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

STAAR 8 Review

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English

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8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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CCSS

RL.6.3, RL.7.2, RL.8.3

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

protagonist

antagonist

characterization

exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A method of narration in which present action is temporarily interrupted so that the reader can witness past events

flashback

foreshadow

rising action

climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The reason the author has for writing. ( Inform, persuade, express, & entertain)

author's purpose

narrative essay

audience

bias

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The struggle between 2 opposing forces in a story. Ex: Man v. Man ; Man v. Self

conflict

climax

resolution

antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A simple retelling of what you've just read.

expository essay

paraphrase

summary

narrative essay

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A thing that represents or stands for something else

metaphor

imagery

smilie

symbol

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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176 questions

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

A method of narration in which present action is temporarily interrupted so that the reader can witness past events

The reason the author has for writing. ( Inform, persuade, express, & entertain)

The struggle between 2 opposing forces in a story. Ex: Man v. Man ; Man v. Self

A simple retelling of what you've just read.

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

A thing that represents or stands for something else

The underlying & universal lesson, message, or moral that a writer wants you to understand from his/her work.

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.

A type of figurative language that involves extreme exaggeration

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