Duplicate of STAAR Review: English

The perspective from which a story is told

The savannah is roamed by beautiful giraffes.

I ran the obstacle course in record time.

Words that have the opposite meaning

What is the first thing I should look at when start time is called?

The main idea of an essay or a research paper

What kind of snacks can you bring to the test?

The author's or narrator's attitude toward a subject

An indirect reference to a well-known person, place, event, or object in a literary work is a

The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

A word that takes the place of a noun

A set of lines in a poem

The main part of a word is the...

A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea

The form of a verb in which the subject does the action in a sentence is...

The persons for whom an author writes a text

What day next week will the English I test be administered?

A guess based on information and evidence in a text and the reader's prior knowledge

The location and time in which a story takes place

Which of the following should I NOT do the night before/morning of the test?

An extreme exaggeration

Literature written in verse or in short lines is called...

What day next week will the English II test be administered?

The narrator is not a character in the story

A comparison of two unlike things

The ending of a story, when the conflict is resolved

An essay that explains and analyzes a topic

A word's dictionary definition is called the...

A shorter division of an act in drama

How many hours do I have to take the English test?

Added to the end of a root word to change its meaning

The words spoken by the characters in a drama or story

The problems that the characters in a story must solve

Giving an animal or object human-like qualities or abilities

A list of sources cited in a research paper

The bulk of a story, during which the character works to resolve the problem

The turning point in a plot when a character deals directly with a conflict

When an author provides clues or hints about the future in a story

How should I approach the essay prompt?

A comparison of two unalike things, using the words like or as

A character who serves as a contrast to another character

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun is a...

A word that shows action or a state of being

A word that describes or modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb is a...

When the reader or audience knows something that a character does not

A set of letters added to the beginning or end of a word is the...

A literary work intended to be performed by actors for an audience

A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (Jumbo shrimp)

A major division of a play is a...

Added to the beginning of a root word to change its meaning

The emotional associations carried or implied by a word

A comparison of similar qualities between two things that are not similar is a...

The sequence of events in fiction or drama

In drama, a long speech delivered by one character to another

A speech delivered by one character while alone on stage

A narrator that is in the story and tells the story from his point of view

The subject of a literary work; can usually be stated in one or two words.

What time do you need to be here and ready for the English I and II tests?

A person or animal in a story, play, or poem

Main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work stating an opinion.