2020 Mock STAAR Review

If a word is "extraneous," it is--

• Unnecessary and repetitive

• Important and relevant

• Extremely confusing

• A specific detail

Another way to say "thesis statement"...

• Summary

• Position statement

• Main idea

• Life lesson

The reason that someone wrote a text--

• Primary opinion

• Summary

• Main idea

• Author's purpose

Giving human qualities to non-human things is--

• Metaphor

• Humanizing

• Personification

• Hyperbole

The feeling or atmosphere that the reader gets when reading is--

• Mood

• Tone

• Imagery

• Emotional response

A shift in a story is a(n)--

• Introduction

• Ending

• Change

Words and phrases that create a vivid picture in the reader's mind--

• Persuasive language

• Imagery

• Diction

• Metaphor

A verbal conversation between two or more characters in a story is--

• Dialogue

• Monologue

• Speech

• Soliloquy

The author's attitude towards the subject in the story is--

• Mood

• Opinion

• Tone

• Summary

A difficult choice regarding right and wrong is--

• Dilemma

• Internal conflict

• External conflict

• Moral dilemma