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Stark's ELAR8 STAAR Prep
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The mood is...
created by conflict resolution
how the reader feels
created by tone
how the author feels
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The author writes because he/she has a...
purpose
character
idea
motivation
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If a text emphasizes how actions or events cause other actions or events it is organized by....
sequence
problem-solution
compare/contrast
cause and effect
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To paraphrase is to...
to put main ideas in own words.
to rewrite a summary.
to phrase while sailing.
to list the main ideas
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The epilogue is also the drama's ...
questions and answers
appendix
dictionary
table of contents
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The tone is how...
the author sounds
the reader feels
the characters feel
the author feels
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A rhyme scheme refers to the ....
repetition
pattern
organiation
sequence
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Soliloquies are long speeches performed...
by all characters at the same time
by the narrator off stage
by one character alone on stage
the author of the play in the prologue
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The narrator in a play...
speaks only the prologue
reads on stage directions
uses dialogue
narrates the story
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The plot is made up of...
POVs.
events.
characters.
chronology.
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..... are true, whereas ..... are not.
assertions; opinions
facts and assertions; opinions
facts; assertions and opinions
facts; opinions.
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To give hints about future events, the author uses...
back shadows.
a psychic.
foreshadowing.
foretelling.
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Synonyms have...
no meaning
the same meaning
the same spelling
a different meaning
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The author's style can be...
bland/odd
fictional/nonfictional
formal/informal
informational/persuasive
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A part of an act is called a...
scene
prologue
mini-act
excerpt
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While reading, we MUST...
pick out key vocabulary
take notes
highlight
chunk and annotate
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Informal style mirrors...
A conversation with a solicitor.
having a conversation with a sales person.
an interview for a job.
an everyday conversation.
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A comedy is a light drama?
sometimes
never
fasle
true
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A round character is....., whereas a flat character is....
changes; does not change.
well-known; not well-known
not well-known; well-known.
does not change; changes.
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Bits and pieces of information are called...
information.
elements.
details.
plot.
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The repetition of consonant sounds is...
consonance
alliteration
rythem
assonance
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Painting pictures with words...
imagine
poetry
imagry
figurative language
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when a character experiences struggles in nature, we call that conflict...
character vs society.
character vs nature.
character vs character.
character vs self.
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Props...
create the setting
create meaning
dress characters
are moveable
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Formal style =
colloquialisms
unprofessional language
ball gowns
professional language
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the ... comes before, whereas the .... comes after the root of a word.
prefix; suffix
suffix; root
root; prefix
suffix; prefix
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Characters can be...
real or fake.
static or dynamic.
annoying.
round or flat.
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"BOOM!!!"
simile
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
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A flashback...
splits the screen.
uses inner monologues.
pauses to show us something in the past.
pauses to show us something in the future.
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Dialogue is..
spoken
what characters say to one another
internal
external
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The introductory scene in a play is called the...
prologue
epilogue
scene
introduction
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Character vs self is a kind of....
internal conflict.
external conflict.
conflict.
erroneous conflict.
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When we compare, we're looking for...
similarities.
clues
common themes.
differences.
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In order, the plot map maps...
resolution, rising, climax, falling, exposition.
exposition, rising, climax, falling, resolution
rising and falling action, climax, exposition, resolution
exposition, falling, climax, rising, resolution.
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Character traits are...
the motivators for characters.
what the character looks like.
how the character acts.
qualities that define our character.
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The perspective in which the story is told is called the....
conflict.
narrative type.
point of view.
plot.
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Poetry...
must rhyme.
comes in many forms.
is hard.
always has stanzas.
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The setting is...
isn't important.
where the story takes place.
when the story takes place.
uses props , always.
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A simile compares two things...using "like" or "as."
without
with/without
none of the above
with
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Several lines in a poem form a....
line
poem
paragraph
stanza
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3rd person POV can be...
only 1 kind.
4 different kinds.
3 different kinds.
2 different kinds.
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Symbolism...
the use of a thing to represent something else.
has meaning beyond its literal meaning.
the use of a place to represent something else
the use of a person to represent something else
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The author uses ... to create...
conflict; tone
tone; mood
mood; tone
language; mood
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The speaker is the...
reader
narrator
author
character
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The ... makes the ...
effect, cause
affect, cause
cause, effect
cause, outcome
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The main character in the story (the good guy) is the...
flat.
protagonist.
round.
antagonist.
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Rhyme can be...
internal only
hard to find
internal, slant, and end
at the end only
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The main idea is...
a summary.
the what of the passage.
the who+ the what+ main information about the who and what.
the who of the passage.
