STAAR English I & II EOC Review

Your best friend during the test is

• Water

• Caffeine

• Dictionary

• Teacher

Answer explanation

What resources will you have available during the test?

• a grammar book

• a Dictionary & a Thesaurus

• a Thesaurus

• a Dictionary

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

TRUE OR FALSE:

Revising and Editing are the same thing.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Revising: ARMS

Add

Remove

Move

Substitute

Editing: CUPS

Capitalization

Usage

Punctuation

Spelling

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.5

What is the purpose of EXPOSITORY writing?

• to explain or inform

• to persuade

• to tell a story

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2

How many reasons/examples should be in your essay?

• 2-3

• 1-2

• 3-5

• 0

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.2B

TRUE OR FALSE: The faster you finish the test, the smarter you are.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

The main idea of your essay is the

• body

• thesis

• introduction

• conclusion

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The three main sections of the STAAR English EOC

• Snorkeling, Editing, and Basket-Weaving

• Editing, YoMama, and Writing

• Editing/Revising, Writing, and Reading

• Reading, Drawing, and Singing

Answer explanation

You may NOT use the following during the test:

• highlighter

• brain

• dictionary

• electronic device

Answer explanation

Your essay should have

• an introduction, 1-2 body paragraphs, and a conclusion

• 7 examples

• be fictional

• nothing

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.1E

CCSS.W.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.2B

CCSS.W.9-10.4