STAAR Prep 2023

Sally sold seashells by the seashore.

• idiom

• alliteration

• simile

• hyperbole

He drew a line as straight as an arrow.

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

The sun was beating down on me.

• personification

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

I am so tired that I could sleep a whole year.

• metaphor

• hyperpoble

• personification

• simile

Why do we cite our sources?

• To get an A on our assignment.

• To show our reader where we got our information

• To write our topic sentence

• To use quotation marks

When do you use "quotation marks?"

• When you copy a direct quote from the author

• When you write the author's idea but use your own words.

• When you write your own idea.

• When you aren't sure who wrote it.

After you include a quote in your essay, you should explain the quote.

• True

• False

What strategy do you use when answering the prompt given for an essay?

• CUPS

• ARMS

• MINTS

• RACE

Which strategy helps you with your body paragraph

• RACE

• MEAL

• FANBOYS

• CUPS

The hook is the last sentence of the introduction paragraph.

• True

• False