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8th-Grade ELAR STAAR Review 3
8th-Grade ELAR STAAR Review 3
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The setting, characters, and any important background information is revealed in the...
Theme
Conflict
Exposition
Resolution
2
A universal idea about life conveyed by the passage is a(n)...
Theme
Mood
Author's purpose
Personification
3
In a drama, when two or more characters are engaged in conversation with each other, it is called...
Dialogue
Personification
Mood
Author's purpose
4
This conflict is one person against another
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Society
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An independent clause must...
have a predicate
all of the above
have a subject
express a complete thought
6
Two words with opposite meanings are called...
Irony
Context clues
Synonyms
Antonyms
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A dependent clause does
not
...
have a subject
start with a subordinating conjunction
express a complete thought
have a predicate
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True or False: You can use a comma alone to separate two independent clauses in a compound sentence.
False
True
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What should you do if you read a word you don't know the meaning of?
Nothing
Use a dictionary
Guess
10
You use ___________ to determine the meaning of an unknown word by looking for "hints" in the surrounding text.
Dictionary
Synonyms
Personification
Context clues
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What is the rule for commas between clauses in a complex sentence?
A comma should separate the clauses when the independent clause is first.
There should always be a comma between the clauses.
There should never be a comma between the clauses.
A comma should separate the clauses when the dependent clause is first.
12
When and where a story takes place is called the...
Scene
Exposition
Venue
Setting
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____________ is the way the author chooses to organize information in a non-fiction text.
Cause/Effect
Compare/Contrast
Problem/Solution
Text structure
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What strategy do you use to write a short response?
RACE
MPO
SWBST
SAT
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An interruption in a story that refers back to something that happened in the past is a...
Flashback
Text evidence
Foreshadowing
Author's purpose
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The overall feeling or atmosphere a writer creates in the text is the...
Author's purpose
Flashback
Tone
Mood
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What is the rule for commas between clauses in a compound sentence that uses a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)?
There should be a comma after the coordinating conjunction.
There should be commas before and after the coordinating conjunction.
There should never be a comma between the clauses.
There should be a comma before the coordinating conjunction.
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What does R.A.C.E. stand for?
Restate, Answer, Cite evidence, Explain
Reread, Add, Circle, Edit
Restate, Add, Create, Edit
Read, Answer, Circle, Explain
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This conflict involves the main character facing challenges of values, customs, and convictions
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Nature
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The main character in a drama or literary piece is called the...
Setting
Protaganist
Narrator
Antagonist
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True or False: You can use a semi-colon alone to separate two independent clauses in a compound sentence.
True
False
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A(n) _______ is a statement that can argued and proven with data, observations, and reliable sources.
Fact
Opinion
Commonplace assertion
Inference
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A(n) __________ states one person's beliefs, feelings, or thoughts and cannot be proven or argued.
Opinion
Fact
Claim
Inference
