WorksheetsEnglish I STAAR Prep
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 3600secs
Name
Class
Date
1.
Repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of a word.
a)
alliteration
b)
influence
c)
insight
2.
A force working against the main character, usually another character.
a)
influence
b)
antagonist
c)
climax
3.
The sequence of events in a (play, story, novel, or text)
a)
mood
b)
plot
c)
setting
4.
Helps prove your point or claim.
a)
support
b)
theme
c)
point of view
5.
Using clues from the story to make a reasonable guess about what will happen next.
a)
predict
b)
story telling
c)
summary
6.
To retell the main parts or ideas of the text in your own words.
a)
stanza
b)
summary
c)
point of view
7.
To make known or express
a)
convey
b)
describe
c)
identify
8.
A group of lines that form a unit in a poem.
a)
point of view
b)
stanza
c)
style
9.
To make clear by describing so the reader can picture it.
a)
illustrate
b)
illustrations
c)
imagery
10.
To point out or show.
a)
include
b)
indicate
c)
imagery
11.
Universal Message...
a)
Lesson
b)
Moral
c)
Theme
12.
A series of events that present and resolve a problem; it tells a story.
a)
plot
b)
summary
c)
character
d)
metaphor
13.
Piece of information that supports your point.
a)
imagery
b)
evidence
c)
falling action
14.
Prepositions often tell you...
a)
How and Why
b)
Where and When
c)
to whom it belongs
15.
What is an adverb?
a)
Action work
b)
Describes nouns
c)
Describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb
16.
The main noun or pronoun that is doing the action in the sentence.
a)
Verb
b)
Simple Subject
c)
Gerund
17.
The main verb that tells what the subject is or does.
a)
Simple Predicate
b)
Linking Verb
c)
Preposition
18.
A group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought. It can stand alone.
a)
Dependent clause
b)
Independent clause (sentence)
c)
Phrase
19.
A group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought. It cannot stand alone.
a)
Dependent clause
b)
Sentence
c)
Phrase
20.
Words that connect two sentences together along with a comma
a)
Coordinating Conjunctions
b)
Subordinating Conjunctions
c)
Helping words
21.
Simple Sentence
a)
1 independent clause
b)
2 independent clauses
c)
1 independent clause, 1+ dependent clause(s)
d)
2 independent clauses, 1+ dependent clause(s)
22.
Compound Sentence
a)
1 independent clause
b)
2 independent clauses
c)
1 independent clause, 1+ dependent clause(s)
d)
2 independent clauses, 1+ dependent clause(s)
23.
Complex Sentence
a)
1 independent clause
b)
2 independent clauses
c)
1 independent clause, 1+ dependent clause(s)
d)
2 independent clauses, 1+ dependent clause(s)
24.
Compound-Complex Sentence
a)
1 independent clause
b)
2 independent clauses
c)
1 independent clause, 1+ dependent clause(s)
d)
2 independent clauses, 1+ dependent clause(s)
25.
Commas are used for...
a)
Combine sentences with a FANBOY
b)
After introductory phrase/dependent clause/word
c)
Series/List & Interrupter (appositives, added info, etc.)
d)
All of the above
26.
Dashes are used for...
a)
To set off introductory series or concluding series
b)
To emphasize nonessential elements and set off explanations
c)
To indicate shifts and hesitations
d)
All of the above
27.
A sentence should stay in the same tense (past or present) for the entire sentence.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Your expository essay should:
a)
have an introduction, body, and conclusion
b)
be completely fictional
c)
have at least 3 examples
d)
use APE
29.
Introduction =
a)
Hook + Thesis
b)
Example + Theme
c)
Body + Conclusion
d)
A + P + E
30.
Thesis =
a)
Why + Where
b)
What + When
c)
Prompt + Opinion + Why
d)
What + Trigger Word
31.
Attitude of a writer toward a subject or audience; conveyed through word choice, syntax, and viewpoint
a)
tone
b)
theme
c)
syntax
d)
connotation
32.
A rewording of something written or spoken by someone else (requires a citation)
a)
paraphrase
b)
direct quote
c)
connotation
d)
denotation
33.
The literal meaning of a word (dictionary definition)
a)
denotation
b)
theme
c)
connotation
d)
sensory details
34.
The idea or feeling that a word creates in addition to its literal meaning
a)
connotation
b)
denotation
c)
theme
d)
syntax
35.
What is a noun ?
a)
A doing or action word
b)
A describing word
c)
A person, place or thing
d)
a word that joins two short sentences together
36.
What is a verb ?
a)
a person, place or thing
b)
a doing or action word
c)
a describing word
d)
a word that joins two short sentences together
37.
What is an adjective ?
a)
A word that describes nouns or pronouns
b)
a word that joins two short sentences together
c)
a doing or action word
d)
A person place or thing
38.
What is the purpose of expository writing?
a)
to explain or inform
b)
to tell a story
c)
to persuade
d)
all of the above
39.
A person in a story.
a)
Author
b)
People
c)
Character
d)
Scene
40.
The main character in a story.
a)
Antagonist
b)
Mood
c)
Protagonist
d)
Tone
41.
The point of the story that ties up all loose ends; may be left up to the reader.
a)
Resolution
b)
Plot
c)
Falling Action
d)
Conflict
42.
