Worksheets8th Grade STAAR Prep Test Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 46mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.
What is the theme?
What is the theme?
a)
You should cheat to win.
b)
Always work hard.
c)
It pays to be honest.
d)
Teamwork is best.
2.
In a spell of dry weather, when the Birds could find very little to drink, a thirsty Crow found a pitcher with a little water in it. But the pitcher was high and had a narrow neck, and no matter how he tried, the Crow could not reach the water. The poor thing felt as if he would die of thirst. Then an idea came to him. Picking up some small pebbles, he dropped them into the pitcher one by one. With each pebble the water rose a little higher until at last it was near enough so he could drink.
What is the theme?
What is the theme?
a)
be persistent
b)
be honest
c)
always share with others
d)
respect your family
3.
Which detail tells you that Mrs. McCoy is hungry?
a)
Her eyes filling up with tears.
b)
She is limping around the room.
c)
She starts reading a book.
d)
Her stomach growls loudly.
4.
Tate stamps his feet and crosses his arms. How do you think he feels?
a)
joyful
b)
tearful
c)
lonely
d)
angry
5.
A hint of something happening later on...
a)
Flashback
b)
Foreshadowing
6.
A look back to an earlier event...
a)
Flashback
b)
Foreshadowing
7.
“Remember, Cinderella,” warned her fairy godmother, “you must leave the ball at midnight. If you stay later, everything will turn back as it was. Your coach will become a pumpkin again. Your gown will become rags. Promise me you will remember.”
“Of course, I’ll remember,” said Cinderella, but as her coach carried her toward the ball, the warning was replaced in her mind with images of dancing and music.
“Of course, I’ll remember,” said Cinderella, but as her coach carried her toward the ball, the warning was replaced in her mind with images of dancing and music.
a)
Flashback
b)
Foreshadowing
8.
What character trait is revealed here?
After glancing around to make sure she wasn't being watched, Marissa slide the candy bar into her pocket. She walked out of store casually, not stopping to pay.
After glancing around to make sure she wasn't being watched, Marissa slide the candy bar into her pocket. She walked out of store casually, not stopping to pay.
a)
selfish
b)
sneaky
c)
thrifty
d)
rude
9.
How is the character's traits revealed?
Marcy sat in class, drumming her fingers on her desk. Thinking back to that morning, she felt remorse over the way she had talked to her mom.
Marcy sat in class, drumming her fingers on her desk. Thinking back to that morning, she felt remorse over the way she had talked to her mom.
a)
actions
b)
thoughts
c)
statements
d)
interactions with other characters
10.
In reading, the problem a character faces is also called the _____.
a)
Scenario
b)
Conflict
c)
Situation
d)
None of the Above
11.
A narrative tells a(n) ____.
a)
episode
b)
problem
c)
story
d)
secret
12.
The point of greatest interest in a story, in which the conflict is resolved is called the _________.
a)
Turning Point
b)
Climax
c)
Either the climax or the turning point
d)
None of the Above
13.
The series of events in a story can be graphed on a ____.
a)
Characterization Chart
b)
Venn Diagram
c)
Plot Diagram
d)
Motivational Chart
14.
The way a writer creates and develops characters is called ____.
a)
Character Traits
b)
Characterization
c)
Motivation
d)
None of the Above
15.
____ is a type of figurative language that compares two unlike things.
a)
Epigraph
b)
Theme
c)
Symbolism
d)
Metaphor
16.
A type of writing that tells an imaginary story is _____.
a)
fiction
b)
nonfiction
c)
speech
d)
none of the above
17.
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
18.
What is alliteration?
a)
rhyme
b)
repetition of middle sounds
c)
repetition of end sounds
d)
repetition of beginning sounds
19.
What is onomatopoeia?
a)
rhyme
b)
sound words
c)
an exaggeration
d)
repetition of beginning sounds
20.
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
21.
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
22.
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
23.
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
24.
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
25.
Loaded Language is...
a)
persuasive
b)
informative
c)
illogical
d)
entertaining
26.
Exposition
a)
A quote set apart from a body of text at the beginning of a chapter or speech
b)
The beginning of a story; introduces characters, the setting, and problem
c)
A detailed, complex metaphor that continues through a long section of text.
d)
A statement that can be verified with facts, observation, reliable sources or experts findings.
27.
retells the main ideas of a text from the beginning, middle, end
a)
Lyric Poem
b)
Aphorism
c)
Summary
d)
Paraphrase
28.
to translate or restate in your own words
a)
Lyric Poem
b)
Aphorism
c)
Alliteration
d)
Paraphrase
29.
The moral or lesson of the story
a)
Lyric Poem
b)
Refrain
c)
setting
d)
theme
30.
is a poem about death
a)
Irony
b)
onomatopeia
c)
elegy
d)
haiku
31.
Words that represent sounds this is called
a)
Irony
b)
onomatopeia
c)
elegy
d)
haiku
32.
When animals or things in nature have human qualities this is
a)
metaphor
b)
personification.
c)
simile
33.
A paragraph or group of lines in poetry
a)
metaphor
b)
personification.
c)
simile
d)
stanza
34.
Two lines together that rhyme.
a)
couplet
b)
personification.
c)
simile
d)
stanza
35.
The pattern of rhyming in a poem is called a
a)
couplet
b)
rhyme scheme
c)
simile
d)
stanza
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