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RLA STAAR Review

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A person who performs a role in a play is called an

a)

stage direction

b)

actor

c)

performance

d)

playwright

2.

The part of the play script that tells actors how to move or speak their lines is called the...

a)

stage directions

b)

scene

c)

setting

d)

stage

3.

What are props?

a)

Actors in play

b)

The action in a play

c)

Objects used by actors in a play

d)

Directions that tell the actors what to do or how to speak

4.

A ____ is a story or play that is acted out using characters in situations that imitate real life.

a)

Biography

b)

Drama

c)

Director

d)

Conflict

5.

The cast of characters is....

a)

a play intended to make an audience laugh

b)

the signal given to people working in or on a play

c)

lines spoken between characters in a play

d)

the people who perform in a play

6.

The area where the actors perform is called the....

a)

scene

b)

stage

c)

set

d)

setting

7.

The written text of a play is called a ....

a)

set

b)

rehearsal

c)

script

d)

scene

8.
A list of characters that appear in the play or drama is called a ______________________. They are also written in the brochure or program of the play.
a)
group
b)
crowd
c)
cast
d)
people
9.
A drama, or a play is a passage that tells a story using _______________ characters say to each other.
a)
songs
b)
lines
c)
books
d)
jokes
10.
What is the meaning of dialogue?
a)
Conversations between two or more characters
b)
The words in parentheses
c)
A struggle that takes place in a story
d)
The gestures an actor uses in a drama
11.
A person who writes plays is
a)
Poet
b)
Author
c)
Illustrator
d)
Playwright
12.

Plays are divided into large sections called

a)

scenes

b)

acts

c)

stage directions

d)

asides

13.
A drama is intended to be __________________ for an audience.
a)
performance
b)
comedy
c)
tragedy
d)
fun
14.
These are used to introduce new characters and foreshadow future events.
a)
actors
b)
script
c)
dramas
d)
scenes and acts
15.
There are four ingredients in a good Drama.  They include:
a)
actors, script, acts and scenes
b)
stage directions, plays, singing and dancing
c)
characters, cast, setting and drama
d)
dialogue, setting, conflict and plot
16.
A plot structure includes... in this order:  Exposition, rising action, _______________, falling action and _______________.
a)
resolution and climax
b)
climax and resolution
c)
more falling action
d)
dialogue and setting
17.

What should you do while answering questions?

a)

Circle/write key words

b)

provide text evidence

c)

read and answer the question

d)

pretend you are asleep and not answer it

18.

You should skip the stage directions during reading a drama selection.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

My teammates have become more then just teammates to me. They are my friends.

a)

Change to me to too me

b)

Change then to than

c)

Change have become to has become

d)

Make no change

20.

I saw Bella & Rico near the door. Like good dogs, it licked my face when I walked in.

a)

Change walked to walks

b)

Change dogs to dog’s

c)

Change it to they

d)

Make no change

21.

Ive got a chance to meet a famous person named John Cena.

a)

Change Ive to I’ve

b)

Change meet to meat

c)

Change a to an

d)

Make no change

22.

As most of you know, we just celebrated Hannahs 16th birthday.

a)

Change you to I

b)

Change know to no

c)

Change Hannahs to Hannah’s

d)

Make no change

23.

“When can I go to recess,” I asked eagerly.

a)

Change the comma to a question mark

b)

Delete the quotation marks after the comma

c)

Change eagerly to eager

d)

Make no change

24.

Yesterday I shouted “I really want to go to the park!”

a)

Delete the quotation marks

b)

Insert a comma after shouted

c)

Change shouted to shout

d)

Make no change

25.

Mr. Moore builded those wooden benches in the corner.

a)

Insert a comma after benches.

b)

Delete the period after Mr

c)

Change builded to built

d)

Make no change

26.

Although it took time, my teacher has taught me to write an expository essay correct.

a)

Remove the comma after time

b)

Change correct to correctly

c)

Change to taught to teached

d)

Make no change

27.

