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How much do you know about the STAAR English Tests?

• Expert- Very Knowledgeable

• Advanced- Almost Everything

• Intermediate- A little bit

• Novice- Nothing Really

Identify the correct sentence structure.

• She go to the store yesterday.

• She went to the store yesterday.

• She going to the store yesterday.

• She goes to the store yesterday.

Choose the correct synonym for 'happy'.

• Sad

• Joyful

• Angry

• Tired

What is the main theme of a story?

• The setting of the story

• The main character's name

• The central idea or message

• The author's biography

Which word is a noun?

• Run

• Quickly

• Happiness

• Blue

Identify the verb in the sentence: 'The cat sleeps on the mat.'

• Cat

• Sleeps

• Mat

• The

What is the antonym of 'difficult'?

• Hard

• Challenging

• Easy

• Tough

Choose the sentence with correct punctuation.

• Is this your book.

• Is this your book?

• Is this your book!

• Is this your book

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• An exaggeration

• A direct comparison without 'like' or 'as'

• A type of alliteration

Which sentence is in passive voice?

• The cake was eaten by the children.

• The children ate the cake.

• The children are eating the cake.

• The children will eat the cake.