The primary theme of the story centers on the importance of -

determine the lesson of the story

determine the setting of the story

determine the main idea of the story

determine the resolution of the story

Which of the following is a simile?

She was like a ninja, fighting the criminals.

He was a tiger leaping on his prey.

They are louder than a rock concert.

Pictures, diagrams, and graphs:

Help the reader understand more about non-fiction text.

Help the reader understand the problem in a story.

Distract the reader from reading.

The tone of a passage is:

the general feeling created by the writer.

the lesson given in the selection.

STAAR Question: How does the setting advance the plot? What is this question asking you to do?

To choose the answer choice that explains how the setting of the story is causing the plot to move forward.

To choose the answer choice that explains how the conflict is causing the plot of the story to move forward.

To choose the answer that shows how the character's actions are causing the plot of the story to move forward.

To choose the answer choice that shows how the mood is causing the plot of the story to move forward.

STAAR Question: Which sentence from the blog entry is an example of stereotyping? What is stereotyping?

making a general statement about a group of people

The primary theme of the story centers on the importance of -

determine the lesson of the story

determine the setting of the story

determine the main idea of the story

determine the resolution of the story

Which of the following is a simile?

She was like a ninja, fighting the criminals.

He was a tiger leaping on his prey.

They are louder than a rock concert.

Pictures, diagrams, and graphs:

Help the reader understand more about non-fiction text.

Help the reader understand the problem in a story.

Distract the reader from reading.

The tone of a passage is:

the general feeling created by the writer.

the lesson given in the selection.

STAAR Question: How does the setting advance the plot? What is this question asking you to do?

To choose the answer choice that explains how the setting of the story is causing the plot to move forward.

To choose the answer choice that explains how the conflict is causing the plot of the story to move forward.

To choose the answer that shows how the character's actions are causing the plot of the story to move forward.

To choose the answer choice that shows how the mood is causing the plot of the story to move forward.

STAAR Question: Which sentence from the blog entry is an example of stereotyping? What is stereotyping?

making a general statement about a group of people

Enrique's Pokemon Cards

I use an apostrophe + s at the end of a word only when the word that follows belongs to it

I use an s + apostrophe at the end of a word that is plural when the word that follows belongs to it

I use an apostrophe in contractions to replace missing letters

you'll, didn't, can't, shouldn't, I'm

I use an apostrophe in contractions to replace missing letters

I use an s + apostrophe at the end of a word that is plural when the word that follows belongs to it

I use an apostrophe + s at the end of a word only when the word that follows belongs to it

the kids' classroom, all the boys' Pokemon Cards

I use an s + apostrophe at the end of a word that is plural when the word that follows belongs to it

I use an apostrophe + s at the end of a word only when the word that follows belongs to it

I use an apostrophe in contractions to replace missing letters

All of the following are capitalization rules EXCEPT:

common nouns (ex: The Cat bit the Girl.)

at the beginning of sentences (ex: Spring break is almost here!)

for names of people, for names of places, for names of historical events (ex: Shelly went to the Statue of Liberty.)

the letter I when talking about yourself (ex: Yesterday, I ran a mile!)

Bradley 8th Grade English STAAR Review

Authored by Charlene Bradley

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8th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When analyzing test questions, the phrase "support the claim" or "supports the idea" is asking the reader to find

complications

main idea

supporting details

concrete evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

_______writing that gives the events in the order in which they occurred; order of events; sequence

compare and contrast

cause and effect

chronological order

problem and solution

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Convey means to

determine

show

paraphrase

summarize

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A ________ is a poem's "paragraph"

line

stanza

verse

limerick

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A synonym for significant is

important

one

sympathetic

cause

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.1.1F

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When you make comparisons, you look for __________

similarities

differences

opinions

facts

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following words would you associate with chronological order

happy, sad, confused

first, next, last

because, if, then

problem, solution

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

CCSS.L.2.1E

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Bradley 8th Grade English STAAR Review

When analyzing test questions, the phrase "support the claim" or "supports the idea" is asking the reader to find