STAR Practice #2

Which of the following is NOT an example of a transitional word or phrase?

• As an example

• He said

• Likewise

• On the other hand

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

When joining two sentences together, what goes before the subordinating conjunction?

• comma

• period

• semicolon

• colon

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

How would you fix the following sentence?

Whenever we go to the movies I always have to have popcorn.

• add a semicolon after movies

• add a comma after movies

• delete the second "have" before popcorn

• No change needed

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What change if any needs to be made to the following sentence?

My cat Ollie a Norwegian Forest Cat, loves to try get into my cereal bowl when I'm not looking.

• Add a comma after Ollie

• Lowercase the word Cat

• Add a comma after bowl

• No change needed

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What change if any needs to be made to the following sentence?

The game Super Mario Brothers have been around for a long time; it is now thirty-five years old.

• Change the semicolon to a colon

• Change thirty-five to thirty five

• Change have to has

• No change needed

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Theme is _____.

• the message in the story

• the solution to the problem

• another word for tone

• the ending in a story

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character

• protagonist

• antagonist

• characterization

• exposition

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A form of language use in which writers and speakers convey something other than the literal meaning of their words.

• figurative language

• diction

• foreign language

• imagery

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Topic sentence of your entire essay. This should answer the question in the prompt very carefully. This will become a roadmap that you will follow as your write.

• thesis statement

• expository essay

• main idea

• opinion