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WorksheetsSTAAR VOCABULARY
Total questions: 74
Worksheet time: 51mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.
a)
narrative
b)
dialogue
c)
setting
d)
narrator
2.
a conversation between two persons
a)
setting
b)
protagonist
c)
conflict
d)
dialogue
3.
when and where a story takes place
a)
narrator
b)
setting
c)
inference
d)
theme
4.
the person telling the story
a)
conflict
b)
antagonist
c)
narrator
d)
theme
5.
the main character in a literary work
a)
protagonist
b)
antagonist
c)
narrator
d)
you
6.
a character or force in conflict with the main character
a)
protagonist
b)
antagonist
c)
narrator
d)
you
7.
a struggle between two opposing sides
a)
inference
b)
conflict
c)
theme
d)
rising action
8.
a logical guess based on evidence or reasoning
a)
theme
b)
point of view
c)
inference
d)
tone
9.
the universal message of a story
a)
theme
b)
point of view
c)
symbolism
d)
mood
10.
the perspective from which a story is told
a)
point of view
b)
irony
c)
tone
d)
mood
11.
a character narrates the story with I-me-my-mine in his or her speech
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person limited
d)
third person omniscient
12.
writer is not in the story but knows and decribes all the character's thoughts and ideas
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person limited
d)
third person omniscient
13.
The narrator is an outsider who sees into the mind of one of the characters.
a)
first
b)
second
c)
third limited
d)
third omniscient
14.
occurs when another character(s) and/or the audience know more than one or more characters on stage about what is happening
a)
symbolism
b)
tone
c)
mood
d)
dramatic irony
15.
the practice of using a person, thing, or object to represent something else
a)
irony
b)
symbolism
c)
tone
d)
setting
16.
The writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject of a story, toward a character, or toward the audience (the readers).
a)
tone
b)
mood
c)
figurative language
d)
simile
17.
the overall feeling of a story
a)
tone
b)
mood
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
18.
language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation
a)
flashback
b)
audience
c)
figurative language
d)
metaphor
19.
a sentence that compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
20.
Time flies by! Is an example of....
a)
idiom
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
21.
I am as hungry as a bear! Is an example of ....
a)
hyperbole
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
22.
The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands. This is an example of ......
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
23.
The sad student sat silently in the room. This is an example of ......
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
idiom
d)
personification
24.
BAM! The door shut behind me. This is an example of ......
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
idiom
25.
"The city was a jungle" is an example of what? This is an example of ......
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
26.
What is an onomatopoeia?
a)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
b)
A word or phrase that appeals to the 5 senses
c)
A comparison using like or as
d)
A word that is a sound
27.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
An exaggeration
b)
A word that is a sound
c)
A word or phrase that appeals to the 5 senses
d)
A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
28.
What is an alliteration?
a)
A word that is a sound
b)
A comparison using like or as
c)
A comparison not using like or as
d)
The same beginning sound repeated
29.
What is personification?
a)
The same beginning sound repeated
b)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
c)
A word that is a sound
d)
An exaggeration
30.
What is an idiom?
a)
A comparison not using like or as
b)
An exaggeration
c)
A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
d)
The same beginning sounds repeated
31.
What is imagery?
a)
An exaggeration
b)
A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
c)
The same beginning sound repeated
d)
Words or phrases that appeal to the 5 senses
32.
The giant tree was ablaze with red, orange, and gold leaves. This is an example of ......
a)
Personfication
b)
Imagery
c)
Metaphor
d)
Simile
33.
Which sentence has an example of a cliche?
a)
Being in my old middle school was a blast from the past
b)
Being in my old middle school brought back many memories.
34.
A Cliche is ?
a)
An expression
b)
An idea that explores truth
c)
An idea that has been over-used
d)
An emotion
35.
"Tofu that looked like stacked wedges of rubbery white sponges" is an example of what type of imagery?
a)
Sight
b)
Sound
c)
Touch
d)
Taste
36.
". . . In a clamor of doorbells and rumples Christmas packages . . ." is an example of what type of imagery?
a)
Sight
b)
Sound
c)
Touch
d)
Smell
37.
Two or more words that end in the same sound.
a)
Repitition
b)
Idiom
c)
Rhyme
d)
Onomatopoeia
38.
A repeating cadence/meter that enriches or emphasizes wrods, phrases, lines, and even whole verses of poems. Alliteration is a type of repitition.
a)
Rhyme
b)
Alliteration
c)
Repetition
d)
Symbol
39.
White symbolises.
a)
Nature
b)
Danger
c)
Purity
d)
Evil
40.
Our teacher has the patience of Job and tolerates a lot of nonsense.
a)
Allusion
b)
Metaphor
c)
Simile
d)
Hyperbole
41.
She's an icicle. Nothing melts her heart.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Alliteration
c)
Allusion
d)
Simile
42.
As he climbed to the top of the glacier, where no one had been before, Stan felt like Neil Armstrong.
a)
alliteration
b)
allusion
c)
hyperbole
d)
idiom
43.
