WorksheetsEnglish II STAAR Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which of the following is NOT an example of a transitional word or phrase?
As an example
He said
Likewise
On the other hand
Which of the following should only be a last resort for examples for your persuasive paper?
Observations
Current Events
History
Literature
Which is the BEST way to ensure your reader understands why your reasons support your thesis?
Provide as many examples as you can.
Provide good concrete details and commentary.
Provide the reader with examples that speak for themselves.
Provide a long conclusion to explain the examples.
When writing an EOC-style persuasive essay, how should you BEST end your essay?
Try to fill up the whole space and stop when you do.
You should write a counter-argument and restate your thesis.
You should make sure that you write an entire conclusion.
You should just rewrite your thesis. You should just rewrite your thesis.
The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work is its...
theme
personification
author's purpose
tone
The author's attitude conveyed by a piece of literature is...
theme
tone
author's purpose
main idea
When joining two sentences together, what goes before the subordinating conjunction?
comma
period
semicolon
colon
If I do not know a multiple choice answer, I should
Leave it blank,
it won't count against me
Read each answer, eliminate, and make the best guess
Make a pretty picture out of the bubbles
On the reading section, I should...
Just start reading and skim through the boring parts
Don't read the whole passage, just go question by question
Read and annotate the passage
Which strategies can you use when answering multiple-choice questions?
Read question and circle, highlight, or underline key words.
Make notes in the margins
Justify your answers with evidence from the text.
All of the above.
On the revising/editing section, I should...
Only read the sentence mentioned in the question
Forget everything I learned about grammar and guess
Choose C
make the changes in the text and look for the correct answer
You are frustrated because you don't understand some of the material on the exam. You should
take a break, go to the bathroom, walk around
move on but circle those questions to go back and review
guess because you are never going to get it
panic and spend 20 minutes on one question
Summarize
Figure out
Tells the most important ideas
Show
Give an example of
Determine
Figure out
Prove
Say
Give an example of
Demonstrate
To show
To find
To prove
To us tell the most important idea
Elaborate
Point to
Give more description
Tell more
Give more detailes
Evidence
opinion
proof
description
detail
Purpose
Why?
When?
Where?
What?
The English II STAAR test includes. . .
Reading
Revising, Editing, Writing, & Reading
Revising & Editing
Read 180 & Independent Reading
What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction?
Fiction is a made up story.
Nonfiction is a made up story.
Fiction and nonfiction are both made up.
Fictiona nd nonfiction both have real facts about a topic.
Which of the following is an example of nonfiction?
autobiography
science fiction
realistic fiction
fantasy
It is important to read the questions before I read the passage.
true
false
Which of the following is not part of the plot in fiction stories?
caption
problem
characters
setting
Theme is _____.
the message in the story
the solution to the problem
another word for tone
the ending in a story
Imagery has to do with _____.
the way the author feels
the five senses
the pictures that illustrate the story
the way the problem is solved
Conflict is the same or similar to _____.
the setting
the resolution
the conclusion
the problem
What is the difference between fact and opinion?
An opinion can be proven but a fact cannot.
A fact can be proven but an opinion cannot.
A fact and an opinion can both be proven.
Neither a fact nor an opinion can be proven.
Compare = _____
Contrast = _____
similar, differences
differences, similar
It is important to read everything on the pages provided.
false
true
If you are feeling stressed or anxious during the test, you should __________ to relax.
take several deep breaths
take some anxiety medication
drink some water
text on your phone
The BEST example is
Specific
Detailed
Relevant
All of the above
What change should be made to the sentence below?
For Mrs. Carrell's class, we had to memorize the Preamble to the U.S. constitution, which was created on September 17, 1787.
Change U.S. constitution to U.S. Constitution
Change Mrs. Carrell's class to Mrs. Carrell's Class
Change September 17, 1787 to september 17, 1787
What change should be made to the sentence below?
Most people who read Where the red fern Grows cry at the end.
Change Where the red fern Grows to Where the red Fern Grows
Change Where the red fern Grows to Where the Red Fern Grows
Change Where the red fern Grows to Where The Red Fern Grows
What change should be made to the sentence below?
Most residents of the United States speak the english language.
Change United States to United states
Change english to English
Change english language to English Language
