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Test Preparation and Literary Devices
Test Preparation and Literary Devices
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Explore test preparation strategies and learn about various literary devices used in literature
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What is hyperbole?
Exaggeration
Understatement
Opposite meaning
Exact meaning
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What is theme?
Random thought
Unrelated topic
Minor detail
Central idea
3
What is a simile?
Exact meaning
Opposite meaning
Like or as
Direct comparison
4
If you take 3 to 5 hours on the STAAR, what is the percentage rate of you passing?
70%
20%
60%
50%
5
What is the structure for writing the Short Constructed Response?
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
Thesis, Claim, Evidence, Reasoning, Wrap-UP
Thesis, Claim, Evidence
REasoning, Claim, Evidence
6
Which is a test-taking strategy?
Sleep late
Ignore instructions
Read instructions
Guess answers
7
Can you sleep during the test and pass?
No
For sure
Maybe
Yes
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True or false: Should you Sleep during the test
False
True
9
What is meter in poetry?
Rhythm pattern
Line length
Rhyme scheme
Word choice
10
In order to pass the STAAR English I test, you must take a minimum of how many hours?
2
1
5
3
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Why is it important to pass the essay portion of the test?
It dosen't affect your test
It makes or breakes the test; worth 10 points
Scoring a 2 is passing
Skinng the essay is fine
12
For the multiple choice, how can you find the right answers?
Answer choices must answer the quesstion. Eliminate wrong answers first.
Elimanate 3 of the answers
Always go with answer B
Just pick any answer
13
For the revising and editing quesitons, what will you be asked to do?
Delete sentences
No correction needed
Combine sentences
Add sentences
14
What is flashback?
Past event
Present action
Future hint
Random guess
15
How do you find text evidence from the selection?
Make up the text evidence
Go back into the text to find text evidence
Use your own ideas
Ignore the text evidence
16
What should you do before submitting?
Guess answers
Check answers
Ignore answers
Sleep
17
What is a metaphor?
Exact meaning
Direct comparison
Indirect comparison
Opposite meaning
18
What is the proper way to pace yourself during the STAAR test?
Take a brain break ever hour and rest for 10 minutes
Just sleep
Take a brain break for 20 minutes
Don't take brain breaks
19
What is figurative language?
Literal meaning
Creative expression
Exact words
Random words
20
How many points is the essay worth?
3
5
15
10
21
What should you eat before a test?
Good breakfast
Candy
Nothing
Fast food
22
What is plot?
Theme
Setting
Storyline
Character
23
What should you do with key words?
Rewrite them
Ignore them
Highlight them
Erase them
24
What is imagery?
Taste description
Sound description
Touch description
Visual description
25
What is the percentage for the essay to pass?
1000
500
1500
1700
26
What is the best way to prepare for the STAAR test?
Rush through the test
Don't worry about passing
Review, relax, remember what you were taught
Don't stress; just sleep during the test
27
What is the structure for the Essay?
Thesis, Claim 1, evidence, reasoning, wrap-up, conclusion
Conclusion, claim, evidence, wrap-up
No structure at all
Thesis, claims, evidence, reasonings, wrap-up, conclusion
28
What is personification?
Plant traits
Human traits
Animal traits
Machine traits
29
What is a thesis statement?
Main argument / position plus claims
A story
A joke
A question
30
How many Short-Constructed Responses will be on the STAAR test?
2
3
1
5
31
What is alliteration?
No sound
Same sound
Different sound
Random sound
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What is a claim?
Question
Your positon
Story
Joke
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What is foreshadowing?
Random guess
Present action
Past event
Future hint
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What is the percentatage of the essay?
`15%
10%
17%
5%