When I was a kid, I climmed up the tree in the backyard all the time.

a)

Change climmed to climbed

b)

Change was to were

c)

Change backyard to backyards

d)

Delete the comma after kid

28.

If your going to recess today, make sure to wear a jacket.

a)

Change your to you’re

b)

Change to to too

c)

Change wear to where

d)

Make no change

29.

If you don’t finish your homework you will attend study hall.

a)

Change your to you’re

b)

Insert a comma after homework

c)

Change you to I

d)

Make no change

30.

When I was a kid I climbed up the tree in the backyard all the time.

a)

Change backyard to back yard

b)

Change backyard to backyards

c)

Change was to were

d)

Insert a comma after kid

31.

Although I like tacos pizza is my favorite.

a)

Change Although to All though

b)

Insert a comma after tacos

c)

Change is to are

d)

Make no change

32.

The goldfish are beautiful. The blue fish is my favorite.


(Please combine the two sentences.)

a)

The goldfish are beautiful and the blue fish is my favorite.

b)

The goldfish is beautiful, so the blue fish is my favorite.

c)

The goldfish are beautiful, but the blue fish is my favorite.

33.

He ate 4 slices of pizza. His stomach began to ache.


(Please combine the two sentences.)

a)

He ate 4 slices of pizza and his stomach began to ache.

b)

He ate 4 slices of pizza, but his stomach began to ache.

c)

He ate 4 slices of pizza, and his stomach began to ache.

d)

He ate 4 slices of pizza his stomach began to ache.

34.
What is this an example of?
The building is like a modern giant in the sky.
a)
personification
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
35.
(1) During the summer of 2006, YouTube was one of the fastest growing sites on the web. (2) The website uploaded more than 65,000 new videos and had 100 million video views per day that July.  (3) It was ranked one of the most popular websites.
Which transition word or phrase could BEST be added to the beginning of sentence 3?
a)
For example
b)
However
c)
Soon
d)
In conclusion
36.

YouTube quickly became popular because it was easy to use, and it was popular by entertaining young people.

What is the BEST way to revise this sentence?

a)

YouTube quickly became popular because it was easy to use and entertaining to young people.

b)

YouTube quickly became popular because it was easy to use, it was also entertaining to young people.

c)

Quickly popular because it was easy to use, YouTube was also entertaining to young people.

d)

Because YouTube quickly became popular, it was also entertaining to young people.

37.

The following sentence pair should be combined to make a better sentence. Which is the best revision?

The bicycle tire is flat. The bicycle tire is on the bike.

a)

The bicycle tire is on the bike and the bicycle tire is flat.

b)

The flat bicycle tire is on the bike.

c)

On the bike, the bicycle tire there is flat.

d)

The tire on the bicycle is flat.

38.
Choose the best conjunction to combine the sentence pair: Joe loves watching television. He hates soap operas.
a)
and
b)
but
c)
or
39.

Which sentence could be added after sentence 1 to strengthen the introduction of this paper?

(1) In the times of the Middle Ages, many children dreamt of becoming a knight. (2) Usually one first became a page when one was eight years old. (3) As a page, a boy would serve his lord because he became a teenager. (4) Then he would become an esquire.

a)

A knight is very cool.

b)

Only boys could become knights.

c)

Only boys could become knights, and it took lots of training.

d)

Training to be a Knight.

