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Duplicate of STAAR Review Eng II
Duplicate of STAAR Review Eng II
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A review for the EOC II
Flashcards
36 cards
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Practice quiz
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Questions
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Answers
1
Mrs. Hughes is pregnant with . . .
TWO baby boys
a baby boy
TWO baby girls
a baby girl
2
The candle winked at me from the bedside table.
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
3
I often think of Andra and ____.
her
she
4
That was a ____ good milkshake.
real
really
5
A dark river of hair runs down her back.
Onomatopoeia
Idiom
Simile
Metaphor
6
The boy told his teacher that he did not perform ____ in the concert because he was sick.
well
good
7
The engine screamed as it worked to get uphill.
Hyperbole
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
8
Do you want to go to the beach with my sister and ______?
I
me
9
What is revising?
Correcting punctuation, grammar, spelling, etc.
Moving around sentences and ideas to organize a writing
Reading over your paper once
Rewriting the whole paper
10
What type of essay will you be writing on the English II STAAR?
Expository
Persuasive
Personal Narrative
Standup Routine
11
The wind kissed my face as I sat outside reading my book.
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
12
Then maybe they would be able to get more people at them student council meeting.
Make no change
Change they to he
Change them to their
Change get to gets
13
Peter picks a peck of pickle peppers.
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
Idiom
14
But what if the announcements are exciting.
Change the period to a question mark
Make no change
Change exciting to exiting
Change are to is
15
You can't have your cake and eat it, too.
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Idiom
16
Of the three sweaters, I like the red one____.
better
best
17
"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
18
At lunch I want to send time with my friends. We talk.
At lunch I want to spend time talking with my friends.
At lunch I want to send time with my friends, we talk.
At lunch I want to spend time with my friends who talk.
<p>No change is needed, the sentences are fine.</p>
19
The car zoomed past the people at the bus stop.
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Oxymoron
Metaphor
20
A committee ____ policy in all matters of evaluation.
determines
determine
21
____ Jake and Mariela have to work tonight?
Don't
Doesn't
22
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Oxymoron
Simile
Idiom
Alliteration
23
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
Sadly I walked, home.
Sadly, I walked home.
Sadly I walked home.
Sadly, I walked, home.
24
We, the entire student body, ____ the school colors to remain red and blue.
want
wants
25
She looked at me and sadly smiled.
Oxymoron
Simile
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
26
"Get away from me," she said in a loud whisper.
Idiom
Simile
Metaphor
Oxymoron
27
Sally said to me that Peter put the roses on the table.
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
28
What is editing?
Reading over your paper once
Correcting grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc.
Making sure that you start your paper with a question
Moving around sentences to make a paper more organized
29
He runs like a cheetah.
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
Oxymoron
30
What must every paragraph start with?
Examples/ Details
Grabber/ Hook
Thesis
Topic Sentence
31
"I'm going to die from all this homework!"
Hyperbole
Idiom
Metaphor
Alliteration
32
Your future is as bright as the sun.
alliteration
onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
33
Love is slow torture.
Metaphor
Idiom
Onomatopoeia
Simile
34
Students would tape shows and could be played later on speakers in the lunchroom.
Change and to that
Make no change
Change later to latter
Change speakers to speaker's
35
Last night I worked on my project at my friend Mirandas house.
The sentence is fine, leave it as is
Add an apostrophe after the s in Mirandas
add an apostrophe before the s in Mirandas
change my to myself
36
Why hadn't the rest of the students came today?
Change why to when
Make no change
Change came to come
Change hadn't to didn't