The feeling that is created in the story.
a)
Purpose
b)
Fact
c)
Falling Action
d)
Mood
43.
The time and place a story occurs.
a)
Stage Directions
b)
Props
c)
Setting
d)
Action
44.
The reason an author writes; may be persuasive, informative, or entertaining.
a)
Purpose
b)
Point of View
c)
Opinions
d)
Tone
45.
A scene in a story that relates past event.
a)
Drama
b)
Scene
c)
Foreshadow
d)
Flashback
46.
Events that help predict what will happen later in a story.
a)
Dialect
b)
Summary
c)
Foreshadowing
d)
Conflict
47.
A character in a story tells the story
a)
Logical Appeal
b)
Emotional Appeal
c)
3rd Person Point of View
d)
1st Person Point of View
48.
A pattern of nonfiction text in which ideas are presented in the order they occurred in the past: biography, autobiography.
a)
Cause & Effect
b)
Problem Resolution
c)
Compare & Contrast
d)
Chronological Order
49.
Figurative language that is a comparison between two things without using like or as.
a)
Conflict
b)
Problem Resolution
c)
Metaphor
d)
Simile
50.
To give something non-human som human-like qualities (figurative language)
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Personification
c)
Weird
d)
Simile
51.
Comparison using like or as (figurative language)
a)
Personification
b)
Metaphor
c)
Simile
d)
Hyperbole
52.
Story of a person's life as told by someone else
a)
Poetry
b)
Autobiography
c)
Biography
d)
Media
53.
To clarify is to
a)
To believe
b)
To decipher
c)
Make more clear or understandable
54.
Writing that is true.
a)
Informative Text
b)
Fiction
c)
Poetry
d)
Drama
55.
The author's main idea.
a)
Arguments
b)
Author's message
c)
Stage direction
56.
A struggle between two forces.
a)
Insight
b)
Climax
c)
Conflict
57.
To make a logical guess based on your knowledge and clues from the text.
a)
Infer
b)
Support
c)
Theme
58.
A phrase is a group of words...
a)
Missing a subject, a verb, or both.
b)
Missing importance
c)
Missing meaning
59.
An infinitive is...
a)
To + Adverb
b)
To + Noun
c)
To + Verb
60.
You can use a dictionary on the STAAR test.
a)
True
b)
False
61.
What is the purpose of expository writing?
a)
To tell a story
b)
To explain or inform
c)
To persuade
d)
All of the above
62.
How many examples should be in your essay?
a)
0
b)
1-2
c)
2-3
d)
4-5
63.
In your introduction of your essay, you HAVE to have a ___________.
a)
Quote
b)
Example
c)
Thesis
64.
Your expository essay should:
a)
Have an introduction, (at least 1) body, and conclusion
b)
Be completely fictional
c)
Have at least 3 examples
d)
Use APE
65.
You must pass this test in order to graduate.
a)
True
b)
False
66.
The three magic words are...?
a)
Please help me
b)
Please, thank you
c)
Write an essay...
67.
How should sentence 4 be changed?
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a)
Delete so
b)
Change was to am
c)
Change estatic to ecstatic
d)
Sentence 4 should not be changed.
68.
What change is needed in sentence 9?
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a)
Delete Although
b)
Change to old to too old
c)
Delete the comma
d)
Change cheeks to cheek’s
69.
What is the correct way to write sentence 13?
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a)
For the rest of the day, neither of us spoke, and it was obvious. That she was no happier about the arrangement than I was.
b)
For the rest of the day, neither of us spoke it was obvious that she was no happier about the arrangement than I was.
c)
For the rest of the day, neither of us spoke. Which made it obvious that she was no happier about the arrangement than I was.
d)
For the rest of the day, neither of us spoke. It was obvious that she was no happier about the arrangement than I was.
70.
What change should be made in sentence 31?
a)
Change We to Because we
b)
Insert a comma after surprised
c)
Change became to become
d)
Sentence 31 should not be changed.
71.
How should sentence 4 be changed?
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a)
Change is to was
b)
Change found to it is found
c)
Change Coral Reefs to coral reefs
d)
Sentence 4 should not be changed.
72.
What change needs to be made in sentence 7?
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a)
Change than to then
b)
Insert a comma after hold
c)
Change is to are
d)
No change needs to be made in this sentence.
73.
What change needs to be made in sentence 15?
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a)
Change become to became
b)
Change they’re to their
c)
Delete so
d)
Change it to them
74.
What change needs to be made in sentence 21?
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a)
Change affects to effects
b)
Change is dangerous to are dangerous
c)
Delete the comma after work
d)
Change lives to lifes
75.
Katy wants to create a more effective thesis statement for her paper.
Which of the following could replace sentence 4 and more accurately convey the thesis of this paper?
Which of the following could replace sentence 4 and more accurately convey the thesis of this paper?
a)
Fearing life in the city, they chose a more rural existence in a big yellow school bus.
b)
This couple didn’t have to, but they decided that a bus is what they wanted to have.
c)
This young couple lives in a uniquely converted school bus that they have affectionately named Rosie.
d)
Instead of a normal dwelling, they have chosen a vehicle—something quite rare, strange, and out of the norm.
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