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STAAR EOC Review English II

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the "Theme" in literature mean?
a)
The Mood of the story.
b)
The characters.
c)
What the story is about.
d)
Theme is the message the writer is trying to share with the reader. 
2.
Which literary device is used in this sentence?
"Dan’s dog dove deep in the dam, drinking dirty water as he dove."
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Personification
3.

Which literary device is used in this sentence?

"As blind as a bat."

a)

Repetition

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

4.
What literary device is used in this sentence?
"The stars are dancing playfully in the sky.?
a)
Simile
b)
Personification
c)
Verb
d)
none
5.
The author's attitude or feelings towards the writing and the readers is the ______________.
a)
Angry
b)
Mood
c)
Sad
d)
Tone
6.
Which sentence shows correct comma usage?
a)
The group, although excited, to be traveling stood quietly in line.
b)
Marcus, one of the new students, tries hard to impress the team. 
c)
Jess one of my cousins from Seattle, is coming to visit today.
d)
Their boots which had gotten wet, were by the door.
7.
Which sentence uses its or it’s correctly?
a)
The bullfrog let out it’s loud croak.
b)
How do you know its a good presentation?
c)
Did the forecast say it’s supposed to rain?
d)
Be careful when its foggy outside.
8.
Which answer best describes a summary?
a)
offers an interpretation of a story
b)
presents the main points of a story
c)
explains the significance of the story
d)
analyzes a main theme in the story
9.

Which tone is represented in the following example?

Wow! With a top speed of one hundred fifty miles per hour, that car can almost fly!

a)

Calm

b)

Annoyed

c)

Scary

d)

Excited

10.
if an author has no emotion regarding the story he is telling, his tone can be described as
a)
playful
b)
objective
c)
ironic
d)
mysterious
11.
Create an  angry tone-- "Be sitting in your seat before the bell rings," ___________ Mrs. Walker.
a)
yelled
b)
said
c)
whispered
d)
asked
12.

When joining two sentences together, what goes before the coordinating conjunction?

a)

comma

b)

period

c)

semicolon

d)

colon

13.

If I do not know a multiple choice answer, I should

a)

Leave it blank

b)

it won't count against me

c)

Read each answer, eliminate, and make the best guess

d)

Make a pretty picture out of the bubbles

14.

Remember that although you need to pass the STAAR exam to graduate...

a)

one test does not dictate your intelligence

b)

you are worth more than a test

c)

Mrs. Hamling and Mrs. Kemp will be proud of you regardless

d)

all of the above

15.

Which sentence should be completed with the word THEIR?

a)

_________ house is the one with the red brick and the black shutters.

b)

________ dropping by on the way home.

c)

Please put the chair down over ________.

16.
This man ____ here a few years ago.
a)
will work
b)
is working
c)
works
d)
worked
17.
Rewrite the following sentence correctly. Choose the BEST answer.
Math is my least favorite subject however I make good grades anyway.
a)
Math is my least favorite subject. I make good grades, anyway.
b)
However, math is my least favorite subject; I make good grades anyway.
c)
Math is my least favorite subject; however, I make good grades anyway.
d)
Correct as written
18.
Which word BEST connects the ideas in this sentence?
Jake broke his leg;_____________ ,he couldn't play basketball.
a)
However
b)
In addition
c)
As a result
d)
None of these
19.
How can run-on sentences be fixed?
a)
Insert a comma and a FANBOY
b)
Insert a semicolon
c)
Insert a period
d)
All choices are correct
20.
"Lets eat, Grandpa!" exclaimed Saul excitedly.
a)
make no change
b)
delete the comma after eat
c)
change Lets to Let's
d)
change excitedly to excited
21.
Logical evidence is 
a)
scientific
b)
stories
c)
reasoning
d)
emotions
22.
Empirical evidence is 
a)
scientific
b)
stories
c)
reasoning
d)
emotions
23.

What is a good way to add a counter-argument?

a)

write a thesis for the opposing argument

b)

include a paragraph about the opposing argument

c)

Some people may say - end with a point that opposes the one you are trying to make

d)

you should never include an opposing argument

24.

You are frustrated because you don't understand some of the material on the exam. You should

a)

take a break, go to the bathroom

b)

move on but circle those questions to go back and review

c)

guess because you are never going to get it

d)

panic and spend 20 minutes on one question

25.

How the text makes the reader feel

a)

tone

b)

mood

c)

atmosphere

d)

figurative language

26.

The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in the plot

a)

personification

b)

syntax

c)

foreshadowing

d)

flashback

27.

Comparison of two things NOT using like or as

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

hyperbole

28.

Comparison of two things using like or as

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

hyperbole

29.

An extreme over-exaggeration (usually for comedic effect)

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

hyperbole

30.

POV where one of the characters tells the story

a)

first person

b)

second person

c)

third person

d)

fourth person

31.

POV that uses "you"

a)

first person

b)

second person

c)

third person

d)

fourth person

32.

POV where only one character is followed

a)

limited

b)

omniscient

c)

objective

33.

POV where narrator is "all-knowing"

a)

limited

b)

omniscient

c)

objective

34.

POV that focuses only on plot, not emotions

a)

limited

b)

omniscient

c)

objective

35.

Where does your thesis go?

a)

intro paragraph

b)

body paragraph(s)

c)

conclusion paragraph

36.

What goes at the beginning of each body paragraph? (multiple answers)

a)

thesis

b)

transition phrase

c)

my example

d)

topic sentence

37.

Which of these is the correct thesis formula?

a)

Position.

b)

Position because examples.

c)

Position because reason(s).

d)

Reasons because example.

38.

Which of the following does not belong in a body paragraph?

a)

topic sentence

b)

concrete example

c)

commentary

d)

sentence tying back to prompt

e)

thesis statement

39.

When do I use a semi-colon?

a)

combining two related independent clauses

b)

combining two dependent clauses

c)

combining any two independent clauses

d)

I can always use it to replace a comma!

40.

Should you use a dictionary? (must select all correct answers)

a)

Yes.

b)

For the love of all that is good in this world, yes.

c)

Always.

d)

Nah.

41.
A word that sounds like what it means. 
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Consonance
c)
Metaphor
d)
Verse
42.
Language not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning through the use of imagery, metaphors, and other literary devices
a)
Plot Elements
b)
Figurative Language
c)
Sensory Language
d)
Literal Language
43.
A group of lines in a poem; like a paragraph or verse
a)
Lines
b)
Chorus
c)
Stanza
d)
Refrain
44.
Words within the lines that rhyme
a)
Internal Rhyme
b)
Exact Rhyme
c)
Near Rhyme
d)
End Rhyme
45.
The following line conveys which sound device?
"Once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary"
a)
a rhyme scheme
b)
an internal rhyme 
c)
an end rhyme
46.

Poetry should always be read at least twice-once for its literal meaning and a second time for understanding its

a)

the denotation

b)

figurative meaning

c)

connotation

d)

text features

47.

What is the use of words to create pictures in your mind, appealing to the five senses?

a)

stanza

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

optical illusion

d)

sensory details

48.

What are words that imitate sounds?

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

personification

c)

synonym

d)

simile

49.

The snow is a white blanket.

a)

hyperbole

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

simile

50.

What figurative language is used in this sentence?

"The boy was a statue when the train passed him by"

a)

simile

b)

refrain

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

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