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How should you expand on your examples?
Use the 5 W's
You don't have enough space to
Repeat your point
Bring up another point
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How many hours do you have to take the English II STAAR test?
All day
4
5
2
3
Will you pass the STAAR test?
MAYBE
YES
NO
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How many reasons should you provide in your position statement?
1
3
4
2
5
True or False: It is important to pick a side in your essay.
True
False
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You do
NOT
have to read the passages in the revising and editing section of the STAAR test.
False
True
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What does the acronym STAAR stand for?
The State of Texas Assessment of Accelerated Reading
It is not an acronym.
State Testing and Academic Rigor
TheState of Texas Assessment of AcademicReadiness
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What day is the English II STAAR test?
tomorrow
a week from now
May
Thursday
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Attitude or feeling
Imagery
irony
tone
Allusion
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What should you pay attention to in a play?
Words in bold
Stage Directions
Dialogue
All of the above
11
The point of view from which a story is told-- when an author uses “I”
You can't use I
1st Person
3rd Person
2nd Person
12
What is the purpose of a persuasive essay?
To inform
To convince
To entertain
To scare
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It is important to read through all of the answer choices before deciding on an answer.
False
True
14
A reference to literature or history
Allusion
Irony
Imagery
Personification
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Body paragraphs are more effective when the writer uses
quotes from the passages.
quotes from famous people.
anecdotes and example.
song lyrics.
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What type of question stem is this?
"The author uses imagery to....."
Style
Tone/Attitude
Dictionary
Supporting Detail
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What part of the directions for the essay should you pay attention to?
None of it
The write part
The read part
The think part
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When a character faces a problem and solving it means violating one of their beliefs or values
Issue
Moral dilemma
Situational Irony
Fight
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The life lesson about human nature in a text
call to action
theme
main idea
irony
20
Describe the attitude or tone of this sentence
sorrowful
happy
angry
sad
21
The point of view when an author uses “he” or “she”
1st Person
2nd Person
You must always use 'I"
3rd Person
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Language that appeals to the five senses
Allusion
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Imagery
23
What is dramatic irony?
The audience knows, but the characters do not.
One character knows, but another character does not.
The character knows, but the audience does not.
The story ends differently then what we expected.
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The "Hook"...
gives your opinion.
provides examples.
catches fish
gets the reader's attention.
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When the author compares two things using“like” or “as”
Simile
Personification
Imagery
Metaphor
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What order do you have to take the test in?
Writing, then reading, then back to writing
Writing section, then reading
Any order is correct
Reading, then writing section
27
When an inanimate object is given human qualities
allusion
personification
imagery
onomatopoeia
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Which of the following genres will NOT be on the STAAR test for you to read?
A poem
All of the above could be on the test
A play
An expository piece
29
What type of essay are you writing this year?
Persuasive
Expository
Research
Narrative
30
You should always read the captions under the pictures on the STAAR test.
True
False
31
What should a thesis statement include?
author's purpose
The prompt
your answer+a reason why
your answer
32
When things are the opposite of what you would expect
metaphor
irony
onomatopoeia
allusion
33
Describe the attitude or tone of this sentence
mournful
happy
Upset
frustrated
34
Why the author wrote a text
point of view
Example
author's purpose
Idea
35
What does every essay have to have at the beginning of the essay (end of first paragraph)?
Examples
Hook
Thesis
Call to Action
36
If you answer the wrong question in an essay, what score do you get?
2
3
0
1
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What type of question stem is this?
"The passage (or the author) implies...."
Tone/Attitude
Inference
Supporting Detail
Style
38
A rough draft is not necessary when writing my essay.
False
True
39
Which item or items can you use on the test?
Music Player
Pen
Dictionary/Thesaurus
Tablet
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repetition of initial consonant sounds
simile
Onomatopoeia
alliteration
imagery
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What does a good conclusion do in a persuasive essay?
Itrestates the thesis
All of the above
has acall to action
It’spersuasive
42
What “things” will you have to write on the English II test?
1 Essay
1 Essay, 3 SAQ's
1 essay, 2 SAQ's
2 SAQ's
43
When something concrete stands for something abstract (EX: American flag standing for freedom)
Irony
Metaphor
Imagery
Symbol
44
What type of questions stem is the following?
"The passage (or author) says ...."
Supporting Detail
Inference
Style
Tone/Attitude
45
Group of lines in a poem that is like a paragraph in prose
allusion
stanza
rhyme scheme
indention
46
What figurative language is used in the following video?
Personification
Metaphor
Imagery
Simile
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What part of the persuasive essay should you restate a reworded position statement?
Introduction
Body Paragraph #2
Body Paragraph #1
Conclusion
48
"In addition" is a transition phrase that could be used in what paragraph?
Introduction
Body Paragraph #2
Body Paragraph #1
Conclusion
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The essay is scored on what range?
1-4
1-3
1-10
0-100
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Language that is not literal…includes metaphors, similes, etc.
Figurative Language
English Language
Imaginary Language
Literary Language
