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Duplicate of STAAR Review Eng II
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A review for the EOC II #staar #staar #review #eoc #persuasive #grammar
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What is editing?
<p>Making sure that you start your paper with a question</p>
Moving around sentences to make a paper more organized
<p>Reading over your paper once</p>
<p>Correcting grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc.</p>
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Why do we not start our papers with a question?
It is a very stupid thing to do.
It is a weak device that lets our readers "check out" on us
It is a grave and deadly sin
It will make Mr. Bowlen want to vomit
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Why hadn't the rest of the students came today?
Change came to come
Make no change
Change why to when
Change hadn't to didn't
4
At lunch I want to send time with my friends. We talk.
No change is needed, the sentences are fine.
At lunch I want to spend time talking with my friends.
At lunch I want to spend time with my friends who talk.
At lunch I want to send time with my friends, we talk.
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"They're not here because they forgot about the meeting" she said.
Make no change
Insert a comma after meeting
Change They're to Their
Change she to they
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Then maybe they would be able to get more people at them student council meeting.
Change they to he
Make no change
Change get to gets
Change them to their
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Love is slow torture.
Metaphor
Idiom
Onomatopoeia
Simile
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What is revising?
<p>Rewriting the whole paper</p>
Moving around sentences and ideas to organize a writing
Correcting punctuation, grammar, spelling, etc.
Reading over your paper once
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That was a ____ good milkshake.
really
real
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He runs like a cheetah.
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
Oxymoron
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The wind kissed my face as I sat outside reading my book.
Personification
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
12
A dark river of hair runs down her back.
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
13
The candle winked at me from the bedside table.
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
14
What must every paragraph start with?
Examples/ Details
Grabber/ Hook
Topic Sentence
Thesis
15
Of the three sweaters, I like the red one____.
better
best
16
You need to invest your money while you are young, or else you may never be able to retire.
Persuasive
Expository
17
She looked at me and sadly smiled.
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
Simile
Hyperbole
18
You can't have your cake and eat it, too.
Simile
Idiom
Hyperbole
Metaphor
19
Sally said to me that Peter put the roses on the table.
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
Alliteration
Metaphor
20
"I'm going to die from all this homework!"
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Idiom
Metaphor
21
What part of the essay do we start first on the STAAR test?
Topic Sentence
Thesis
<p>Hook/ Grabber</p>
<p>Examples/ Details</p>
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We, the entire student body, ____ theschool colors to remain red and blue.
wants
want
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The engine screamed as it worked to get uphill.
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
Personification
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"Get away from me", she said in a loud whisper.
Metaphor
Simile
Idiom
Oxymoron
25
Yellowstone National Park has more than a hundred different species, and many different rivers.
Persuasive
Expository
26
The boy told his teacher that he did notperform ____ in the concert because hewas sick.
good
well
27
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Simile
Alliteration
Oxymoron
Idiom
28
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
Sadly, I walked home.
Sadly I walked home.
Sadly I walked, home.
Sadly, I walked, home.
29
Last night I worked on my project at my friend Mirandas house.
add an apostrophe before the s in Mirandas
change my to myself
The sentence is fine, leave it as is
Add an apostrophe after the s in Mirandas
30
The car zoomed past the people at the bus stop.
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Oxymoron
Metaphor
31
Until you visit Yellowstone National Park, you haven't lived.
Expository
Persuasive
32
A committee ____ policy in all matters ofevaluation.
determine
determines
33
Peter picks a peck of pickle peppers.
Idiom
Metaphor
Alliteration
Simile
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What type of essay will you be writing on the English II STAAR?
Persuasive
Standup Routine
Personal Narrative
Expository
35
Students would tape shows and could be played later on speakers in the lunchroom.
Change and to that
Change later to latter
Make no change
Change speakers to speaker's
36
Do you want to go to the beach with my sister and ______?
me
I
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But what if the announcements are exciting.
Make no change
Change the period to a question mark
Change exciting to exiting
Change are to is
38
Quit wasting time, or you will get left behind.
Expository
Persuasive
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Your future is as bright as the sun.
metaphor
alliteration
onomatopoeia
simile
40
I often think of Andra and ____.
she
her
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____ Jake and Mariela have to worktonight?
Don't
Doesn't
