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Common English/Language Arts and grammar items, terms, and strategies for the STAAR test.
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1
Which of these is NOT an aspect of poetry?
Rhythm
Rhyme
Stanzas
Biobliography
2
Who is the main character in a text?
Harry Potter
The protagonist
The antagonist
The narrator
3
Which sentence is declarative?
That movie was awful!
I can't believe that actually happened.
Stop talking about it.
Where were you last night?
4
In a text about 2017, which of these elements would be anachronistic?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Public transportation
Social Security taxes
Yeezys
5
Which sentence is imperative?
I lost my binder last week.
Without it, I can fail.
Please help me find it.
My parents are going to kill me.
6
Which of these is NOT a genre of literature?
Realistic fiction
Fable
Poetry
Passive
7
Which of these is a noun?
Mows
Watching
Made
Movies
8
Which of these is a metaphor?
People are so annoying.
They were pigs at dinner yesterday.
It was as bad as your worst nightmare.
I died laughing.
9
Where does the punctuation go with quotation marks?
INSIDE the quotation marks
You don't need punctuation with quotation marks
INSIDE and OUTSIDE the quotation marks
OUTSIDE the quotation marks
10
Which of these is NOT a feature of drama?
Stanzas
Stage directions
Scenes
Acts
11
What end punctuation is used for imperative sentences?
Period
Question mark
Comma
Exclamation mark
12
Which of these is an adjective?
Hungry
Hunger
Eat
Food
13
Can you put a comma next to a coordinating conjunction?
No
Yes
14
Which of these is the antecedent? "Unfortunately, the document was lost when it was stolen."
when
lost
unfortunately
document
15
Which of these is a simile?
People pleaser
Like a box of chocolates
Piece of cake
My nanny
16
Which of these is a hyperbole?
It was as bad as your worst nightmare.
People are so annoying.
I died laughing.
They were pigs at dinner yesterday.
17
Which of these is NOT related to poetry?
Repeated verse
Free verse
Ballad
Blank verse
18
Which of these is NOT a genre of literature?
Drama
Nonfiction
Fiction
Friction
19
What else do you need to link 2 independent clauses?
Nothing
Another comma
A coordinating conjunction
A subordinating conjunction
20
Which of these is an idiom?
My nanny
Piece of cake
Like a box of chocolates
People pleaser
21
What is an anecdote?
The word that a pronoun replaces
The character going against the main character
A short account of a particular event
A treatment
22
Which of these is the pronoun? "Unfortunately, the document was lost when it was stolen."
was
when
document
it
23
How many commas do you use with appositives?
None
One
Two
Three
24
Which of these does NOT use a comma correctly?
I frequently think about the impact of global warming.
The planes, trains, and automobiles are causing traffic.
After you eat, I need you to clean up.
The babies wont survive, without proper supervision.
25
Do you need a comma between 2 independent clauses?
No
Yes
26
What end punctuation is used for interrogative sentences?
Question mark
Exclamation mark
Period
Comma
27
If you have 4 items in a series, how many commas do you need?
2
1
3
4
28
If there are 3 items in a series, which item is not followed by a comma?
Item 3
They all need commas
Item 2
Item 1
29
What is an antecedent?
A treatment
A short account of a particular event
The word that a pronoun replaces
The character going against the main character
30
Which of these is the antecedent? "The boy lost his puppy."
his
lost
boy
puppy
31
What is an allusion?
A reference to something
An answer option meant to trick you
Writing that symbolizes something else
A magic trick
32
How many lines are there in a sonnet?
14
10
6
5
33
What does "juxtaposition" mean?
Exaggerating something
When a poem doesn't rhyme
To confuse something
Putting 2 things together to add contrast
34
What end punctuation is used for exclamatory sentences?
Question mark
Comma
Exclamation mark
Period
35
If you start a sentence with a subordinating conjunction, where do you add a comma?
After the subordinating conjunction
You don't need a comma
Before the subordinating conjunction
After the phrase or clause
36
Do you add commas beside subordinating conjunctions?
No
Yes
37
Who is the opposing character in a text?
Harry Potter
The narrator
The antagonist
The protagonist
38
What end punctuation is used for declarative sentences?
Exclamation mark
Period
Comma
Question mark
39
Which word is an adverb?
Thoughtfully
Thoughts
Think
Thoughtful
40
Which of the following is not a part of speech?
Proverbs
Nouns
Adjectives
Verbs
41
Which of these is the pronoun? "The boy lost his puppy."
boy
his
lost
puppy
42
Which of these is a simile?
People are so annoying.
I died laughing.
It was as bad as your worst nightmare.
They were pigs at dinner yesterday.
43
What should you do before the STAAR test?
Sleep for 8 hours
Think positive thoughts
Review the reading/writing notebook
Eat breakfast
44
Which sentence does NOT have subject-verb agreement?
Some of the papers were lost.
One of the answers were incorrect.
All of them were confusing.
Each of the students wants another break.
45
Which of these uses alliteration?
My nanny
Like a box of chocolates
Piece of cake
People pleaser
