STAAR REVIEW

The organizational structure that describes how some larger group can be broken down into smaller subgroups.

Which part of a plot usually contains the most tension?

Where should you insert a semicolon? The roads became icy the school had to shut down.

A semicolon must split two complete sentences

What is the name for a word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another and is not literally true?

The mood or feelings associated with a word is its-

"My pillow is soft and fluffy like a cloud" is an example of a(n)...

The organizational structure that identifies or names a number of things in no specific order of presentation.

Which of the following elements is NOT part of the setting of a story?

Which text structure is this an example of? Small cars use less gasoline than big trucks. Cars do not roll over as much.

We went to that party the other night and the police busted it. The music was too loud and there were too many cars.

If you use a semicolon to separate two sentences, the sentences must be related to each other.

_______ is the author's attitude towards the subject

Choose the word with the MOST negative connotation: It was hard to ignore the baby's ______ screams

Diction is an author's-

The organizational structure that explains how one event produced or set off another event.

Choose the word with the MOST negative connotation: Jackie wore a(n) ______ dress to the party.

The organizational structure that gives details comprising someone's life or career or social/historical occurrence

When characters say one thing but mean the opposite, they are using-

Choose the word with the MOST negative connotation: Dexter was an _________ dog.

What is a word's denotation?

The reason that the author wrote the story is...

When should you use a colon? :

The purpose of an argument is to

Your thesis statement should go in which paragraph?

Which of these is an oxymoron?

First, Second, Then, Next, Finally: These are key words for which text structure?

What is a thesis statement?

Both metaphors and similes-

The organizational structure that shows the similarities and/or differences between two topics.

A struggle or clash that drives the plot is known as--

The organizational structure that explains how something functions, happens, or develops-step by step

The organizational structure that introduces a key word or phrase followed by one or more meanings

________ is the main/central idea explored in the story.

What the reader wants you to know at the end of the text is the-

A story contains dramatic irony when-