MIDTERM REVIEW

What type of STAAR question is this? -Which sentence best expresses the controlling idea of the article?

What type of STAAR question is this? --Which quotation provides the best evidence?

CURIOUS is a tone.

What is the connotation of the word "fleek"

What is the connotation of the word "nosy"

What does the T in S.T.E.A.L. stand for?

What does A.C.E. stand for?

Type of Fig. Lang: "You stole the forbidden fruit when you took his candy."

REVENGE is a tone.

What helps you prove a point that you're trying to make?

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning:

You should ALWAYS look a word up that you don't know.

Type of Fig. Lang: "Old creaking crates carry ages of dust within them and are about to burst open."

"an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning"

What does "denotation" mean?

Which is an example of theme statement?

What is an author's purpose question?

Which type of STAAR question is this? -- The author creates imagery in paragraph 3 in order to:

What do we use T.P.F.A.S.T for?

TEST TAKING STRATEGIES: If you're not sure what a word means, what should you do?

What is the connotation of the word "angry"

What type of STAAR question is this? -Which definition best matches the use of the word "engage" in paragraph 1?

Type of Fig. Lang: "The concert was so loud the drums echoed in space."

MOTIVATION is a tone.

LOVE is a tone.

What is this an example of? ----Death is not something to fear, but something to embrace as inevitable.

What is a theme?

What type of figurative language? "The moonlight was the heart of the sky."

What is the connotation of the phrase "that's sick, bro" when doing a backflip.

What is the connotation of the word "somber"

What is the connotation of the word "friends"

Why type of question is this? - From this article the reader can tell that______

TEST TAKING STRATEGIES: There will always be HOW MANY correct answer choices in multiple choice?

What is TONE?

Type of fig. lang: "My mother is as busy as a bee."

the sequence of events where each affects the next one through the principle of cause-and-effect.

What is the method you use to characterize a character?

You WILL miss the question if you don't know what all the words mean in the question and answer choices.

SAD is a tone.

DANGER is a tone.

What does the "F" stand for in T.P.F.A.S.T?

What is the connotation of the word "sunrise"

Type of fig. lang: "The ants soldiered on to steal our dessert."

a struggle between two opposing forces.

is the main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work.

When you re-state something using your own words...

What type of figurative language? "Her love for her children is as constant as the passing of time."

What type of QUESTION is this? --Read the meanings for the word _____ below. Which meaning best fits the description?

in literature, the location and time frame in which the action of a narrative takes place.

is used step-by-step in literature to highlight and explain the details about a character in a story.

What does the LAST "T" stand for in T.P.F.A.S.T?

Type of fig. language: "The tall trees were curtains that surrounded us during our picnic."

Type of Fig. Lang: "The tree's limb cracked and groaned when lightning hit it."

SERIOUS is a tone.

What type of QUESTION is this? -- What can the reader infer from the last sentence of the paragraph?