STAAR English II Reading Review

What/Who is your best friend during the test?

• Caffeine

• Your neighbor

• Dictionary

• Mrs. Cano

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

• As an example

• He said

• Likewise

• On the other hand

Which of the following should only be a last resort for examples for your persuasive paper?

• Personal Examples

• Current Events

• History

• Literature

Which is the BEST way to ensure your reader understands why your reasons support your thesis?

• Provide as many examples as you can.

• Provide good concrete details and commentary using, "This shows" or "This demonstrates"

• Provide the reader with examples that speak for themselves.

• Provide a long conclusion to explain the examples.

When writing an EOC-style persuasive essay, how should you BEST end your essay?

• Try to fill up the whole space and stop when you do.

• You should restate your thesis and add a solution, call to action, quote, etc.

• You should make sure that you write an entire conclusion.

• You should just rewrite your thesis.

Which of the following is LEAST important on the essay?

• Planning an essay.

• Providing good examples and support.

• Polishing your essay.

• Writing a full introduction and conclusion.

• What! These are all important!

The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work is its...

• theme

• personification

• author's purpose

• tone

The author's attitude conveyed by a piece of literature is...

• theme

• tone

• author's purpose

• main idea

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

• comma

• period

• semicolon

• colon

If I do not know a multiple choice answer, I should

• Leave it blank,

• it won't count against me

• Read each answer, eliminate, and make the best guess

• Make a pretty picture out of the bubbles