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The epilogue is at the...
end
beginning
point of conflict
middle
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A monologue occurs ..... the narrator.
off stage
inside the mind of
through stage directions
as dialogue
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A metaphor compares to things ... using "like or "as."
none of the above
without
with
with/without
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Synthesizing allows us to....
to come up with a conclusion.
make inferences.
see all the facts.
take in information from two or more areas
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External conflict happens...
every time.
outside with another.
inside with self.
never.
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A character does something because of...
their traits.
motivation.
the antagonist.
conflict.
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Fiction tells...
stories about real people.
a story in sequence.
made up stories.
the story of our lives.
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A lyric poem...
rhymes
conveys thoughts and emotions
tells a story
is like a song
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Stage directions give directions on...
all of the above
how the actors act
how the stage is set
how the actors move
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A summary is...
a shortened version of the texts main ideas.
is the same as main idea.
long.
in the prologue.
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An exaggerated exaggeration is a ...
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
personification
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Dramas...
are boring.
can be performed in plays.
is intended to be performed on stage.
are the same as plays.
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"I" or "me"...
3rd person limited POV
3rd person omniscient POV
2nd person POV
1st person POV
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If a text a problem and possible solution, it is organized by....
compare/contrast
cause and effect
problem-solution
cause and affect
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Dynamic characters are..., whereas static characters are...
known; unknown.
unknown; known.
do not change; do change.
do change; do not change.
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When we contrast, we're looking at how two things are...
different
grouped
related
similiar
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The repetition of vowel sounds is...
rythem
assonaonce
consonance
alliteration
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Antonyms are words that mean...
the opposite
the same
we're all going to die
nothing
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When the narrator is outside the story and doesn't know the thoughts of any characters....
3rd person
3rd person objective
3rd person limited
3rd person ommniscient
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when a character is going against society, we call that conflict...
external.
internal.
character vs society.
character vs character.
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In poetry, a .... is a row of words.
rhyme
paragraph
line
stanza
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The character who has conflict with the protagonist is the...
protagonist.
antagonized.
static.
antagonist.
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When the narrator is outside of the story and knows the thoughts of all characters.
3rd person general
3rd person omniscient
3rd person objective
3rd person limited
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Context clues help us to...
find truths
define unknown vocabulary
make assertions
find faults
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A part of a play is called an....
stanza
script
act
scene
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Figurative language elements do not convey a ... meaning.
literal
clear
moral
true
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To infer means to....
be nosy.
guess.
makes conclusions based on information in the passage.
prior knowledge + info in passage
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To make an inference, we ...
infer.
guess.
collect factual information
re-read.
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A tragedy...
shows a fallen hero
is comedic
is tragic
shows the demise of a main character
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The problem in the story is the ...
conflict.
the main idea.
motivator.
issue.
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Internal conflict...
can be external.
is experienced inside the mind.
happens internally.
never happens.
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A commonplace assertion is an...
opinion stated like a fact.
fact
a false assumption
opinion
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If a text focuses on similarities and differences, it is organized by....
problem-solution
compare/contrast
sequence
cause and effect
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The author's POV is their...
statement
choice
claim
opinion
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Using the 5 senses...
imagry
sensory language
image
figurative language
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If a story is told in the order in which the events occurred, it is organized by....
problem-solution
cause and effect
compare/contrast
sequence/chronolgically
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Nonfiction tells...
about real people, places, future events, and things.
a story.
about real-life people, places, things, events, or ideas.
is only informational.
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To give something non-human human qualities.
personification
metaphor
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
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when a character is going against another character, we call that conflict...
character vs nature.
character vs self.
internal.
character vs character.
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The central message of the story is the....
message.
main idea.
summary.
theme.
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The author of the play is the...
playright
playwrite
poet
playwright
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Free verse means...
no punctuation
no lines
has no end rhyme
no stanzas
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...uses the same words or phrases over and over.
flashbacks
poetry
rhyme
repetition
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When the narrator is outside the story and knows the thoughts of only one character...
3rd person objective
1st person limited
3rd person limited
3rd person omniscient
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The poet is the ...
narrator
author
speaker
reader of poetry
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The author's attitude and opinions create their...
true self
viewpoint
mood
purpose
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Before we answer questions, we MUST....
pick out key vocabulary
re-write the question
eliminate bad answers
synthesize/infer
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When the person telling the story is outside the story.
omniscient
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
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The author creates a unique.....by how they chose to use language.
narrative type
persona
style
swag
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Poetry that tells a story is...
lyrical
a story
narrative
ficiton
