What does the acronym PIE stand for in AUTHOR'S PURPOSE?

Persuade, Investigate, Entertain

According to the image, what is the role of a Playwright in DRAMA?

The author of the dramatic piece

What is the purpose of Stage Directions (S.D.) in a dramatic piece?

To provide information about actions, expressions, and movement

To outline the plot of the play

To describe the setting in detail

What does PERSONIFICATION refer to in FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE?

Giving non-living things human characteristics

Describing inanimate objects with human emotions

Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"

Describing the physical appearance of characters

When revising your writing, what does the acronym 'ARMS' stand for?

Analyze, Rewrite, Modify, Summarize

Arrange, Replace, Modify, Simplify

Assess, Refine, Minimize, Specify

What is the purpose of using 'C.U.P.S.' when editing?

To ensure correct Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, and Spelling

To confirm Clarity, Understanding, Precision, and Structure

To check for Consistency, Unity, Progression, and Syntax

To critique Content, Usability, Presentation, and Style

What should be capitalized according to the 'C.U.P.S.' editing guidelines?

The first word of a sentence and proper nouns

The first word of a sentence and every noun

Where will the prompt (question) for the SCR be located in the test?

In the middle of the Multiple Choice Questions

After the Extended Constructed Response

What is the structure for an Extended Constructed Response?

Restate and answer, answer, cite, explain (x2), sum it up

restate and answer, cite, explain

answer, cite, explain, restate and answer

When will the Extended Constructed Response be asked in the series of questions?

After the Multiple Choice Reading questions

Before the Short Constructed Response

In the middle of the Multiple Choice Questions

Which of the following best defines a conflict in literature?

A struggle between opposing forces

A comparison between two unlike things

The background information of the main character

Foreshadowing in a story is used to:

Provide hints or clues about what will happen later in the story

Describe the setting in great detail

What is the resolution?

The end of a story where everything is resolved.

Where the conflict of the story grows and where the events increasingly build up in excitement.

The most exciting part of a story; the turning point.

The beginning of the story where we learn about setting and some characters.

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

The wind whispered through the trees.

Find the metaphor in this sentence:

The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.

The snow is like a white blanket.

Which sentence has a happy tone?

The sun smiled down on the blooming garden.

Dark clouds hung threateningly over the deserted house.

The room's silence was as dense as fog.

The wind screamed angrily throughout the night.

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English

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7th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

RL.6.3, RL.7.3, RL.7.10

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34 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the climax in a story?

The point of highest tension in the story

The introduction of background, setting, characters

The events start to come to an end

The end-how the problem is resolved

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the setting in a story refer to?

The main problem in the story

The life lesson or universal message

Where and when a story takes place

The attitude of the author toward the topic

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a theme in the context of fiction?

The background music in a story

The point of highest tension in the story

The life lesson or universal message

The description of a character's appearance

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of point of view involves knowing the thoughts and feelings of all characters?

First person

Second person

Third person limited

Third person omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a metaphor?

A comparison using the word like or as

A comparison saying one thing is another

A detailed description of a character

A hint about what will happen later in the story

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is not a type of fiction?

Realistic

Mystery

Autobiography

Science Fiction

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary purpose of AUTHOR'S MESSAGE?

To describe the author's personal life

To examine the big ideas and controlling idea of the text

To list the characters in a story

To provide a summary of the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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STAAR 2024 REVIEW

34 questions

What is the climax in a story?

What does the setting in a story refer to?

What is a theme in the context of fiction?

Which type of point of view involves knowing the thoughts and feelings of all characters?

What is a metaphor?

Which of the following is not a type of fiction?

What is the primary purpose of AUTHOR'S MESSAGE?

Which of the following is NOT a reason for an author's purpose?

What does the acronym PIE stand for in AUTHOR'S PURPOSE?

Which of the following is NOT listed as a TEXT FEATURE in the image?

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