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An #ENGII Quiz designed as a basic #STAAR Review based on a jeopardy game I made.
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1
Which punctuation marks indicate the end of a sentence or clause?
periods, semicolons, question marks, exclamation points
only periods
Colons and semicolons and periods
Quotation marks
2
Items in a list that have the same verb form or type of word throughout are in _____ ______.
Listing Structure
Parallel Structure
Sequence
Order
3
What is the purpose of a thesis statement?
To hook the reader into reading the essay.
To provide evidence for the main idea.
To control the essay and guide the writer's examples.
To wrap up the essay's main points and conclude it.
4
"The boy wept bitterly as he clutched his puppy's collar" is what type of characterization?
Stock
Direct
Indirect
Foil
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How many examples/body paragraphs do you need to get a 3?
3 all related back to the thesis
1 well developed example with clear tie to thesis
3, but only if your first two are weak.
2, but only if you need the second.
6
What's wrong: Jack said, "Sally said, "I hate Jimmy because he ate my salad!""
Take out the inner quotation marks.
The outer quotation marks should be single, not double.
The inner quotation marks should single, not double.
Nothing is wrong, silly!
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Words and phrases that add meaning or describe a person/place/thing/idea through comparisons.
Adverbs
Figurative Language
Pronouns
Adjectives
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The part of the plot where the conflict reaches its highest point.
In the beginning...
Climax
Rising Action
The End
9
A rhyming pattern that comes at the close of a rhyming line is called what?
stop rhyme
end rhyme
Uh, what?
last rhyme
10
What are the three types of sentences?
Verbal, Dramatic, and Situational
Divergent, Insurgent, and Allegiant
Interrogative, Exclamatory, and Imperative
Nouns, Verbs, and Conjuctions
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The aspect of poetry that gives a poem rhythm is referred to as its what?
Rhythm
Beat
Metro
Meter
12
What are the three types of irony, something said/done opposite of what is meant or expected?
R2-D2, C3P0, and Chewie
interrogative, exclamatory, and imperative
verbal, situational, and dramatic
Han, Luke, and Leia
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What are the main tools of persuasion?
Legos, Porthos, Ethane
Exaggeration, Groups of Three, Repetition
Logos, Pathos, Ethos
Alliteration, Allusion, Loaded Words, Annecdote
14
What are the three types of 3rd Person narration?
3.1, 3.2, 3.3
There are three types?
God, knows a little, fly on the wall
objective, limited, omniscient
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Using the five senses and emotions to create pictures in the mind of the reader is called what?
Pictionary
Imagery
Visualizing
Painting
16
She is dumb.
What is the denotation of "dumb?"
ignorant
stupid
speechless
temporarily unable or unwilling to speak
17
Which of these lists contain persuasive techniques?
Emotion, Generalizations, Repetition, Jargon, Attacks
Rhetorical Questions, Association, Adjectives, Connotation
Loaded Words, Anecdotes, Groups of Three, Bias
Alliteration, Allusion, Exaggeration, Evidence
18
The dictionary definition(s) of a word.
Denotation
Vibration
Connotation
Assimilation
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A sound device created by repeating the same sound at the beginning of several words in a line.
Assonance
Consonance
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
20
Tie Breaker:
Who is my favorite professional sports team?
Chicago Cubs
Indianapolis Colts
Texas Rangers
Chicago Bears
21
Directly/indirectly referring to a historical event/person, piece of art/literature, or place.
allegory
allusion
illusion
diversion
22
The words are used with commas to combine sentences and independent clauses.
flies, always, never, bite, off, your, snickers
for, and, nor, but or, yet, so
fora, anor, nora, butora, ora, yetor, sora
furthermore, additionally, nevertheless, before, or, yet, so
23
This term refers to the atmosphere of the story.
Tone
Mood
Theme
Author's Purpose
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This part of the story is usually established in the Exposition and describes when and where.
Time and Place
Plot
Theme
Setting
25
Popular meanings of words that often come with culture shifts and emotions, i.e. loaded words.
Connoation
Coalition
Denotation
Gyration
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Poetic device that gives something inhuman, human qualities.
Foil
Personification
Alliteration
Hyperbole
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Do you have to choose a side, or can you just talk about both sides of the issue/topic?
You may talk about both sides, but you must choose one side.
You can talk about both sides as long as your are objective.
Only if the prompt tells you to.
No, STAAR graders just care about good writing, smart words.
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These words are written as if they are the sounds being described; sound words.
Deliverance
Tribulation
Consonance
Onomatopoeia
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The author or narrator's attitude towards what's going on within the story or its subject.
Author's Purpose
Voice
Tone
Theme
30
She is dumb.
What is the connotation of the word "dumb?"
stupid
ridiculous
mentally slow
cannot or will not speak
31
What kind of examples should you use in your writing?
Define the topic and then talk about what you think.
Clear, specific, and clearly tied to the thesis.
General statements about the topic.
Examples and non-examples
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This type of narrator tells a story from their own perspective.
1st Person
3rd Person Limited
2nd Person
3rd Person Omniscient
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The part of fiction and poetry that is the central idea/lesson from the work's subject/topic.
Moral
Theme
Voice
Tone
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Do you need a hook when writing your essay?
Yes, always.
Yes, and always start with "I think," or "I believe."
Yes, but only if it turns the prompt into a question.
You may, but it must fit with thesis and not repeat prompt.
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A character with a complex personality that changes over the course of the story is this.
Flat
Static
Dynamic
Round
