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STAAR ELA EOC TERMS REVIEW
STAAR ELA EOC TERMS REVIEW
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These terms frequently show up on the STAAR ELA EOC 1 and 2 exams.
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A conversation between characters.
Analogue
Dialogue
Prologue
On a log
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The repetition of consonant sounds (breeze blew / foam flew)
Aggravation
Alliteration
Assonance
A littered nation.
3
An error where two sentences are joined with a comma and no FANBOYS.
Puppy
Run-on
Fragment
Comma Splice
4
The first rays of morning tiptoed through the meadow. Example of?
Allusion
Hyperbole
Personification
A good weather report.
5
Giving human traits to non-human things.
Impersonation
Parallelism
Personification
Impregnation
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To bring a particular emotion or idea into your mind.
Infer
Evoke
Provoke
Ellipses
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The main idea of a work of literature (story, play, poem).
Theme
Thesis
Meme
Conflict
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A comparison used to point out similarities.
Colonoscopy
Prodigy
Soliloquy
Analogy
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An exaggeration.
Parabola
Hyperactive
Irony
Hyperbole
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Jack will fail the STAAR test he doesn't use any strategies. Example of?
Fragment
Run-on
Comma Splice
Epiglottis
11
“Don’t be a Romeo and kill yourself.” Example of?
Illusion
Metaphor
Delusion
Allusion
12
Jack is always late to school, no one seems to care. Example of?
Fragment
Run on
Comma Splice
13
The three dots that indicate something has been left out, for example…
Parentheses
Ellipses
Apostrophes
Pekingese
14
Five hamburgers were eaten by the man. Example of?
Passive Voice
Active Voice
15
To provide evidence for an opinion.
Articulate
Substantiate
Exemplify
Procreate
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To express or state clearly.
Articulate
Try not to hate
Substantiate
Exemplify
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Comparison between unlike things using like, as, or than.
Metaphor
Cheese
Simile
Smile
18
Comparison between two unlike things.
Pinafore
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
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Language not meant to be taken literally (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole)
Soliloquy
Poetry
Figurative Language
Literal Language
20
The main idea of an essay.
Plot
Thesis
Feces
Allusion
21
When and where a story takes place
Plot
Setting
Ceiling
Exposition
22
The main character.
Antagonist
Foil
Protoplasm
Protagonist
23
When you get to the reading section, what should you do first?
Read the multiple-choice questions and SAR.
Read the passages.
Go to sleep.
Go to the bathroom.
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Like a poem’s version of a paragraph.
Stanza
Stiletto
Sitz bath
Sestina
25
For the C part of a short answer response, you must...
Cough three times, then blow your nose.
Conclude by repeating your thesis.
Challenge the reader to think differently.
Explain how the quote supports your answer.
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I'm starving! Example of?
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
Antidisestablishmentarianism
27
He drowned in a sea of grief. Example of?
Simile
Metaphor
A good way to die.
Passive Voice
28
The car was driven by the boy. Example of?
Passive Voice
Paradox
Illegal action
Active Voice
29
An error where some kid has jammed two or more sentences together with no punctuation.
Run-on
Comma Splice
Verbal Diarrhea
Fragment
30
To form an opinion based on evidence.
Refer
Evoke
Infer
Imply
31
She sells sea shells by the sea shore. Example of?
Personification
Metaphor
Entrepreneurship
Alliteration
32
I have a million things to do. Example of?
Confusion
Allusion
Metaphor
Hyperbole
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Language that appeals to the senses.
Cutlery
Wizardry
Analogy
Imagery
34
A reference to a famous person, place, or event (usually from history, the Bible, or myth).
Metaphor
Spasm
Allusion
Personification
35
A character that is the opposite of another character.
Saran Wrap
Antagonist
Dramatic Irony
Foil
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Notes in drama to describe how the characters are supposed to perform.
I'm going to be wealthy some day.
Exposition
Stage
Stage Directions
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When what happens is the opposite of what you would normally expect.
Paradox
Metaphor
Summer Vacation
Irony/Ironic
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If you need help with punctuation on the revising and editing section, you should...
Turn to pg. 1243 in the dictionary.
Guess!
Pick C
Cheat!
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Giving human traits to non-human things.
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Paradox
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Which isn't a very good idea. Example of?
Sentence Fragment
Comma Splice
Run-on
41
Deep into that darkness. Example of?
Personification
Emo poetry
Comma splice
Alliteration
42
A characteror force (nature, god, fate, etc.) that is against the main character
Allusion
Your momma
Protagonist
Antagonist
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The subject does the action. The boy drove the car.
Active Voice
1st Person
Passive Voice
Sotto Voce
44
Bread was baked. Example of?
Active Voice
Global Warming
Metaphor
Passive Voice
45
Because I said so. Example of?
Comma Splice
Run-on
The best reason to obey mom and dad.
Fragment
46
I will use strategies this time, I don't want to fail. Example of?
Frag Grenade
Run-on
Comma Splice
Fragment
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A statement that seems contradictory but is actually true.
Hyperbole
Paradox
A pair of docs.
Oxymoron
48
A sentence that fails to be a sentence because it can't stand alone.
Shrapnel
I'm hungry!
Run-on
Fragment
49
Something concrete (red rose) that stands for something abstract (romantic love).
Alliteration
Simile
Sasquatch
Symbol
50
Clearness; the ability to be easily understood.
Wallaby
Simile
Rarity
Clarity
51
Early hints at or clues to what is going to happen in a story.
Foreshadowing
Symbolism
Irony
Prophecy
52
When the audience knows something important that the characters don’t.
Dramatic Monologue
Dramatic Irony
Stage Directions
Every horror movie you've ever seen
53
For the STAAR test, many teachers recommend that you do what first?
Skip to the reading section.
Complete the revising and editing questions.
Take a nap.
Write the rough draft of your essay.
54
The recommended structure for a short answer response is...
AECEC
ABCDE
PEEPEE
LUVME
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To be an example of something.
Substantiate
Walrus
Exemplify
Evoke
56
He fumed and charged like an angry bull. Example of?
Personification
Simile
Halitosis
Apostrophe
57
I can resist anything except temptation. Example of?
Simile
Paradox
The average teenager.
Metaphor