After working for hours, Carol decided to call it a day and go inside for dinner.
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
allusion
d)
idiom
44.
when an author mentions or hints at something that will happen later in the story
a)
foreshadowing
b)
flashback
c)
audience
d)
argument
45.
who the author is trying to persuade
a)
audience
b)
claim
c)
evidence
d)
protagonist
46.
what the author believe or wants to prove to his or her audience
a)
argument
b)
claim
c)
evidence
d)
counterargument
47.
the repeated use of the same word or phrase, usually for emphasis
a)
rhyme
b)
hyperbole
c)
repetition
d)
claim
48.
a reference to a well-known person, place, or event
a)
appeal
b)
allusion
c)
analogy
d)
alliteration
49.
an actor speaks directly to the audience
a)
soliloquy
b)
monologue
c)
aside
50.
a long speech in which a character speaks at length to only himself or herself
a)
soliloquy
b)
monologue
c)
aside
51.
a long speech in which one character speaks at length to another character
a)
soliloquy
b)
monologue
c)
aside
52.
Which type of drama contains humor, mocks people and situations and ends happily, often with a marriage or big problem solved?
a)
Tragedy
b)
Romance
c)
Drama
d)
Comedy
53.
Which type of drama contains the downfall of the main character, focuses on human suffering and presents the protagonist with one or more catastrophes?
a)
Drama
b)
Tragedy
c)
Romance
d)
Comedy
54.
a character who has the opposite characteristics of the protagonist in order to highlight their good qualities.
a)
Dialogue
b)
Monologue
c)
Foil
d)
Soliloquy
55.
a conversation between two or more characters where words are spoken and information is given.
a)
Monologue
b)
Dialogue
c)
Foil
d)
Soliloquy
56.
Stage direction
a)
a major division of a play, like parts of a book.
b)
a minor division of the play, like chapters.
c)
list of people who perform in the play-includes descriptions and motivations.
d)
information given in dialogue or at the beginning that explains to the performers and audience how the play should be performed.
57.
Cast of Characters
a)
list of people who perform in the play-includes descriptions and motivations.
b)
information given in dialogue or at the beginning that explains to the performers and audience how the play should be performed.
c)
a character who has the opposite characteristics of the protagonist in order to highlight their good qualities.
d)
a speech made by one character that tells information to the audience.
58.
Denotation is a word's ____________.
a)
Literal, dictionary definition
b)
Emotional meaning
c)
synonym
d)
antonym
59.
Connotation is a word's ___________.
a)
synonym
b)
emotional meaning
c)
antonym
d)
Literal, dictionary definition.
60.
The word scrawny, as in "Jason appeared scrawny," has a _________ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
61.
The teacher was mildly intimated by Merdine's bossy behavior. If you change the word bossy to assertive, the word now has a ____ connotation.
a)
positive
b)
negative
62.
A dictionary contains a definition of friendship somewhere in the F’s between the words “fear” and “Friday.” An encyclopedia supplies interesting facts on friendship. But all the definitions and facts do not convey what friendship is really all about. It cannot be understood through words or exaggerations. The only way to understand friendship is through experience. It is an experience that involves all the senses.
Identify the thesis statement.
Identify the thesis statement.
a)
Facts on friendship.
b)
The only way to understand friendship is through experience.
c)
Understand friendship through experience that involves all the senses.
d)
It cannot be understood through words or exaggerations...Understand friendship through experience... experience involves all senses.
63.
What comes at the beginning of an expository essay?
a)
Conclusion
b)
Detail
c)
Central Idea
d)
Introduction
64.
Without this, we wouldn't know what you are talking about...
a)
Details
b)
Exposition
c)
Thesis
d)
Conclusion
65.
Expository means what?
a)
telling how you feel
b)
Informing
c)
sharing opinions
d)
researching
66.
Your introduction should have this in addition to your thesis statement.
a)
hook/ question/attention getter
b)
bar/ statement/ quiz
c)
line/ quote
d)
text/ message
67.
Each paragraph must include-
a)
Central Idea, details
b)
topic and theme
c)
sentences and abbreviations
d)
words and phrases
68.
What score should you try to get on an Expository STAAR Essay?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
69.
What should you do in an expository essay?
a)
Tell a story
b)
Persuade people
c)
Explain like an expert
70.
. ________________ help your paper flow or move to the next idea.
a)
Transitions
b)
Introduction
c)
Conclusions
d)
Facts
71.
I find doing my work on my laptop to be quite enjoyable.
a)
simple sentence
b)
complex sentence
c)
compound sentence
72.
If I don't read carefully, I often make mistakes on my work.
a)
simple sentence
b)
complex sentence
c)
compound sentence
73.
Today I have an English quiz, and I must turn in the outline for my project.
a)
simple sentence
b)
complex sentence
c)
compound sentence
74.
We had to use an umbrella. What was the cause of this?
a)
It was sunny outside.
b)
It began to drizzle rain.
c)
It was cold and windy outside.
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