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English II STAAR Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a transitional word or phrase?

a)

As an example

b)

He said

c)

Likewise

d)

On the other hand

2.

Which of the following should only be a last resort for examples for your persuasive paper?

a)

Observations

b)

Current Events

c)

History

d)

Literature

3.

Which is the BEST way to ensure your reader understands why your reasons support your thesis?

a)

Provide as many examples as you can.

b)

Provide good concrete details and commentary.

c)

Provide the reader with examples that speak for themselves.

d)

Provide a long conclusion to explain the examples.

4.

When writing an EOC-style persuasive essay, how should you BEST end your essay?

a)

Try to fill up the whole space and stop when you do.

b)

You should write a counter-argument and restate your thesis.

c)

You should make sure that you write an entire conclusion.

d)

You should just rewrite your thesis. You should just rewrite your thesis.

5.

The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work is its...

a)

theme

b)

personification

c)

author's purpose

d)

tone

6.

The author's attitude conveyed by a piece of literature is...

a)

theme

b)

tone

c)

author's purpose

d)

main idea

7.

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

a)

comma

b)

period

c)

semicolon

d)

colon

8.

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

9.

On the reading section, I should...

a)

Just start reading and skim through the boring parts

b)

Don't read the whole passage, just go question by question

c)

Read and annotate the passage

10.

Which strategies can you use when answering multiple-choice questions?

a)

Read question and circle, highlight, or underline key words.

b)

Make notes in the margins

c)

Justify your answers with evidence from the text.

d)

All of the above.

11.

On the revising/editing section, I should...

a)

Only read the sentence mentioned in the question

b)

Forget everything I learned about grammar and guess

c)

Choose C

d)

make the changes in the text and look for the correct answer

12.

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, walk around

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

13.

Summarize

a)

Figure out

b)

Tells the most important ideas

c)

Show

d)

Give an example of

14.

Determine

a)

Figure out

b)

Prove

c)

Say

d)

Give an example of

15.

Demonstrate

a)

To show

b)

To find

c)

To prove

d)

To us tell the most important idea

16.

Elaborate

a)

Point to

b)

Give more description

c)

Tell more

d)

Give more detailes

17.

Evidence

a)

opinion

b)

proof

c)

description

d)

detail

18.

Purpose

a)

Why?

b)

When?

c)

Where?

d)

What?

19.

The English II STAAR test includes. . .

a)

Reading

b)

Revising, Editing, Writing, & Reading

c)

Revising & Editing

d)

Read 180 & Independent Reading

20.

What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction?

a)

Fiction is a made up story.

b)

Nonfiction is a made up story.

c)

Fiction and nonfiction are both made up.

d)

Fictiona nd nonfiction both have real facts about a topic.

21.

Which of the following is an example of nonfiction?

a)

autobiography

b)

science fiction

c)

realistic fiction

d)

fantasy

22.

It is important to read the questions before I read the passage.

a)

true

b)

false

23.

Which of the following is not part of the plot in fiction stories?

a)

caption

b)

problem

c)

characters

d)

setting

24.

Theme is _____.

a)

the message in the story

b)

the solution to the problem

c)

another word for tone

d)

the ending in a story

25.

Imagery has to do with _____.

a)

the way the author feels

b)

the five senses

c)

the pictures that illustrate the story

d)

the way the problem is solved

26.

Conflict is the same or similar to _____.

a)

the setting

b)

the resolution

c)

the conclusion

d)

the problem

27.

What is the difference between fact and opinion?

a)

An opinion can be proven but a fact cannot.

b)

A fact can be proven but an opinion cannot.

c)

A fact and an opinion can both be proven.

d)

Neither a fact nor an opinion can be proven.

28.

Compare = _____

Contrast = _____

a)

similar, differences

b)

differences, similar

29.

It is important to read everything on the pages provided.

a)

false

b)

true

30.

If you are feeling stressed or anxious during the test, you should __________ to relax.

a)

take several deep breaths

b)

take some anxiety medication

c)

drink some water

d)

text on your phone

31.

The BEST example is

a)

Specific

b)

Detailed

c)

Relevant

d)

All of the above

32.
What is the purpose of expository writing?
a)
to explain or inform
b)
to tell a story
c)
to persuade
d)
all of the above
33.

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.

a)

Change U.S. constitution to U.S. Constitution

b)

Change Mrs. Carrell's class to Mrs. Carrell's Class

c)

Change September 17, 1787 to september 17, 1787

34.

What change should be made to the sentence below?


Most people who read Where the red fern Grows cry at the end.

a)

Change Where the red fern Grows to Where the red Fern Grows

b)

Change Where the red fern Grows to Where the Red Fern Grows

c)

Change Where the red fern Grows to Where The Red Fern Grows

35.

What change should be made to the sentence below?


Most residents of the United States speak the english language.

a)

Change United States to United states

b)

Change english to English

c)

Change english language to English Language