English I EOC Review

English I EOC Review

Your English I EOC is tomorrow!

Multiple Choice

The English I EOC contains...

• Revising, editing, and an expository essay

• Reading comprehension only

• An expository essay only

• Revising, editing, expository essay and reading comprehension

Multiple Choice

I will have _____ hours to complete the test.

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Multiple Choice

The English I EOC _____ required for graduation.

• is

• is not

Multiple Choice

The editing portion of the test is asking me to...

• correct subject-verb agreement

• correct spelling errors

• correct punctuation

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

When the editing portion asks if a word is spelled correctly, I should...

• Look it up in the dictionary every time.

• Trust my gut.

• I shouldn't bother looking it up because the editing section doesn't have spelling errors.

Multiple Choice

When the test asks me to clarify a sentence, it wants me to...

• add pronouns or names.

• replace a pronoun or ambiguous word with a more specific word.

• make an educated guess.

Multiple Choice

The revising portion of the test is asking me to...

• Add sentences

• Eliminate redundant sentences

• Create clear, concise, and grammatically correct sentences

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

When I am asked to revise a sentence, which one is most likely the answer?

• The longest sentence with the most words.

• The sentence that has no extra, unneeded words.

• The sentence that leaves out information in the original sentence.

Multiple Choice

What does it mean when I am asked to remove a redundant sentence?

• The answer will always be none of the above.

• The answer will never be none of the above.

• The answer will be a sentence that repeats another sentence immediately before or after it. The answer will be the sentence that adds no new information.

Multiple Choice

The most important part of the essay prompt is...

• The quotation at the top

• The "think" statement under the quote

• The "Write an essay explaining..." statement

Multiple Choice

You can turn the "Write an essay explaining..." statement into your thesis statement.

• True

• False

Write an essay explaining why it is sometimes necessary to take a chance.

Thesis statement: It is sometimes necessary to take a chance.

Multiple Choice

To pass the essay portion, your essay must contain a ________ in the introduction.

• Hook

• Bridge

• Thesis statement

• More than three complete sentences

Multiple Choice

You should have ____ paragraphs in your completed essay.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Expository Essay Outline

• Introduction that includes a thesis statement.

• Body paragraph that introduces and explains your first idea. Be sure that this idea fully supports your thesis statement.

• Body paragraph that introduces and explains your first idea. Be sure that this idea fully supports your thesis statement.

• Conclusion that restates your thesis and two ideas from your body paragraphs.

Multiple Select

What are some "bonus point words" you can use in your essay?

• In conclusion,

• For example,

• First,

• Second,

• However,

Multiple Choice

You should take time to write an outline or rough draft of your essay.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

When you get ready to read a passage on the reading portion, what should you do first?

• Read the questions

• Mark important paragraphs mentioned in the questions

• Look for words you do not know in the questions and passage and look them up

• I should do all of these things

Multiple Choice

When you are answering questions about a reading passage, how many times should you refer back to the text?

• 1 million times

• After every question

• After every question that I do not know the answer to.

Multiple Choice

Most reading questions require inferencing skills. What does it mean to inference?

• To combine knowledge from the text with your own knowledge.

• To strictly use the text. The answer will be explicitly stated in the text.

Multiple Choice

What does an aside look like in a text?

• In an informational text or narrative, it may be in parentheses or off-set in between dashes.

• In a drama, it will say "aside" and it means that the audience (and a specified person if noted) is the only one that can hear the comment.

• Both of these are correct

Multiple Choice

If I am reading a poem, I should be looking for...

• metaphors

• similes

• symbolism

• All three plus other uses of figurative language.

Here's the deal...

This test is long. It takes a lot of time and patience to get through the whole thing. But, if you take the time to do all the little things- crossing out incorrect answers, looking up words you don't know, checking spellings in the dictionary, reading the questions before reading the passage, and annotating as you read- you won't be stuck taking this test again.

Multiple Choice

If you forget a grammatical rule (comma rules, how to use an apostrophe, semicolon rules, colon rules, etc.), where can you find the "cheat codes"?

• I should skip that question and come back to it later.

• I will have to make an educated guess.

• The dictionary has pages set aside for grammar and usage that I can refer to.

Multiple Choice

I will have pencils and a dictionary during the test. Can I have a highlighter?

• No.

• Only if one is given to you by the teacher.

• Yes, but you have to ask.

Multiple Select

Tonight and tomorrow morning I should...

• Stay up until 1 am stressing out

• Go to bed a little earlier than usual

• Skip breakfast

• Eat breakfast

• Do my best to relax

Multiple Choice

If I get frustrated, tired, or I don't feel like I am doing my best anymore, I should...

• Power through

• Take a break

Poll

How are you feeling about tomorrow's STAAR test?

• Confident

• Ok

• Stressed

• Worried

Open Ended

What questions do you have about tomorrow's STAAR test?