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What activity begins to unite the students despite their differences?
Trip to the zoo
Trip to the circus
Trip to the rodeo
Unit over the Holocaust
2
Mrs. G is ______________ the students will be successful.
Against the probability
Negative that
Determined
Unsure if
3
The students in Mrs. G's class are divided by what?
Education level
Gender
Race
Socioeconomic Status
4
What word is present in a prompt that clues the writer in to write an expository essay?
Write
Creative
Essay
Explain
5
What does the L in H.E.L.P.S stand for?
Loser
Laundry
Lollipop
Literature
6
What does the H in H.E.L.P.S. stand for?
Humanity
Helpful
History
Historical
7
What should you do before making a final copy?
Final Copy
Revise and Edit
Rough Draft
Brainstorm
8
The last sentence of an expository essay should
restate the thesis
Tie the subject to the world
make a promise
transition
9
One important connection the writer can make in an essay that shows the topic matters?
HELPS
Tie it to the World
Commentary
Specific Example
10
BUZZ! BANG! POW! These words are an example of an _______________.
Simile
onomatopoeia
Idiom
Personification
11
In order for her students to have the best experience in her class, Gruwell buys them three
siblings
books
cars
babies
12
My grandfather is a bag of bones. This is an example of _______________.
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
Idiom
13
Johnis as stinky as a cat. This is anexample of ________________.
Simile
Idiom
Personification
Metaphor
14
What does the S in H.E.L.P.S stand for?
Snapchat
Socialite
Stupid
Society
15
What cannot be used as a specific example in an expository essay?
Philosophical view point
Historical person
Books
Movies
16
Who discovered electricity?
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Mrs. Gallagher
Thomas Edison
17
The overall effect that the class had on the students was _____________________.
Negative
Who knows?
Positive
Indifferent
18
How many lines can be written on in a STAAR expository essay?
25
23
26
24
19
It was raining cats and dogs is an example of_____________________.
Hyperbole
Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
20
A method that allows the author to interject their opinion and add voice?
Thesis
Commentary
Details
Tie it to the world
21
How many sheets of STAAR lined paper can be used?
3
5
1
10
22
What compares two things without using like or as?
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Personificatio
23
What is the last sentence of your introductory paragraph?
Transition Statement
Thesis
Topic Sentence
Hook
24
What is the first step of the writing process?
Final Copy
Rough Draft
Revise and Edit
Brainstorming
25
At first, the students treated Mrs. G how?
Disrespectfully
Happily
Nicely
Respectfully
26
In expository esssays you should use__, ____, and ___for examples.
Books
All of the above
Historical Figures
Movies
27
What is an extreme exaggeration?
Idiom
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
28
___________ of Mrs. G's students went to college
Half
A few
none
All
29
Who invented the telephone?
Mrs. Davis
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Graham Bell
30
What does the P in H.E.L.P.S stand for?
Personal Anecdote
Personal Narrative
Personal Attitude
Personal Problems
31
Whenchanging topics in an essay, the writer should use ____________.
Hesitations
Hyphens
Pauses
Transitions
32
What should be written on the STAAR lined paper?
Rough Draft
Brainstorming
Revising and Editing
Final Draft
33
What compares two things using like or as?
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
34
Words that are used to help make senetences flow in an essay?
Transitions
Synonyms
Site Words
Details
35
What are the three main parts of an expository essay?
Intro, body, conclusion
Your momma, your daddy, your bald headed granny
Cartoons,Tabloids, and Soap Operas
StockMarket, Lawyers, and Mentors
36
Sound words are known as _______________.
Onomatopoeia
Idiom
Simile
Hyperbole
37
Who plays Mrs. G in the movie?
Brittany Spears
Hilary Duff
Christina Aguilera
Hilary Swank
38
The purpose of a hook in an expository essay is to _________________.
Grab the reader's attention
Make a promise to the reader
Close the paper
Inform
39
How many of __________ children are present?
Their
<p>They are</p>
They're
There
40
The first sentence of the introductory paragraph is the ______________?
Transition Statement
Thesis
Hook
Topic Sentence
41
What does the L in H.E.L.P.S stand for?
Lollipop
Laundry
Literature
Loser
42
Mrs. G's husband can be described as ________________.
Angrily left out
Her equal
Supportive
Happy
43
Breaka leg!” The director told the actress. This is an example of an _______________.
Idiom
Metaphor
Alliteration
Simile
44
Who ended slavery?
Mrs. Knox
Martin Luther King Jr
Rosa Parks
Abraham Lincoln
45
Who plays Mrs. G's husband in the movie?
Channing Tatum
George Strait
Chris Hemsworth
Patrick Dempsey
46
______________ of the students in Mrs. G's class graduated.
A few
None
All
Half
47
What is the controlling sentence of the body paragraphs called?
Thesis
Hook
Transition
Topic Sentence
48
My house is over __________.
There
They're
Their
They are
49
What is the minimum number of sentences that can be in a paragraph?
12
2
4
3
50
_________ my best friends!
They are
Their
They're
There
51
Eva decides to ________
protect her boyfriend
tell the truth
not narc out her own
lie
52
What gives human characteristics to an inanimate objects?
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
Personification
53
Eva's mother tries to tell her that she must _______ her own
Eliminate
Preserve
Protect
Ignore
54
Mrs. G's students view graduation as ______________ their frshman year.
A time of celebration
A distant dream
Something all students acquire
Never going to happen
55
Who invented the light bulb?
Thomas Jefferson
Louis Pasteur
Thomas Edison
Benjamin Franklin
56
What should the first sentence of your concluding paragraph do?
Restate the thesis
Hook the reader
Tie to the world
Make a promise to the reader
57
It’sso fluffy I’m going to DIE!!!!! Is anexample of _________________.
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Idiom
Simile
58
How many paragraphs should a writer have in an expository essay?
4
2
3
5
59
What does the E in H.E.L.P.S stand for?
Expository
Entertainment
Ellaborate
Education
60
Mrs. G works _ jobs in order to support her class
2
3
1
4
61
As a result of Eva's decision, her homeboys _____________________
Appreciate it
are happy
chase and threaten her
refuse to speak to her