STAAR ELAR Prep

Which is NOT a way an author would organize a selection?

• by explaining the difference between two topics

• by providing reasons to support his/her claim

• to suggest that the speaker has a lot on his mind

• the author enjoys working with others

What is an author's claim?

• a main idea

• a description

• a comparison

• a guess

What is the overall tone of the following statement, "I would call upon the mayor not to restrict the public from exercising their rights"

• sarcastic

• formal

• cheerful

• melancholic

Which is an example of sensory language?

• Eradicate a passive voice to make a boring blog interesting.

• You don't want to deal with your to-do list, but you do it anyway.

• My feet were trudging in the thick, pasty mud. My feet felt heavy. Squelch. Sploosh. Squelch. Sploosh

• Research shows that when we can hold a product the desire for the product increases.

How much do you know about the STAAR English Tests?

• Expert- Very Knowledgeable

• Advanced- Almost Everything

• Intermediate- A little bit

• Novice- Nothing Really

Which of these should you do THE MORNING of STAAR?

• Eat a healthy, good- sized breakfast

• Wake up on time

• Make sure to stop by Starbucks and get a venti frappuchino

• Put your favorite ringtone on your phone, so when it rings, everyone will know your phone is coolest.

By telling the story from the first-person point of view, the author helps the reader understand —

• how the protagonist's friend feels about a particular subject

• why a minor character enjoys the protagonist's company

• how all the characters feel about a particular subject

• how the protagonist feels about a particular subject

The story’s third-person limited point of view gives the reader insight into —

• the doubts the protagonist's mother has about the protagonist's decision

• a minor character's thoughts about the protagonist's decision

• the feelings the protagonist has about her own decision

• a minor character's hesitation about the protagonist

What does the imagery in this sentence suggest about the narrator?

• He knows that he will be having a good breakfast

• He believes that it is unlikely that his dad is joining them for breakfast

• He wants to finish his breakfast and wash the dishes

• He feels tension building between his mother and himself

What types of questions are you most likely to see when reading only a Ficiton story?

• Inferences, Summary, Main Idea.

• Inferences, Summary, Character analysis.

• Author's Purpose, Character analysis, and Plot.

• Author's purpose, context clues, and summary.