Why does an author write a fiction passage?

to teach a lesson or share an emotion

The following terms are associated with plot

exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution/denouement

characterization, theme, conflict, chapters

biography, autobiography, memoir

If an event builds tension it

causes the conflict to get more intense

happens in the beginning of the story

it happens to the main character only

Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today. What is the main idea?

Soccer is important at the Olympics.

Soccer is also called football.

Soccer is played by men and women.

Some people say that the White House has ghosts. The most famous ghost is Abraham Lincoln. He is often seen standing in his room looking out the window. Even Eleanor Roosevelt said that she saw him. There is a legend that old Abe walks back and forth all night before something terrible is about to happen. This paragraph mainly tells:

when Eleanor Roosevelt's ghost walked

how many ghosts the White House has

how ghosts show when something will happen

What is the definition for 1st Person Point of View?

A character in the story that tells the story

An outside narrator tells the story

The main character tells the story

The reason why the author wrote the piece

What is the definition of 3rd Person Point of View?

An outside narrator tells the story

The enemy of the main character

STAAR READING Prep #7

Quiz

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English

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7th - 8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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CCSS

RL.7.3, RL.7.4, RL.7.6

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Sarah Lusby

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30 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is not an author's purpose?

to explain

to persuade

to entertain

to give information

to make you cry

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which word means the same as benefit?

hinder

help

find

clean

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does chronological mean?

having to do with a watch

to happen before

out of order

arranged in time order

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which word means the same as convey?

communicate

steal

contact

free

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which word(s) means the same as phrase?

a title

an expression or remark

a special way of speaking

a kind of language

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

STAAR QUESTION: How does the setting advance the plot?
What is this question asking you to do?

To choose the answer choice that explains how the conflict is causing the plot of the story to move forward.

To choose the answer that shows how the character's actions are causing the plot of the story to move forward.

To choose the answer choice that shows how the mood is causing the plot of the story to move forward.

To choose the answer choice that explains how the setting of the story is causing the plot to move forward.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

STAAR Question: Which sentence from the selection states an opinion?
Which one of the following strategies will help you determine the answer to this question?

Reread the entire selection and separate all the facts from opinion.

Read the answer choices and look for opinion words (such as: definitely, obviously, clearly, unfair).

Write a summary of the selection.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

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STAAR READING Prep #7

30 questions

Which of the following is not an author's purpose?

Which word means the same as benefit?

What does chronological mean?

Which word means the same as convey?

Which word(s) means the same as phrase?

STAAR QUESTION: How does the setting advance the plot?
What is this question asking you to do?

STAAR Question: Which sentence from the selection states an opinion?
Which one of the following strategies will help you determine the answer to this question?

STAAR Question: The author organizes this selection by -
What skill are you being asked to use in this question?

in the time order in which events happened

the perspective from which a story is told

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STAAR READING Prep #7

30 questions

Which of the following is not an author's purpose?

Which word means the same as benefit?

What does chronological mean?

Which word means the same as convey?

Which word(s) means the same as phrase?

STAAR QUESTION: How does the setting advance the plot?What is this question asking you to do?

STAAR Question: Which sentence from the selection states an opinion?Which one of the following strategies will help you determine the answer to this question?

STAAR Question: The author organizes this selection by - What skill are you being asked to use in this question?

in the time order in which events happened

the perspective from which a story is told

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STAAR QUESTION: How does the setting advance the plot?
What is this question asking you to do?

STAAR Question: Which sentence from the selection states an opinion?
Which one of the following strategies will help you determine the answer to this question?

STAAR Question: The author organizes this selection by -
What skill are you being asked to use in this question?