Worksheets8th Grade STAAR Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is not a strategy that you should use on your test?
a)
Underline key words
b)
Skim the text
c)
Find Text Evidence
d)
Briefly write the main ideas/events
2.
What is alliteration?
a)
rhyme
b)
repetition of middle sounds
c)
repetition of end sounds
d)
repetition of beginning sounds
3.
What is onomatopoeia?
a)
rhyme
b)
sound words
c)
an exaggeration
d)
repetition of beginning sounds
4.
The climax is...
a)
Right before you know the outcome of the conflict for the protagonist
b)
when the story wraps up
c)
when the conflict is figured out
d)
when the tension builds
5.
The rising action is...
a)
Right before you know the outcome of the conflict for the protagonist
b)
when the story wraps up
c)
when the conflict is figured out
d)
when the tension builds
6.
The falling action is...
a)
Right before you know the outcome of the conflict for the protagonist
b)
when the story wraps up
c)
when the conflict is figured out
d)
when the tension builds
7.
The denoument/resolution is...
a)
Right before you know the outcome of the conflict for the protagonist
b)
when the story wraps up
c)
when the conflict is figured out
d)
when the tension builds
8.
This is an example of what?
"Pizza is the best. "
"Pizza is the best. "
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
c)
Assertion
d)
Testimonial
9.
This is an example of what?
"I think that ice cream is disgusting "
"I think that ice cream is disgusting "
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
c)
Assertion
d)
Bandwagon
10.
Which of the following does not apply to finding the theme in literature?
a)
Writing a topic
b)
Writing a sentence
c)
Finding the lesson that could apply to life
d)
Looking for what the characters learned
11.
What is a claim?
a)
one of the main ideas in a text
b)
The theme
c)
the overall position the author takes on a topic
d)
Counterargument
12.
When an author responds to the opposition (or those who disagree with him/her), he/she is providing a...
a)
Counterargument
b)
Claim
c)
Logical Fallacy
d)
Theme
13.
What should you take home to study?
a)
Pencil
b)
Dictionary
c)
STAAR Folder/IRWN
d)
stapler
14.
Loaded Language is...
a)
persuasive
b)
informative
c)
illogical
d)
entertaining
15.
BK + TE =
a)
Theme
b)
Fiction
c)
Inference
d)
Character
16.
Who is fully equipped to pass the 8th grade STAAR test?
a)
I am!
b)
4 year olds
c)
My parents
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