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STAAR WARS Review - Before Test
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Review of key terms and strategies before 8th grade ELA STAAR test
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1
When you see the word "conclude" in a question, you should think -
inference
main idea
summary
plot
2
Another word for "dialogue"
conversation
action
whisper
speech
3
When a cow talks in past tense.
mooed
theme
mood
tone
4
The phrase "leading up to..." is another way to say -
before
after
under
while
5
"you, your, yours" are all words that are what point of view?
3rd person
2nd person
1st animal
1st person
6
The greater lesson or moral from a story.
mood
mooed
theme
tone
7
The author's purpose of a fiction writing is usually to -
persuade
describe
entertain
inform
8
If you don't understand a word on the test, what should you do?
guess what it means
look it up if no one is using the dictionary
look it up in the dictionary NO MATTER WHAT
ask a friend
9
"The author uses the setting to
highlight
..." What does
highlight
mean in this question?
explain
create
show
convince
10
What does it mean when answer choices are
italicized
?
They're an opinion
More than one of them is correct
They're important
They're directly from the text
11
The most important concept in a writing is called the -
tone
summary
main idea
plot
12
"The author's primary purpose in Paragraph 3 is - " Which word can be eliminated?
author
paragraph
primary
purpose
13
(True or Flase) The climax is the most exciting part of a fiction.
True
False
14
Which of these is NOT a text feature?
theme
headings
subheadings
captions
15
The author's purpose of an expository writing is usually to -
persuade
inform
convince
entertain
16
The way the
reader
feels during or after a story is called -
tone
mooed
mood
plot
17
"What is the meaning of the word crafty in Paragraph 2?" The most important words are -
word, crafty, what
what, word, in
Paragraph 2, crafty, meaning
word, is, crafy
18
What graphic organizer should you use to compare two things?
bubble map
circle map
flow map
double bubble map
19
What is looking at the words and sentences around another word to find its meaning called?
concrete detail
chunking
context clues
text evidence
20
"What can the reader conclude about the author's opinion in the selection?" means?
compare
summary
main idea
inference
21
A poem that has no defined rhyme or structure.
ode
sonnet
free verse
epic
22
"I, me, my, mine, we, us, our" are all words that indicate -
3rd person omniscient
2nd person
1st person
3rd person limited
23
Figurative language, word choice, phrasing, and tone are all parts of -
author's purpose
author's craft
stages of plot
genre
24
"How does paragraph 3
support
the author's opinion?" What does support mean in this question?
evidence
assertion
untrue
opinion
25
Which of these is NOT a characteristic or contained in a good summary?
key details
sequence of events
main idea
all characters' names
26
The author's purpose of a literary nonfiction (memoir, diary, speech) writing is usually to -
relate a personal story
persuade
describe
entertain
27
Which of these would be found in the
exposition
of a fiction writing?
biggest decision the character makes
talking about characters and where the story takes place
explaining the end of the story
an event that creates conflict
28
Another word for "chunking" is -
annotating
describing
defining
relating
29
What literary device uses the five senses to paint a picture in the reader's mind?
figurative language
simile
imagery
metaphor
30
When you see the word "emphasize" in the question, what should you think?
Text Evidence
Main Idea
Dialogue
Inference
31
"What is the most likely reason..." is another way to say -
who
when
will
why
32
"What idea is emphasized in paragraph 4?" is an example of what kind of question?
author's purpose
main idea
inference
vocabulary
33
What else do you need to make an inference other than text evidence?
myself
answer choices
dictionary
main idea
34
Comparing two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as".
metaphor
conjunction
expression
simile
35
Memoir, speech, and diary are all types of what genre?
poem
expository
literary non-fiction
fiction
36
How are you going to do on your STAAR test?
Amazing!
Extraordinary!
Wonderful!
Spectacular!
37
Lines in a poem separated by a FULL line break are called -
paragraph
simile
line
stanza
38
What do you
NEED
to make an inference?
simile
main idea
text evidence
summary
39
Excerpt, passage, article, and selection are all other ways to say -
plot
duck
story
imagery
40
A part of a word that comes
before
the main part of the word. Ex.
dis
advantage
word
suffix
prefix
spelling
41
The author's attitude about the subject of the story.
tone
plot
mooed
theme
42
A simile uses "like" or "as" to -
compare
describe
emphasize
persuade
43
The author's purpose of a persuasive text is usually to -
convince
inform
entertain
relate
44
"The author included paragraph 2 most likely to - " is an example of what kind of question?
author's craft
plot
inference
author's purpose
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"he, she, they, James, Dr. Garcia" are all words that are in what point of view?
2nd person
3rd person
1st person
1st animal
