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What is an allusion?
What FL is "She was a wild flower"?
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What FL is "She was a wild flower"?
Allusion
Personification
Irony
Metaphor
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What is an allusion?
comparison using like or as
the opposite of what is expected
reference to something
comparison between two things
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What is the claim
Thesis
Statistics
Why the author wrote the story
Point of View
4
What is the controlling idea?
Facts about the topic
The message/ what the story is about
Statistics
The thesis
5
How many paragraphs should STAAR Essay's have?
4
1
2
3
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T/F: You should brainstorm before writing your essay.
False
True
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What is a statistic?
Evidence - percentages
Proof
Evidence - facts
The author's claim
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T/F: All non-fiction genre's have an opinion.
False
True
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T/F: A counter argument can often be identified by the words 'however' and 'although'
True
False
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T/F: You must use DIRECT text evidence (quotes) in both your essay AND short answers
True
False
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What is a simile?
giving human characteristics to something
comparison using like or as
comparison between two things
reference to something
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What is non-fiction?
made up stories
information about a topic
stories about historical figures and events
stories with real people
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What is an anecdote?
facts
the order of events
A personal story/ example
A reference to something
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What is irony?
giving human characteristics to something
reference to something
comparison between two things
opposite of what is expected
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T/F: Indirect characterization is what the author writes about the character.
True
False
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Which of the following is not a type of evidence in Non-Fiction?
Statistics
Anecdote
Allusion
Expert Testimony
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What is fiction?
real stories with people
stories about historical figures and events
made up stories with characters
information about a topic
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What is a theme?
What the story is about
Message of the story
Lesson the character learns
An inference
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What kind of FL is "Don't be Scrooge during Christmas!"
Allusion
Irony
Metaphor
Personification
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T/F: You should always eliminate at least two answer choices?
True
False
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T/F: You can skip the essay and still pass.
True
False
22
What should you annotate when reading fiction?
summaries
details
names
characters
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What kind of FL is "a fire station burns down"?
Irony
Personification
Allusion
Metaphor
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What is the author's purpose?
Why the author wrote it
The message of the story
How the story is organized.
Who the story's audience is
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what is personification?
comparison between two things
opposite of what is expected
reference to something
human characteristics to nonhuman things
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What MUST be included in the short response to get full credit?
Direct text evidence
Clear thesis & DIRECT text evidence
Clear thesis
Clear thesis, direct text evidence, & explanation
27
What does the word contradictory mean?
who cares?
similar
irony
opposite/ different
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What does the word infer mean?
who cares?! you don't have to infer on STAAR.
prove using evidence
educated guess
draw a conclusion using evidence
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What does the word substantiate mean?
draw a conclusion using text evidence
explain
educated guess
prove using evidence
30
T/F: If Cause & Effect Org. Pattern, it must explain why something happens.
False
True
31
What kind of FL is this example: "The wind howled in the night"
Allusion
Irony
Metaphor
Personification
32
what is a metaphor?
opposite of what is expected
reference to something
comparison between two things
comparison using like or as
33
Which of the following is NOT an organizational pattern in non-fiction text?
Statistics
Compare and Contrast
Sequence
Cause and Effect
34
What does the word emphasize mean?
make more clear
make known
draw attention to
prove
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Which is NOT an organizational pattern in Non-Fiction text?
Problem & Solution
Expert testimony
Anecdotes
Chronological Order
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Which of the following is NOT helpful in characterization?
Dialogue
Actions
setting
Physical description