40.
Which word should replace the word "BECAUSE" in sentence 3 to best connect the two clauses?
(1) In the times of the Middle Ages, many children dreamt of becoming a knight. (2) Usually one first became a page when one was eight years old. (3) As a page, a boy would serve his lord because he became a teenager. (4) Then he would become an esquire. 
a)
until
b)
if
c)
while
d)
although
41.
Choose the BEST way to combine sentences 3 and 4.
(1) Getting a drink isn't easy for the gecko lizard. (2) It lives on dry dessert sand dunes on the west coast of Africa. (3) Early each morning. (4) Cool air from the ocean comes in and hits the warm coastal air. 
a)
Early each morning the cool air from the ocean. Comes in and hits the warm coastal air.
b)
Early each morning. The cool air, from the ocean, comes in, and hits, the warm coastal air. 
c)
Early each morning, cool air from the ocean comes in and hits the warm coastal air.
d)
Early each morning cool air from the ocean comes in, and hits the warm coastal air.
42.
(1)One of the zoo goers favorite to view is the blankets in the chimp's enclosure.  (2)The keepers  use them to keep the chimps engaged and to encourage the expression of natural behaviors.  
I need a topic sentence for this paragraph.  Which sentence could come just before sentence 1 and help open this paragraph? 
a)
The chimps at the Houston Zoo enjoy many enrichment activities.
b)
Going to the zoo is a great way to spend the day.
c)
At the zoo there is a lot to do.
d)
There are many ways to encourage natural behaviors in animals at the zoo.
43.
(7) Each week our parents would walk with us from school to the park to fly kites together. (8)There were only three of us in the Kite Society.
Which transition word or phrase could best be added to the beginning of sentence 8?
a)
After
b)
At first
c)
Because
d)
Finally
44.

Which is the best way to combine these two sentences?

Sometimes we have contest to see who runs the fastest. We even keep track of who wins.

a)

Sometimes we have contest to see who runs the fastest. We Sometimes we have contest to see who runs the fastest, but we even keep track of who wins.

b)

Sometimes we have contest to see who runs the fastest, and we even keep track of who wins.

c)

Sometimes we have contest to see who runs the fastest, yet we even keep track of who wins.

d)

Sometimes we have contest to see who runs the fastest, or we even keep track of who wins.

45.
What is the best way to revise this sentence?
The book Sara is reading is very interesting, and it is interesting because it is a graphic novel. 
a)
The book Sara is reading is very interesting it is also a graphic novel.
b)
Very interesting because it is a graphic novel, Sara is reading the book. 
c)
No change is needed.
d)
The book Sara is reading is very interesting because it is a graphic novel. 
46.

resolution

a)

the story comes to a reasonable ending

b)

the author wants to give information

c)

the author wants to amuse you or for you to enjoy the writing

d)

the author wants to tell you how to do something or how something works

47.

exaggerate

a)

the lines spoken between characters, when someone is talking

b)

when the writer gives a hint of what will happen later in the story

c)

overreact, dramatic

48.

foreshadowing

a)

the lines spoken between characters, when someone is talking

b)

overreact, dramatic

c)

when the writer gives a hint of what will happen later in the story

49.

Writing that causes excitement for the reader...

a)

foreshadow

b)

suspense

c)

conflict

50.

"The purple petunia bloomed before my eyes" is an example of...

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

rhyme

51.

"A dark, lonely country road on a brisk night" is an example of...

a)

setting

b)

timeline

c)

historical event

52.

Using strong language and techniques to convince a reader about a topic...

a)

compare and contrast

b)

persuasive text

c)

author's purpose

53.

When the author is trying to make something more clear, they are trying to...

a)

infer

b)

predict

c)

conclude

d)

emphasize

54.

Which mean to highlight-

a)

to emphasize

b)

to make clear

c)

to stress

d)

all the above

55.

"The boy lost his favorite blanket and now can't sleep"

What is happening here with the boy and his blanket?

a)

the boy will get in trouble for losing blanket

b)

the boy loves his sleep but he's awake

c)

the blanket has an influence on the boys night,because he needs it

d)

none of the above

56.

"The flowers are now in bloom" The author is suggesting that it is now Spring. The word suggesting also means...

a)

assuming

b)

implying

c)

predicting

d)

imagining

57.

