STAAR Prep ELA

How do you punctuate book chapters, articles, songs, and poems?

• You capitalize important words and place in quotation marks.

• You do not need to capitalize but place in quotation marks.

• You capitalize important words and you underline.

• You do not need to capitalize any words but you underline.

(both/and), (either/ or), (neither/nor), and (not only/but also) are examples of what?

• Coordinating Conjunctions

• Correlative Conjunctions

• Subordinating Conjunctions

• Interjections

What is the question asking you to do? Based on the paragraph, the reader can tell that Dusty--

• Look in the passage, for a description of Dusty's appearance.

• Look in the passage for details about Dusty's personality.

• Look at the picture to learn something about Dusty.

• Look at the photo to see what Dusty's owners look like.

How do you punctuate books, magazines, newspapers, movies, and works of art?

• You capitalize important words and use quotation marks.

• You do not need to capitalize any words and you underline.

• You capitalize important words and underline.

• You do not do anything special.

What verb tense uses the words will have or shall have?

• Past Perfect

• Present Perfect

• Future Perfect

Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?

• The dogs bark loudly in the morning.

• The dog barks loudly in the mornings.

• The dog barks loudly in the morning.

• The dogs bark loudly in the mornings.

Identify the correct definition of the word 'eloquent'.

• B

• Rude

• Confusing

• Shy

Choose the sentence that is written in active voice.

• Sarah read the book.

• The book was read by John.

• John read the book.

• The book read Sarah.

Which sentence contains a simile?

• The sun is setting slowly.

• The birds chirped happily.

• The dog barked loudly.

• She ran as fast as a cheetah.

Identify the correct use of a comma.

• I went to the store, and bought milk, bread and eggs.

• I went to the store, and bought milk bread and eggs.

• I went to the store, and bought milk, bread, and eggs.

• I went to the store, and bought milk, bread and eggs.