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Duplicate of STAAR Review Eng II
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A review for the EOC II #staar #staar #review #eoc #persuasive #grammar
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The boy told his teacher that he did notperform ____ in the concert because hewas sick.
good
well
2
What type of essay will you be writing on the English II STAAR?
Personal Narrative
Expository
Standup Routine
Persuasive
3
Your future is as bright as the sun.
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
alliteration
4
Do you want to go to the beach with my sister and ______?
I
me
5
We, the entire student body, ____ theschool colors to remain red and blue.
wants
want
6
The car zoomed past the people at the bus stop.
Metaphor
Simile
Oxymoron
Onomatopoeia
7
A committee ____ policy in all matters ofevaluation.
determine
determines
8
Why do we not start our papers with a question?
It is a very stupid thing to do.
It is a weak device that lets our readers "check out" on us
It will make Mr. Bowlen want to vomit
It is a grave and deadly sin
9
Sally said to me that Peter put the roses on the table.
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
10
The wind kissed my face as I sat outside reading my book.
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
11
"I'm going to die from all this homework!"
Idiom
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Alliteration
12
The candle winked at me from the bedside table.
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Simile
13
"Get away from me", she said in a loud whisper.
Simile
Oxymoron
Metaphor
Idiom
14
Then maybe they would be able to get more people at them student council meeting.
Change them to their
Change get to gets
Change they to he
Make no change
15
A dark river of hair runs down her back.
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile
Idiom
16
I often think of Andra and ____.
her
she
17
He runs like a cheetah.
Oxymoron
Metaphor
Simile
Idiom
18
Why hadn't the rest of the students came today?
Change came to come
Change hadn't to didn't
Change why to when
Make no change
19
____ Jake and Mariela have to worktonight?
Don't
Doesn't
20
Students would tape shows and could be played later on speakers in the lunchroom.
Change later to latter
Change speakers to speaker's
Change and to that
Make no change
21
Peter picks a peck of pickle peppers.
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
Idiom
22
Until you visit Yellowstone National Park, you haven't lived.
Persuasive
Expository
23
At lunch I want to send time with my friends. We talk.
At lunch I want to send time with my friends, we talk.
At lunch I want to spend time with my friends who talk.
No change is needed, the sentences are fine.
At lunch I want to spend time talking with my friends.
24
That was a ____ good milkshake.
real
really
25
Of the three sweaters, I like the red one____.
best
better
26
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
Sadly, I walked home.
Sadly, I walked, home.
Sadly I walked home.
Sadly I walked, home.
27
What is editing?
<p>Correcting grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc.</p>
<p>Reading over your paper once</p>
<p>Making sure that you start your paper with a question</p>
Moving around sentences to make a paper more organized
28
"They're not here because they forgot about the meeting" she said.
Make no change
Change They're to Their
Change she to they
Insert a comma after meeting
29
She looked at me and sadly smiled.
Hyperbole
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
30
Love is slow torture.
Idiom
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
31
You can't have your cake and eat it, too.
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Idiom
32
What is revising?
Reading over your paper once
<p>Rewriting the whole paper</p>
Correcting punctuation, grammar, spelling, etc.
Moving around sentences and ideas to organize a writing
33
The engine screamed as it worked to get uphill.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
34
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Simile
Alliteration
Idiom
Oxymoron
35
Yellowstone National Park has more than a hundred different species, and many different rivers.
Expository
Persuasive
36
What part of the essay do we start first on the STAAR test?
Topic Sentence
<p>Hook/ Grabber</p>
Thesis
<p>Examples/ Details</p>
37
You need to invest your money while you are young, or else you may never be able to retire.
Persuasive
Expository
38
But what if the announcements are exciting.
Change are to is
Change exciting to exiting
Make no change
Change the period to a question mark
39
What must every paragraph start with?
Thesis
Topic Sentence
Examples/ Details
Grabber/ Hook
40
Quit wasting time, or you will get left behind.
Persuasive
Expository
41
Last night I worked on my project at my friend Mirandas house.
add an apostrophe before the s in Mirandas
Add an apostrophe after the s in Mirandas
The sentence is fine, leave it as is
change my to myself
