English STAAR EOC I

To increase the score of your essay, you should...

• provide depth and detail to your examples

• conclude your essay by connecting back to your thesis

• write a clear thesis and prove it throughout the essay

• All of the above

A figurative language that appeals to one or more of the five senses (touch, sight, smell, taste, hearing) is...

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• imagery

• oxymoron

What makes a complete sentence?

____ is a figure of speech comparing two unlike things without using "like" or "as."

• Simile

• allusion

• metaphor

• idiom

When do you use the coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS)?

• At the end of most sentences

• At the begining of a sentence

• It's complicated

• When joining two sentences to make a compound sentence

• When joining two things together

___ is a figure of speech that compares two usually different things. The comparison uses "like" or "as."

• metaphor

• imagery

• idiom

• simile

• personification

When can you use your dictionary during the STAAR test?

Click all that apply

• Reading Part

• Editing/Revising Part

• Composition Part

• You can't use the dictionary at all

In the composition part of the STAAR, where should you write your thesis?

Select all that apply

• Introduction Paragraph

• 1st Body Paragraph

• 2nd Body Paragraph

• Conclusion Paragraph

What is the formula for writing the thesis for your STAAR Composition?

• prompt + idea 1

• opinion + example 1 + rebuttal

• prompt + idea 1 and idea 2

• God help me please!

In the STAAR Composition, which part of the writing prompt should you respond to when writing your essay?

• Quote Box

• THINK statement

• WRITE statement

• Directions