What two things do you need to make an inference?

a)

context clues and key words

b)

text evidence and background knowledge (what you know)

c)

main idea and details

d)

you don't need 2 things, you just guess

58.

Informational text -

a)

is a made up story

b)

entertains the reader

c)

provides the reader with information and facts

d)

tries to persuade the reader to believe in something or do something

59.

Comparing two unlike things using LIKE or AS.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

homograph

60.

This is an issue or conflict.

a)

problem

b)

contrast

c)

context clues

d)

personification

61.

The reason something happens

a)

cause

b)

plot

c)

synonym

d)

falling action

62.

A group of letters at the end of a word that changes the meaning.

a)

suffix

b)

prefix

c)

antonym

d)

climax

63.

To show how 2 or emore things are similar.

a)

compare

b)

effect

c)

theme

d)

inference

64.

When you give a nonliving thing human characteristics

a)

personification

b)

solution

c)

sequence

d)

onomatopoeia

65.

Comparing two unlike things NOT using like or as

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

falling action

d)

prefix

66.

This is normally the longest part of the plot which explains events that lead to the climax.

a)

rising action

b)

climax

c)

resolution

d)

predicition

67.

This is how something can be fixed or solved.

a)

solution

b)

problem

c)

main idea

d)

compare

68.

Clues that surround words that help the reader understand the meaning.

a)

context clues

b)

effect

c)

synonym

d)

homophone

69.

When you undertand something based on clues without a direct statement

a)

inference

b)

hyperbole

c)

antonym

d)

metaphor

70.

Words that are SPELLED the same but have different meanings

a)

homograph

b)

antonym

c)

falling action

d)

suffix

71.

Words that SOUND the same but have different meanings

a)

homophone

b)

prediction

c)

compare

d)

simile

72.

Words that make a sound

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

suffix

c)

conflict

d)

solution

73.

A problem

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

suffix

c)

conflict

d)

solution

74.

To show how 2 or more things are different

a)

contrast

b)

falling action

c)

alliteration

d)

problem

75.

An extreme exaggeration (I've told you a million times)

a)

hyperbole

b)

antonym

c)

homograph

d)

prefix

76.

Words that have opposite meanings from one another

a)

antonym

b)

synonym

c)

contrast

d)

plot

77.

This is what happens as a result of something else.

a)

effect

b)

prediction

c)

inference

d)

context clues

78.

This is what the selection is mostly about.

a)

main idea

b)

setting

c)

solution

d)

onomatopoeia

79.

The lesson or moral of the story. Example: Honesty or Perseverance

a)

theme

b)

suffix

c)

simile

d)

synonym

80.

Staying up all night on Instagram or playing video games will __________ your performance on the STAAR.

a)

affect

b)

effect

81.

_____ so important to write a clear controlling idea that answers the prompt.

a)

Its

b)

It's

82.

__________ going to write awesome essays and score 4's!

a)

They're

b)

Their

c)

There

83.

I will work my hardest this week, and ________ I will rest.

a)

then

b)

than

84.

Don't worry; __________ going to do a great job!

a)

you're

b)

your

85.
What change should be made to this sentence?
While I scraped my impatience off the griddle, Dad showed me what he meant by "solid bubbles" and then taught me how to flip the pancakes correct.
a)
Change scraped to scrapped
b)
Insert a comma after bubbles
c)
Change taught to teached
d)
Change correct to correctly
86.
Its delicate stem became a woody trunk and its bare branches were soon filled with pointy pine needles.  
How can this sentence be changed?
a)
Insert a comma after trunk
b)
Change bare to bear
c)
Change filled to fill
d)
Make no change
87.
_________ is a contraction for it is OR it has.
a)
It's
b)
Its
c)
Its'
d)
I'ts
88.
It is time to give the dog ______ bath.
a)
It's
b)
Its
89.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

90.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

91.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

92.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

93.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

94.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

95.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

96.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

97.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

98.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

99.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

100.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

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