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Worksheets8th STAAR 2 term vocabulary
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
an opinion or declaration stated with conviction
a)
commonplace assertion
b)
false assumption
2.
characters are affected by regional, economic, social, and ethnicity factors
a)
linear plot
b)
cultural setting
3.
a long narrative poem about the adventures and deeds of a folk hero
a)
epic poem
b)
lyric poem
c)
free verse
d)
haiku
4.
metaphor in which the comparison is carried through several lines or even the entire literary work
a)
simile
b)
loaded term
c)
extended metaphor
5.
a statement that claims truth and can be proven
a)
opinion
b)
rhetorical fallacy
c)
factual claim
d)
commonplace assertion
6.
flawed ideas that emerge when a reader pieces information together solely by inference and fails to consider other possible interpretations
a)
false assumption
b)
commonplace assertion
c)
rhetorical fallacy
7.
word images and figures of speech as opposed to literal language
a)
figurative language
b)
extended metaphor
c)
epic poetry
d)
lyric poetry
8.
time period and place that would affect the characters
a)
cultural setting
b)
historical setting
9.
a faulty idea that is used as the foundation of an argument
a)
incorrect premise
b)
leading question
10.
a question worded to suggest the desired response
a)
loaded term
b)
sensory language
c)
leading question
11.
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
a)
linear plot
b)
subplot
c)
cultural setting
d)
historical setting
12.
a term or phrase that has strong emotional overtones and that is meant to evoke strong reactions beyond the specific meaning
a)
factual claim
b)
loaded term
c)
false assumption
d)
rhetorical fallacy
13.
a short poem expressing personal feelings and emotions that may be set to music
a)
epic poem
b)
lyric poem
c)
haiku
d)
free verse
14.
how an author constructs their ideas (cause/effect, compare/contrast, problem/solution, description, or chronological)
a)
organizational pattern
b)
extended metaphor
15.
an argument that is not sound but may still be convincing
a)
false assumtion
b)
sensory language
c)
rhetorical fallacy
16.
descriptions of the five senses: sight, sound, touch, smell, & taste
a)
sensory language
b)
figurative language
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