What is the definition of a flashback?

Remembering something from the past

Which of these is the correct definition for an autobiography?

a story about someone's life written by themselves

Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole?

Jim was so hungry he could've eaten a horse

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

Sally sells seashells by the seashore

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

Similes use like/as/than and metaphors dont use like/as/than

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1
Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?
HELLO!
CLOSE
SNIFFLE
SMILE :)
2
What is the definition of a flashback?
Remembering something from the past
Predicting the future
None of the above
Making an educated guess
3
True or False. Biography is a story about a person's life written by another person using facts
Not going to be on STAAR so I dont need to answer this one
True
I dont know
False
4
Which of these is the correct definition for an autobiography?
a story about someone's life written by another person
none of these
a story about someone's life written by themselves
a story about a person's life written by an imaginary person
5
To compare and contrast items on the STAAR, which of the following could you use?
Double Bubble map
all of the above
Triple Venn
Venn Diaram
6
Which of the following is NOT an example of a genre?
historical fiction
plot
animated fiction
history
7
What does it mean to make an inference?
Predicting the future
None of the above
Making an educated guess
Remembering something from the past
8
Which of the following is an example of personification
All of the above
The pig said, "Your Grandma can sit on a pin!"
The flowers waved at me in the wind
I leaned against the tree and it scratched my back
9
Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole?
Jim was so hungry he could've eaten a horse
Jim's hair was as soft as a bunny
Jim's juggled jugs of juice
Jim's fireworks went off and made a BOOM sound
10
True or False. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs is not an example of personification.
False
True
I dont know
This story will not be on STAAR so I don't need to answer
11
So what does the word CONTRAST mean?
Tell how they are different
Tell what the solution is
Tell how they are the same
Tell what the problem is
12
Paragraphs in a poem are called what?
Alliteration
Stanzas
Personification
Verses
13
Dictionary Skills - Words at the top of the dictionary page that help you find words are called
round words
guide words
adjectives
sight words
14
Which of the following is something you would not find in a non-fiction book?
Plot
Heading
Subtitles
Illustrations
15
Which of the following is not a part of the plot diagram?
genre
climax
resolution
conflict
16
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
Sally was so hungry she could have eaten a horse.
Sally sells seashells by the seashore
Sally's face is as pretty as a flower
Sally's fireworks went BOOM!
17
True or False. Poems that do not rhyme are called free verse poems
I dont know
True
This will not be on the STAAR test so it doesn't matter
False
18
The word conflict means what?
Problem
Solution
External
Internal
19
Two types of conflict found in fictional stories are...
Internal / External
Problem / Solution
Compare / Contrast
Cause / Effect
20
Which of the following is an example of chronological order?
A, B, C
First, Second, Third
North, South, East, West
None of the above
21
What is the last day of school for students?
June 8
June 7
June 6
June 5
22
Which of the following is an example of an idiom?
It's raining cats and dogs
It's raining hail
It's raining acid rain
Its raining very hard
23
When the last words in a poem rhyme this is called...
Repetition
Personification
Alliteration
Rhyme scheme
24
What is the date of the Reading STAAR test?
May 15
May 14
May 13
May 12
25
What does the word COMPARE actually mean?
Tell what the solution is
Tell what the problem is
Tell how they are different
Tell how they are the same
26
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Similes= happy mood and metaphors =sad mood
Metaphors use like/as/than and similes dont use like/as/than
Similes use like/as/than and metaphors dont use like/as/than
Similes are how they are the same and metaphors = different
27
What is the definition of foreshadowing?
A memory of something from the past
None of the above
A clue about a future event
Making an educated guess
28
Words underneath the illustrations are called...
Characters
Climax
Captions
Conflict
29
Which of the following is not an example of one of the five organizational patterns
Cause/Contrast
Problem/Solution
Description
Cause /Effect
30
What are the three authors purposes?
persuade, insight, entertain
persaude, inform, entertain
peruse, inform, examine
persuade, inform examine

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