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WorksheetsSTAAR Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
What are the three types of irony? Choose 3.
Dramatic
Inform
Situational
Verbal
A parent looked at their child's messy room and said, "Wow! this is the cleanest room that I have ever seen!" This is an example of—
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
In "Beauty and the Beast", the audience knows that the Beast is a prince. However, Belle is not aware of this. This is an example of—
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
A man makes a sharp turn on his bicycle in order to avoid riding into a runner, but he ends up riding into a tree. This is an example of—
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
What are the three main reasons that an author writes a text?
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
Persuade, Inform, Irony
Dramatic, Situational, Verbal
Identify the author's purpose:
It was a dark and spooky night and I was all alone in the old hotel bed. I tried to go to sleep, but I was too scared! My friends had told me too many stories about staying at this hotel, but I wanted to stay here anyways. All of a sudden I heard a rustling sound on the floor. I covered my head with the blanket in fear!
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Identify the author's purpose:
Does your dog need a haircut? Then come to Alexia’s Professional Pet Pampering Salon! The moment you walk in, you will be greeted by one of our highly trained pet groomers. They will assist you in choosing a pet care package that is right for you. Wait in our luxurious waiting room where you will have a great view of your pet being taken care of through a large glass window. You are sure to enjoy your experience!
Inform
Entertain
Persuade
Identify the author's purpose:
Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and is the second smallest planet in the solar system. Named after the Roman God of War, Mars is also often described as the “Red Planet” due to its reddish appearance. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere made up of mostly carbon dioxide. Mars is also home to the tallest mountain in the solar system, a shield volcano named Olympus Mons formed over 1 billion years ago.
Entertain
Inform
Persuade
A (a) must be proven by textual evidence.
An (b) is when you make an educated guess by using what you already know.
It was a Wednesday afternoon and Jim’s book report was due Thursday morning. The book he had checked out at the library sat untouched in the same spot where it had been for the last 14 days. Suddenly an idea came to Jim. He remembered that his older sister kept her papers from last year’s class in a notebook in her closet.
Jim decided to copy his sister's book report.
This is an (a) .
It was a Wednesday afternoon and Jim’s book report was due Thursday morning. The book he had checked out at the library sat untouched in the same spot where it had been for the last 14 days. Suddenly an idea came to Jim. He remembered that his older sister kept her papers from last year’s class in a notebook in her closet.
The book report was due Thursday.
This is a (a) .
A (a) is a comparison using "like" or "as".
The DICTIONARY meaning of a word is the —
denotation
connotation
A (a) is a comparison without using "like" or "as".
The deeper or associated meaning of a word is the—
denotation
connotation
When the audience gets a hint about something that is going to happen
Simile
Personification
Foreshadow
Irony
His old scaly hand crawls over to touch my knee. His fingers are white, the nails cracking and dull, like old silver.
This is an example of—
Simile
Personification
Imagery
Hyperbole
The following is an example of what type of sentence?
Even though I love books, I didn’t like that one, but I still read the entire thing.
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-Complex
The following is an example of what type of sentence?
They watched a movie, and she read a book.
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-Complex
The following is an example of what sentence type?
They watched a movie.
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-Complex
The following is an example of what type of sentence?
Before she watched the movie in the theater, she read the book.
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-Complex
