English II STAAR - PreTest Review

Which is the BEST way to ensure your reader understands why your reasons support your thesis?

• Provide as many examples as you can.

• Provide good concrete details and commentary.

• Provide the reader with examples that speak for themselves.

• Provide a long conclusion to explain the examples.

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CCSS.W.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.2B

When writing an EOC-style persuasive essay, how should you BEST end your essay?

• Try to fill up the whole space and stop when you do.

• You should write a counter-argument and restate your thesis.

• You should make sure that you write an entire conclusion.

• You should just rewrite your thesis. You should just rewrite your thesis.

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CCSS.W.9-10.1E

CCSS.W.9-10.2F

The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work is its...

• theme

• personification

• author's purpose

• tone

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The author's attitude conveyed by a piece of literature is...

• theme

• tone

• author's purpose

• main idea

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

If I do not know a multiple choice answer, I should

• Leave it blank,

• it won't count against me

• Read each answer, eliminate, and make the best guess

• Make a pretty picture out of the bubbles

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

Which strategies can you use when answering multiple-choice questions?

• Read question and circle, highlight, or underline key words.

• Make notes in the margins

• Justify your answers with evidence from the text.

• All of the above.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

"He was a Good Samaritan when he helped the lady start her car." This is an example of...

• alliteration

• allusion

• similie

• personification

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

The frog fell flat as it flew across the frozen lake. This is an example of...

• allusion

• metaphor

• alliteration

• simile

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

Remember that although you need to pass the STAAR exam to graduate

• one test does not dictate your intelligence

• you are worth more than a test

• Mrs. McB will be proud of you regardless

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What resources do you have available to you during the STAAR test?

• a grammar textbook
• a dictionary
• a thesaurus
• a dictionary & thesaurus

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CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D