.
Hook
Conclusion
Body
Thesis
31
A person, place, or object that represents something else or an abstract idea.
Symbol
Stanza
Suspense
Simile
32
When a writer employs two or more characters in conversation.
Dilemma
Drama
Dialogue
Diction
33
Which of the following is a STRONG transition?
First
For example
In conclusion
Additionally
34
Which of the following is NOT a component of T. E. E. L.?
Explication
Topic sentence
Linking Sentence
Example
35
What should be changed: "Love is blind, hate is deaf."
No change is necessary
Remove the comma
Replace the comma with a semicolon
Replace the comma with a colon
36
The central idea or message of a story or poem is called
Mood
Irony
Opinion
Theme
37
The perspective from which a literary work is told.
Personification
Prologue
Plot
Point of view
38
The use of prewriting strategies to generate and organize ideas
Publishing
Planning
Revising
Editing
39
Romeo sees Juliet in the tomb, beautiful but apparently dead, and kills himself.
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
Verbal Irony
Wrinkly
40
Gives the reader facts, examples and specific details about a topic.
Informative text
Narrative
Essay
Persuasive text
41
A figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect.
Oxymoron
Onomatopoeia
Overstatement
Omniscient
42
When you give human characteristics to non-human objects.
Prosody
Personification
Prose
Parody
43
What should be changed: "I have a problem: my cats destroyed my bridesmaid's dress!"
"Bridesmaid's" should be "bride's maids"
No change necessary
The colon should be a semicolon
"my" should be capitalized
44
Sets of lines in a poem
Stanza
Sestet
Superlative
Sonnet
45
The writer's attitude toward the subject of a text.
Mood
Syntax
Tone
Tragedy
46
Occurs when the reader or audience knows something the character does not.
Dramatic Irony
Verbal Irony
Situational irony
Character Irony
47
A literary device where the author uses phrases that exaggerate the basic statement.
Homophone
Hyperbole
Hyperbale
Hook
48
"His nose was so red that everyone called him Rudolph" contains what figurative language?
Paradox
Allusion
Metaphor
Simile
49
The use of descriptive language that uses the five senses to create a picture in your mind.
Inference
Imagery
Inversion
Innuendo
50
"Randall stayed up so late studying that he overslept and missed school" has what fig. lang.?
Allusion
Oxymoron
Paradox
Irony
51
A speech delivered by one character while he or she is alone on stage.
Moliloquy
Sonologue
Monologue
Soliloquy
52
An indirect reference to a well-known place, person, event or object in history or other work.
Anthology
Antagonist
Antithesis
Allusion
53
The emotions or implications connected to a word.
Connotation
There is no word for this
Denotation
Diction
54
An educated guess based on information and evidence combined with the reader's knowledge.
Irony
Illusion
Inuendo
Inference
55
A short verbal accounting of a funny, amusing, interesting event or incident.
Anecdote
Allusion
Alliteration
Archetype
56
Which of the following is NOT a FANBOY?
But
Of
Nor
And
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The dictionary meaning of a word.
Connotation
Diction
Denotation
There is no term for this
58
"Monica is a disgustingly beautiful woman" contains what type of figurative language?
Oxymoron
Allusion
Simile
Paradox
59
What is the theme of a text?
The attitude the author has about the subject
The lesson or message
The music that would match it
The summary
60
A person in a narrative work of art (such as a novel, play, television show, or film).
Colloquialism
Critique
Caricature
Character
61
True or True: You've got this.
True
True
62
A literary device using figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive and impactful.
Figurative language
Flashback
Farce
Free Verse
63
True or False: Many answers on the STAAR test can be found by using a dictionary.
True
False
64
A subdivision of an act with a fixed setting or continuous time frame.
An Act
A Scene
A Play
A Monologue
65
Verbal irony is also known as
Hyperbole
Sarcasm
Stage directions
Symbolism
66
What kind of essay do you write for the English 1 STAAR?
Literary Analysis
Short Answer
Persuasive
Expository
67
The feeling that a reader feels when reading a work.
Mode
Motif
Mood
Metaphor
68
Words that have the same or nearly the same meaning.
Allusions
Idioms
Synonyms
Antonyms
69
What should be changed: "Hermione dropped the crystal ball; and it rolled to Trelawney's feet."
the semicolon should be a colon
the semicolon should be a comma
"and" should be "then"
No changes are necessary
70
A character or group of characters who stand in opposition to the protagonist.
Archetype
Antithesis
Antagonist
Archrival
71
True or False: You should cross out everything but the statement: Write an essay about...."
True
False
72
"If you want peace, you must prepare for war" contains what kind of figurative language?
Oxymoron
Paradox
Irony
Metaphor
73
A term that describes when a character makes a speech alone onstage to show his/her thoughts.
Monologue
Soliloquy
Dialogue
Dramatic Irony
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A major division of a play.
A Chapter
An Act
A Play
A Scene
