2025 STAAR EOC ENGLISH II REVIEW

Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?

• Change is hard; it is often uncomfortable.

• Change is hard; and uncomfortable.

• Change is hard; painful; and often uncomfortable.

• Change is hard; Change is often uncomfortable

Which of the following sentences uses a semicolon correctly?

• She loves reading; and writing.

• She loves reading; she finds it relaxing.

• She loves reading; writing; and drawing.

• She loves reading; She finds it relaxing

Identify the sentence with proper semicolon placement:

• The weather was cold; however, we went for a walk.

• The weather was cold; but we went for a walk.

• The weather was cold; for a walk.

• The weather was cold; We went for a walk.

Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly?

• Jimmy never liked Susan's dress.

• Jimmy's never liked Susans dress.

• Jimmy never liked Susans dress.

• Jimmy never liked Susans' dress.

Which sentence below uses an apostrophe correctly?

• The fireman's life was in danger from the flames.

• The firemans life was in danger from the flames.

• The firemen's life was in danger from the flames.

• The firemans life was in danger from the flame's.

Which question below correctly uses an apostrophe?

• The king's velvet throne costs thousands of dollars.

• The kings velvet throne cost's thousands of dollars.

• The kings velvet throne costs thousands of dollars'.

• The kings' velvet throne cost thousands of dollars.

Which of the following lists all of the requirements of a summary?

• The main idea, important details, all evidence, and the conclusion

• The main idea and key details.

• The main idea, important details, and at least one piece of text evidence.

• The main idea, key details, and your opinion of author's thesis.

Which is the correct definition of a paraphrase?

• A rewritten summary of the text's main idea.

• A rewritten version of the text's main idea

• A rewritten version of the entire text in your own words.

• A rewritten summary of the text's main idea and most important evidence.

The main difference between being asked to summarize versus paraphrase is

• A summary cuts out things, whereas a paraphrase rewords everything.

• A summary is a list, whereas a paraphrase is written in sentences.

• A summary is very specific, whereas a paraphrase is very general.

• A summary is usually longer than a paraphrase.

Finding the ECR versus the SCR on the STAAR test means noticing

• The SCR gives you more characters to type in your response

• The SCR asks you to write either an informational, argumentative, or correspondence response

• The SCR simply asks you to answer a question without requiring a specific written format

• The SCR asks you to use the text you read as evidence but the ECR does not.