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Question 1

Which of the following demonstrates one way to correctly mark the rhyme scheme of a poem?

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AA BB CC

Question 2

Context Clues: After an hour we decided that we were lost. The directions had been too vague.

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Unclear

Question 3

Use Context Clues: Although the crowd was far away, I could distinguish my brother by his hair.

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tell apart

Question 4

"The sun waved goodbye as it sank beneath the horizon" is an example of _____________.

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Personification

Question 5

When a writer suggests an idea and then offers information to support it.

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Proposition and Support

Question 6

"Hey y'all, look over yonder at them there wild mustangs!" is an example of...

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Dialect

Question 7

Using Context Clues: The soldiers were commended for their bravery during the battle.

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Awarded

Question 8

The most important idea or message in a story is known as the ___________.

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Theme

Question 9

When you restate what the author said in your own words, you are _______________.

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Paraphrasing

Question 10

Writing that is meant to explain or describe.

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Expository

Question 11

When you make a conclusion based on clues, evidence, or prior knowledge.

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Inference

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT an example of figurative language.

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Noun

Question 13

How a writer chooses to arrange information contained in a selection.

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Organizational Patterns

Question 14

Which of the following choices will not help you identify a compare/contrast statement.

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until

Question 15

When two characters in a story are speaking to one another, their words are called ________.

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Dialogue

Question 16

What point-of-view uses pronouns such as we, us, my, our?

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First

Question 17

"My head was pounding like a drum after running in the hot summer sun" is an example of ____.

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Similie

Question 18

When you __________________, you only include the main idea and key details.

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Summarize

Question 19

Instructions that tell actors what to do or how to say their lines.

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Stage Directions

Question 20

What is this an example of? This quiz is as long as a football field.

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Simile

Question 21

When you find relationships between two or more texts.

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Connect

Question 22

This type of writing is meant to convince the audience of something.

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Persuasive

Question 23

"She sells seashells by the seashore" is an example of ____________.

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Alliteration

Question 24

Tools that writers use to create effects in a text are called __________.

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Literary Devices

Question 25

What is this an example of? The STAAR test is toast!

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Metaphor

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